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Portsmouth Group

We are the Portsmouth Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

Following the Tennyson Trail from Carisbrooke through Brighstone Forest and over Brook Down to Freshwater Bay and then on to Freshwater

Sunday, 13 April 2025
Meeting time:
9:00 am
Start time:
10:45 am
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
18.8km / 11.7mi
Ascent:
346m / 1135ft
Type:
linear

No shop, cafe or pub on route until Freshwater Bay, so coffee and lunch stops will on the route. Red Lion pub in Freshwater by the church.

Catamaran at 0915 to Ryde Pier Head, then No 9 Bus from Ryde at 1000 to Newport and 12 or 7 bus on to Carisbrooke.

Return to Newport and Ryde by bus

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport

Meeting point

Grid reference:
SU 62896 00026
Nearest postcode:
PO1 3TA
what3words:
golf.actor.hills
Meeting time:
9:00 am

Meet at Wightlink passenger terminal at the seaward end of the station.

Starting point

Grid reference:
SZ 48514 88237
Nearest postcode:
PO30 5JZ
what3words:
wand.banter.importing
Start time:
10:45 am

By the western gateway to St Marys church, Carisbrooke

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SZ 34265 87048
Nearest postcode:
PO40 9JR
what3words:
elated.hurt.disprove
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm

Bus stop, School Green Road, Freshwater

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking