Are you looking for a river walk in Ovington Hampshire? This river walk in Hampshire is a perfect circular walk around Ovington that starts at The Bush Inn pub.
Last weekend we wanted a little walk somewhere new. So I found Ovington which is very near to Alresford Hampshire. I love finding new places to walk and even though this wasn’t a very big walk at all, it was just what we needed for today’s walk.
Aim for The Bush Inn pub, there is a large car park so if you are using the pub you could park in here and find walks from here. This pub looks really nice, with outdoor seating overlooking the river and they also accept well-behaved dogs too, perfect for stopping off after your walk.
The route we wanted to take was a river walk in Ovington Hampshire and really wanted a circular walk, but with small children, we didn’t want to end up on the road. So this is a short walk along the river.
The footpath we took runs along the right-hand side to the pub and down to the river. You can’t really miss it, with the red dog poo bin!!
Follow this path and you come to a bridge, there isn’t any other paths to take, just this one over the bridge
As we went at the start of March it is pretty muddy and wet, but I can imagine how pretty and full of wildlife this river would be in the summer.
Follow the path all the way along, the children enjoyed dipping their toes in the river and seeing how deep it was!
Once you have followed it all the way along, you come to another bridge that brings you out on a road. This is a little side road with some houses. There are fields to the left with public footpaths through them. This would be a nice route to take to make the walk longer and keep off the roads.
We went to walk a circular route around but it meant taking the road up to the church and along the road.
This road is meant to be a 30 I think, no way were people doing that speed. It was pretty fast, so we decided to turn around and come back along the river edge. The dog could run off and so could the kids!
So back along the river we went and ended back at the pub. It isn’t a long route but I am sure if I had a look at the footpaths around I would find many ways to extend this walk. It was good for a stroll and maybe next time we’re pop into the pub.
Pictures Taken March 2018
Tips For River Walk In Ovington Hampshire
- Parking along road, or at The Bush Inn pub
- No toilets
- Lots of different walks in different directions
- River walk
- Good for dog walking
14 Comments
I love discovering new walks, especially one that has a pub on the route!
Good location isn’t it!!
We need to find this route as it’s only up the road from us! Fingers crossed there’s not too much snow and we can make it out! x
Oh yes it’s hidden away but a nice little walk and nice pub!
It looks like the perfect walk. I have been to Alresford but not Ovington
Yes it’s pretty tucked away in a tiny village!
What an amazing location. I would love to walk around here.
Pretty isn’t it, thank you
It looks like a lovely place to head for a walk, lovely photos too x
Ah thank you
This looks like such a lovely walk little adventures out like these are the best!
Yes it’s a good one for little legs
Sounds perfect for a Winter walk 🙂 The pub sounds great – I love being able to sit out & see lovely locations. x
It’s great having a pub at the end!!