{"id":2859,"date":"2018-04-08T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/?post_type=route&#038;p=2859"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:18:49","slug":"rambling-around-romseys-countryside","status":"publish","type":"route","link":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/adventures\/rambling-around-romseys-countryside\/","title":{"rendered":"Rambling around Romsey\u2019s countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<header id=\"block_ddf74edfa5c3a754e7da36825ee69fb6\" class=\"RouteHero skip-lazy default\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"RouteHero__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities-adventures\/hiking\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHiking\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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On Saturday morning, while still in bed, I turned to my partner and declared with assertion that we were going to go out with our furry friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had no idea where we were going, so I looked on OS Maps to find routes that were within a 30 minute drive from our house. I found an interesting route that had been authored by the AA, which took you around the historic town of Romsey. Complete with our wet weather gear, we set off. 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From there you go on to the picturesque Sadler&#8217;s Mill via the Romsey Heritage Trail that runs past a row of houses. Sadler&#8217;s Mill is probably the best known of Romsey&#8217;s surviving mills and is apparently the only mill to be developed on the main course of the River Test.\u00a0If you visit the mill in Autumn, you may even be lucky enough to witness salmon leaping out of the water to get upriver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/sadlersmill2.jpg\" alt=\"Sadler's Mill, Romsey\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/sadlers_mill.jpg\" alt=\"Teddy and Rio looking for their salmon dinner!\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Be careful when you go around the mill as it is easy to miss the right footpath. You&#8217;ll know if you&#8217;ve gone the right way when you start heading through some farmland, and into the home of some very timid, friendly cows. I bet you wouldn&#8217;t expect to find so much wildlife on this walk \u2013 we certainly didn&#8217;t! There are a suite of marked footpath signposts around here, make sure you follow the directions to &#8216;Squabb Wood&#8217; to stay on the right route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I know the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/countryside-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Countryside Code<\/a>, and know that you shouldn&#8217;t really encourage your dog to get in the face of cows BUT Daisy (all cows are called Daisy right?) was so adorable. This Friesian was definitely young and showed no fear as she followed Teddy Beagle along the fence, seemingly wagging her tail as she went. After a little flirt, we carried on our way, and went through the kissing gate that can be found under the autumnal arch at the end of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/teddy_cow_gf.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f.jpg\" alt=\"Teddy the beagle sniffs a cow\" class=\"wp-image-5553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/teddy_cow_gf.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f.jpg 759w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/teddy_cow_gf.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/os_maps_squabb_wood.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778.jpg\" alt=\"Map extract - monks cottages\" class=\"wp-image-5554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/os_maps_squabb_wood.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778.jpg 331w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/os_maps_squabb_wood.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hedge_arch.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612.jpg\" alt=\"TRee arch\" class=\"wp-image-5555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hedge_arch.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612.jpg 331w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hedge_arch.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Teddy found a new girlfriend &#8211; and we think she&#8217;s very pretty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you get to the end of the footpath, there is a stile. Cross over this, and you&#8217;ll enter the thick woodland of Squabb Wood. It had been raining all week, and the ground underneath was muddy and wet although the air was fresh and pleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you head up the hill into the woods, the footpath eventually disappears. We couldn&#8217;t see the footpath that we were supposed to be following so we used the app to try and navigate our own way through the woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually we came out on a small road that is the driveway down to Roke Manor. Again, we passed through fields of farm animals \u2013 this time it was lots and lots of noisy (and slightly smelly) pigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/woodland_stepping_stone.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden stepping stones\" class=\"wp-image-5556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/woodland_stepping_stone.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f.jpg 759w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/woodland_stepping_stone.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stile_crossing.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing over a stile\" class=\"wp-image-5557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stile_crossing.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778.jpg 331w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stile_crossing.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/squabb_wood.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612.jpg\" alt=\"Trees\" class=\"wp-image-5558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/squabb_wood.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612.jpg 331w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/squabb_wood.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Squabb Wood can be a bit of a maze, you definitely need a map!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We followed the footpath along from Roke Manor to Roke Manor Farm. For the next bit, you&#8217;ll need to walk along a minor road, Old Salisbury Lane, and although it was a quiet weekend, there was a fair amount of traffic. I wouldn&#8217;t recommend taking younger children along this route!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the road all the way to the T-junction, crossing over the main railway line to Salisbury from Southampton as you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/piggies.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f.jpg\" alt=\"Pigs in a field\" class=\"wp-image-5559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/piggies.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f.jpg 759w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/piggies.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/road_to_pub.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778.jpg\" alt=\"Road to the pub\" class=\"wp-image-5560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/road_to_pub.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778.jpg 331w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/road_to_pub.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/railway_line.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612.jpg\" alt=\"Railway line seen from above\" class=\"wp-image-5561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/railway_line.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612.jpg 331w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/railway_line.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"block_50fc6da6f1a6554946b18681e448cbb6\" class=\"Inner InnerWaypoint\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"InnerWaypoint__heading\">SU 350 232 &#8211; Duke&#8217;s Head<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"54\" height=\"89\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 89\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<rect x=\"21.0005\" y=\"9\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" rx=\"6\" fill=\"#79716B\"\/>\n<rect x=\"21.0005\" y=\"9\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" rx=\"6\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"4\"\/>\n<path d=\"M25.7505 87C25.7505 87.6904 26.3101 88.25 27.0005 88.25C27.6908 88.25 28.2505 87.6904 28.2505 87L25.7505 87ZM25.7505 23L25.7505 25L28.2505 25L28.2505 23L25.7505 23ZM25.7505 29L25.7505 33L28.2505 33L28.2505 29L25.7505 29ZM25.7505 37L25.7505 41L28.2505 41L28.2505 37L25.7505 37ZM25.7505 45L25.7505 49L28.2505 49L28.2505 45L25.7505 45ZM25.7505 53L25.7505 57L28.2505 57L28.2505 53L25.7505 53ZM25.7505 61L25.7505 65L28.2505 65L28.2505 61L25.7505 61ZM25.7505 69L25.7505 73L28.2505 73L28.2505 69L25.7505 69ZM25.7505 77L25.7505 81L28.2505 81L28.2505 77L25.7505 77ZM25.7505 85L25.7505 87L28.2505 87L28.2505 85L25.7505 85Z\" fill=\"#E7E5E4\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>Opposite the T-junction is a lovely country pub, The Duke&#8217;s Head, aka the perfect lunch stop. The staff here are very friendly, the ale is local and the food is tasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The footpath continues behind the pub (the staff are very happy to help point you in the right way). If you were playing I-Spy animals, you&#8217;d be in luck with this walk. Around the corner are two friendly donkeys that will happily come over for some fuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/duke_s_head.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f.jpg\" alt=\"Drinking a pint at the Dukes Head\" class=\"wp-image-5562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/duke_s_head.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f.jpg 759w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/duke_s_head.fdf19842aa44dd9d8250701920ffbd8f-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/os_maps_waterlake.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778.jpg\" alt=\"Map extract\" class=\"wp-image-5563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/os_maps_waterlake.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778.jpg 331w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/os_maps_waterlake.93376d1f9025e64cdb3d6da091a36778-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/donkeys.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612.jpg\" alt=\"Donkeys\" class=\"wp-image-5564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/donkeys.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612.jpg 331w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/donkeys.87d46568c401243f68641c3b1f820612-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The remainder of the walk is an easy stroll through Romsey&#8217;s water meadows. These expansive mazes of water and rivers are surprisingly beautiful especially around Fishlake Cottage. Needless to say my small labradoodle LOVED this part of the walk, dipping in and out of the water like an over excited otter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uh-oh! Road block! The bad weather leading up to the weekend had caused some damage to the trees in the area, and at one point our agility was tested as we climbed over one of the storm&#8217;s victims. By this point, the sky was looking angry and the dark grey clouds had started to loom over us, and when combined with the coverage from the trees, cast us into an unfriendly darkness. 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