Walk’n’talk at Riverside Park
Swaythling
- 40 minutes / 2.6km
- 49
Take a break from work or studies, bring a friend and wander around Riverside Park for a daytime break from everyday busyness. Feel calmer.
SO18 John's Marlhill Copse
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Step 1: A gorgeous one hour walk, almost 9000 steps, with three options to stop for refreshments: a restaurant, a pub and a glorious cafe by river.
Step 2: John Scamell, a remarkable amateur photographer from St Denys, brings us daily reminders of the beauty surrounding us!
Step 3: Start at Woodmill Lane SO18 which has two nearby carparks, also accessible by buses going to Swaythling, near the University Southampton.
Step 4: If you drive, this free car park is just off Woodmill Lane, not far from the Woodmill Cafe by the river.
Step 5: However you arrive, go through the car park gate towards the playground.
Step 6: Head straight ahead towards the far end of the green playground.
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