Sandbanks to Swanage and Lymington to Barton on Sea WEEKEND

A tremendous WEEKEND of coastal walking on the south coast !

We shall buy group train tickets on Saturday morning for the 9.05am train to Bournemouth followed by coastal bus at 11.18am to Branksome Chine from where the walk shall commence at around noon.

You must TRAVEL LIGHT !

Although this is a two day weekend walking trip you may if you wish simply attend either Saturday or Sunday with the fee for each day being £10.

Train ticket : Open return to Bournemouth

Or you may decide to drive.

We shall first walk 45 minutes along the beaches to the cafe at Sandbanks beach where we shall have lunch before then boarding the Sandbanks ferry followed by walking on iconic Studland Beach and the most stunning section in which we pass Old Harry Rocks on the clifftops as we then descend into Swanage.

We should arrive at Swanage by 5pm.

Many of us shall have takeaway fish and chips from The Parade before taking the bus back to Bournemouth and Boscombe.

So bus back to Bournemouth anytime from 5.15pm to say 7pm.

Book a hotel room for anywhere in Bournemouth or Boscombe.

On Sunday morning we shall buy group single train tickets to Lymington Town ( actual ticket is from Brockenhurst to Lymington Town ) for train at 9.50am that arrives at 10.37am (after changing at Brockenhurst) from where we shall walk a delightful 10 miles to Barton on Sea with an option to take the short ferry to Hurst Castle and then walk along the shingly spit straddling lunchtime.

At the end of the walk we shall take the bus from Barton on Sea to New Milton from where we shall board the train back to London.

Things to bring : waterproof jacket and walking shoes or boots or trainers plus sunhat, suncream and sunglasses.

You should have adequate and appropriate insurance for this type of activity and be able to walk 2.5 miles per hour.

Meet up fee: £20 ( free for season ticket holders ) payable in cash or in advance by bank transfer.

If you pay for the event you will be accorded a season ticket for both this group and sister group Weekday Walks for the period to 31st March 2026.

Please only post photos of others with their consent.

Please place a comment on the event page once you have booked your hotel.

My no 07714250849.