Midhurst Footpath Companions
Walking in Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.

Liphook Walk on 22nd December 2021

We started out from the remains of the old bridge in Liphook, that carried the horse-drawn traffic from  London to Portsmouth  over the river, and after a quarter of a mile we were under its replacement, the road now designated the A3. Further on we were in the Bramshott Churchyard, the final resting place for over 300 Canadian Soldiers, victims of Flu, WW1 and WW2. Many died soon after WW1 from the Spanish Flu, before they had a chance to return home. Spanish Flu is really incorrect - it probably originated in USA and brought to Europe in American troopships.            After passing through the churchyard, we found an ancient sunken lane to take us down into Bramshott village. Then a walk along the road to eventually reach footpaths taking us to Passfield Manor. After a break for refreshments at Conford Village Hall, we passed Conford Park House (was on the market for £8.5m in September) before crossing the B3004 and walking into Bramshott once again. After passing Boris Karloff's last residence we retraced our steps back to our cars before meeting up for an outside coffee at the Royal Anchor in the village.

The old bridge

Gaining a bit of local knowledge.

Setting off

Excellent graffiti under the A3

Bramshott Churchyard

History lesson near the Canadian graves

Nice posing seat in Bramshott

Trees clinging on to the bank

Passfield Manor

Passfield Manor

Pause for thought over Conford Moor

Conford may be small but at least it has a library!

and a village hall, which used to be the school.

Conford Park House

Walking down from Conford Park House

Highland cattle in Bramshott Vale Farm

Bramshott Vale House built circa 1731, once the home of an ironmaster, with furnaces in Hammer and Fernhurst.

Some people can't resist a second look at the graffiti

About 5.1/4 miles.

Recent galleries

History

2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
1997