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Basingstoke: Walking for Health
Region: South East
Last updated: 08, February 2012
Improve your fitness, make new friends and enjoy your local area. We have walks for all ages and abilities during the daytime, evening and also at weekends. We now have over 200 people a week "Walking for Health" in Basingstoke and the surrounding areas - do join us!
Our walks
We have daytime walks every week day and a very popular Wednesday evening walk for those who like a faster walk.
We also have longer walks at weekends occasionally during the summer.
Please have a look at our website for the most up to date info..www.basingstoke.gov.uk
Monday at 10.45am to leave promptly at 11am. If you are just beginning to exercise more do come along to our Monday morning walk for beginners. Meet from 10.45am at the Boathouse at Eastrop Park in the town centre for a gentle stroll of about 50-60 minutes with others. Longer /faster walks are also available for those who would like a longer brisk walk. A leisure walk of up to 90 minutes and a 60 minute walk subject to availability of leaders.
On Tuesday mornings at 11.30am we have a walk in Basing Wood. Meet at the entrance to the wood at Carpenters Down, Popley, just behind Popley Fields Community Centre.
Tuesday 11am Last Tuesday of the month only - Hurstbourne Tarrant Village Parish car park in Church Street. Moderate pace 1 hour walk. Optional refreshments afterwards.
Wednesday morning at 10am at the Gill Nethercott Centre in Whitchurch. A choice of 2 walks followed by refreshments. A choice of 2 walks, 1 of up to 90 minutes and a shorter one of an hour.
Wednesday morning at 11am from The Aquadrome at the Leisure Park followed by coffee or tea in the cafe.
Wednesday evening at 7pm - a fast walk - see www.basingstokehealthwalks.org for starting places.
Thursday mornings - a large group meet at the Walled Garden car park at Down Grange at 11am for a walk of about an hour.
Friday mornings at 11am A small group meet at Shakespeare House Medical Centre in Popley on for a walk of about an hour followed by refreshments at the Surgery.
Walks in more rural areas...
Tadley - 1st Friday of the month from Tadley Library at 1.30pm and 3rd Friday of the month from Tadley Pool at 1.30pm. Also 2 hour walks occasionally and nordic walks.
Tadley - 1st Friday of the month from Tadley Library at 1.30pm and 3rd Friday of the month from Tadley Pool at 1.30pm. Also 2 hour walks occasionally and nordic walks.
Kingsclere - 1st Wednesday of the month at 10.30am - a gentle stroll for those new to exercise. Meet in the Square.
Whitchurch - meet every Wednesday morning at 10am at the Gill Nethercott Centre in Winchester Street for a choce of a walk of about an hour or one of an hour and a half - followed by refreshments. Free parking and toilets at the centre.
St Mary Bourne - Wednesday afternoon from 1.30pm for 1.45pm a new walk in the beautiful Bourne Valley. Meet at the Village Centre Club (between Andover and Whitchurch). Refreshments available after the walk and a monthly health talk from the diabetes nurse at Derrydown Clinic.
Wednesday evenings - a brisk walk for those who want to get a bit fitter. The walks start from a different place each week so please look at the website www.basingstokehealthwalks.org for the latest details or see the attachment at the bottom of this page.
Sunday afternoon walks in Oakley - Jennifer leads a regular one-hour walk from Oakley on the last Sunday of every month. Keep an eye on the website as the walks leave from various locations with the meet time tending to be 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start.
The next weekend walk will take place on Sunday 29th January, 2.30pm from the layby at St John's Church.
NORDIC WALKING - please contact Chris Smith (instructor) on 07966278598 for nordic walking classes and walks in the Basingstoke, Whitchurch and Tadley areas.
NORDIC WALKING - please contact Chris Smith (instructor) on 07966278598 for nordic walking classes and walks in the Basingstoke, Whitchurch and Tadley areas.
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Events
PLEASE SEE www.basingstokehealthwalks.org FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON...
- WEDNESDAY EVENING WALKS PROGRAMME - A BRISK PACE FOR THOSE WANTING TO BUILD UP THEIR FITNESS (SORRY, THIS WALK IS NOT GOOD FOR BEGINNERS,)
Please contact Amy Sambell on 01256 845752 for further details about any of the walks or if you are interested in becoming a walk leader.
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Comments
fruitbread
Wednesday Evening walks in Basingstoke
I wish all the Wednesday evening walks weren't "Fast pace!" (They weren't last year)
There is no pleasure to charging along, I don't want to be out of breath!
Health walks also refer to mental health--enjoying the scenery chatting to fellow walkers--it is impossible to enjoy either when charging along as though it is a race.
It is also off putting to new people. The idea of Health Walks is to encourage people who don't take much exercise to get out and stretch their legs--- a "Fast pace" walk defeats the object!
Normal walking pace please!
J,Knight
fruitbread
Oakley walks
On the last Sunday of the month in the village of Oakley near Basingstoke in north Hampshire there is a one hour Health walk at normal walking pace.
This is part of the Basingstoke Walk for Health scheme but is not mentioned in the above list!
The walks start from different spots around Oakley, this should be on the website, in the Oakley village magazine "Link" or on notice boards around the village. It is also usually mentioned in the Basingstoke Gazette.
New walkers welcome.
J,Knight