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Ride-UK The National Bridleroute Network

UK: South East: Hampshire: On Horseback

The Hampshire on Horseback book contains a guide to 19 routes within the county, including the Hampshire section of the South Downs Way to Ridgeway link.

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This book can be bought from The British Horse Society's bookshop. Click on the picture to order online, or telephone 08701 202 244 to confirm the price. Orders can be made by credit card over the telephone, or by post from
The Bookshop,
The British Horse Society,
Stoneleigh Deer Park,
Kenilworth,
Warwickshire CV8 2XZ.

Ordnance Survey
This paths and tracks making up this route can be seen on the following Ordnance Survey maps. The Landranger series at 1:50,000 are useful route maps covering large areas of land.

Landranger Map 174: Newbury & Wantage, Hungerford & Didcot

Landranger Map 184: Salisbury and The Plain, Amesbury

Landranger Map 185: Winchester & Basingstoke; Andover & Romsey

Landranger Map 196: Solent & Isle of Wight

Landranger Map 197: Chichester & The South Downs

Acknowledgements
A number of people and organisations have given their time and expertise to provide details for the book and open up the trails.
In particular, The British Horse Society would like to thank Mrs Grace Ritchie and all members of the Hampshire British Horse Society Bridleways Committee, for surveying, developing and describing the routes; Dr Jim Thompson and Mr David Dixon of Hampshire County Council Rights of Way staff and Mr Robin Truscott and Mrs Gillian Ibbott of East Hampshire District Council for their advice, guidance and assistance in opening and waymarking the routes; but above all to Hampshire County Council and East Hampshire District Council, Pentax (East Midlands) Ltd and Mr John Carter for welcome financial support.