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68d – Fawley to Calshot

Fawley Power Station dominates the skyline from just about every angle.  At 650 feet, the chimney is thought by many to be the highest point in Hampshire, but it is not.  The highest point is Pilot Hill at 938 feet, … Continue reading

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66n – Chilling to Hamble-Le-Rice

Would we make the last ferry of the day?  Walk faster, everyone!  In our hurry I nearly guided us onto Hook Spit, a northward pointing spit of land which is curved like a hook and from which the local village … Continue reading

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59b – West Wittering to East Head

To the east of West Wittering stands East Head, a spit of land that stands at the entrance to Chichester Harbour, made up of sand dunes and held together by marram grass. Today, it points north, at about two o’clock, … Continue reading

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