Midhurst Footpath Companions
Walking in Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.

Stedham walk on 17th December 2025

Our last walk before Christmas had a good turn out at the car park on Stedham Common.  We took the Serpent Trail across the heath of Stedham Common over Minsted Road towards Woolmer Bridge.  At the bridge we stayed on the Serpent Trail over the Severals, crossing the Petersfield Road onto the Woolbeding road and over the stone multi span 16th Century bridge.  The footpath on the National Trust land took us across the field but we needed to take a detour up the hill to avoid the footbridge under repair.  At the top we stopped for our coffee break before coming back down the hill to Stedham Mill.  From there we followed the bank of the River Rother to Iping where we walked up Iping Lane onto Elsted Road back to the car park.  We retired to Fratelli’s for our Italian lunch.

OK Leaders, let's get booted!

Ready to go

Leading us across Stedham Common

Two peas on a pod?

Misty trees on the common

Happy walkers

Bringing up the rear.

View across to the Downs

Woolbeding Bridge

The start of our detour around the broken footbridge

High above the River Rother

When is the coffee break?

Ah, there it is.

Heading back to Stedham Mill.

On the bank of the Rother.

Nature’s Christmas tree decorations.

Snowdrops coming out.

Birthday celebrant

About 5 miles

Recent galleries

History

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
1997