Staunton Way
A 21-mile long-distance path in Hampshire which begins and ends in Queen Elizabeth Country Park and also visits Staunton Country Park. It is a recreational waymarked walk designed to be completed in a single day or two. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SU 718 184
Distance: 21 miles (34 km)
Time: 8–10 hours
Duration: 1–2 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000):
OL8 Chichester, South Harting and Selsey
Summary
The Staunton Way is a 21-mile recreational circular walk in Hampshire connecting Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Staunton Country Park.
From the start, the route heads south, passing through Chalton, Finchdean, the west side of Rowlands Castle, Staunton Country Park, and the northern suburbs of Havant before returning on a northerly course to the east side of Rowlands Castle, across Hampshire countryside and the woodlands of West Harting Down, before arriving back in the country park at Queen Elizabeth Forest. It is waymarked with a roe deer symbol and a green arrow.
At Queen Elizabeth Country Park, the walk connects to the South Downs Way and Hangers Way. At Rowlands Castle, the path crosses the Monarch’s Way. Sections of this walk also form part of the Sussex Border Path and Shipwrights Way. Originally a linear path extending to the coast, some sections have now been subsumed by, or shared with, the Shipwrights Way.