Is this the best walk in Hampshire? | Vlog |

We thought a 7 mile walk along the River Itchen from Eastleigh to Winchester would be a great idea on a Tuesday evening! What do you think?
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[@geoffhobbs5287]

That pub in Shawford was where Victor Meldrew met his demise in One foot in the grave and after the episode was shown on TV, there were flowers left outside Shawford railway station.

[@geoffhobbs5287]

I used to walk there a lot when I lived in Eastleigh

[@wendybaldwin119]

How nice, thank you for sharing

[@wallywombat164]

Thanks for the lovely walk Charlie and Rob. You don't see this kind of thing where i come from.

[@CharlieandRob]

Where do you come from? Surly you can find some sort of nature close by

[@wallywombat164]

@@CharlieandRob G'day C and Ro. Not many nature walks where i live. Not that i'm a walking bloke these days anyway. I have diabetic pressure wounds on bofe me feet. That's why i enjoyed that stroll with two friends. Fanks again.

[@CharlieandRob]

@@wallywombat164 Well it is a pleasure to have you with us!

[@davidjuson5608]

You were walking up towpaths. Your route was along the northern section of the Itchen Navigation, which ran from Northam to Winchester. I was linked, at Northam, with the Southampton Salisbury Canal, which was never completed. There's quite a lot of information on both waterways in the main libraries of Southampton and Winchester.

[@allangoodger969]

Its interesting to see what you call a river and what us Aussies call a river. Here on the east coast the Itchen would be considered a creek. I believe you said that the Itchen River is reasonably long 45km. Whereas the Shoalhaven river (where I have a small camping property of 150 ac) is considered a small river with a length of 327km. Then you look at the Darling River with a length of 1,472km and a catchment 699,000km2. The whole of the UK is only 248,532 km2.

[@CharlieandRob]

To be fair, I dont think its just us that call it a river... I think geography call it a river :D

[@morkusmorkus6040]

Actually Rob, look up the definition of River. A river is "a LARGE natural stream...". So yeah, we'd never call that a river here is Aus, because its not a river. Its a tiny creek.

[@allangoodger969]

@@morkusmorkus6040 Yep its all relative. To be fair as said its the establishment who has determined it a "river". On the other side of the coin what would Rob call the Todd or the Fink river.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fearlessbiff]

Thanks for the beautiful walk and interesting commentary. Hi from Singapore!

[@CharlieandRob]

We hope you enjoyed it! Our audience is spreading around the world ☺️

[@steelfabric]

Couple of minutes walk and you're in that kind of countryside. Wonderful. Oh the difference between big city living and town living. Thanks for taking me on this journey. Really enjoyed it.

[@CharlieandRob]

You can understand why I hate going to London!

[@clairedresdon8785]

What a lovely walk

[@xkimopye]

Gorgeous place

[@melissaperkins4303]

Enjoyed this one so much... thanks for all that effort. What an absolutely beautiful area you guys live in. I would love to do that walk, looks amazing. Miss Lina... you are a little legend. Have a great weekend guys x

[@CharlieandRob]

I'm really glad. Worked hard on this one! I'm very happy with how it turned out. It's really beautiful! I dont know how Lina kept going 🐕

[@DarkMojoYT]

Good Video!

[@DarkMojoYT]

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[@kezzacollinson621]

Hi guys, that was a lovely walk, remember sitting on the river bank for a drink in Winchester…….beautiful! We live in Dorset just down the road and are also very lucky with everything close to us…….countryside, beaches, main roads, and amazing houses along our riverside walk too. We are very lucky to live in a beautiful part of the world 👍❤️😍👍

[@CharlieandRob]

I really do think people forget what's around them so close and think they have to travel to find nature!

[@kezzacollinson621]

Love The Stable, it originated from my town of Bridport…….always a great place for a pizza and cider 🍺

[@CharlieandRob]

I did find the burger pizza a little odd but the cider was great! 🤣

[@John-L-1961]

I've walked this route many times and it's a lovely walk, but i'm a bit confused about the bit where the cows were in the field. Did you turn left at Compton lock and cross over the river ? That archway and style through the brick wall into the meadows looks like the one from the Poultry farm ( as shown on the os map ). I'm wondering why you didn't just keep following the main path alongside the river ? keeping the river on your left side 🤔🤷‍♂

[@suemontague3151]

Finally got to watch ⌚ it, beautiful scenery, Lina did so well and she doesn't whinge unlike someone else 😀 😜

[@laravaniren2719]

Nice hike with great views. Leana did well to go that far on her little legs

[@CharlieandRob]

I'm amazed her little legs kept going! But she is a Jack!

[@michellewatson4843]

I enjoy getting to see a little bit of Hampshire, as that is where my husband is from, so thanks for sharing it. You could do another blog about St Catherine’s Hill as that looks very interesting. Tasmania has a connection with the River Itchen, back in 1864 trout (and salmon) eggs were collected from the river and sent to Tasmania to be hatched and bred so the Brits could have fish they were familiar with, the trout flourished in the rivers down here ever since.

[@CharlieandRob]

Oh wow thats really interesting about the Trout eggs being in Tassie!!

[@jenniferharrison8915]

This looks similar to the walks I used to take around the Huon River in the Huon Valley, Tasmania - except for the bridges, trains, planes and busy road! Love that it's still so natural! 🤗👍 Cows don't bite! 😁 Well done, cheers! 👏

[@CharlieandRob]

No but cows stampede! 😂

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@CharlieandRob I think that's only in America!! 😁👍

[@SimsVlog]

Great vlog! I agree with your statement saying it's the best walk in Hampshire! It's a shame you are afraid of cows though 😂

[@CharlieandRob]

Cheers Sim. Kind of you! Your a Southampton lad! I've heard to stories of cows trampling people to death! They are unpredictable haha!

[@karenb9787]

Sounds like climbing the hill needs its own video. What a great walk along the river though. So pretty.

[@CharlieandRob]

I think you may be right!

[@leandabee]

How beautiful 😍. The 'Itchy' River had so many lovely things to see, looked really peaceful too. Loved how you both needed to go around the cows 😅. Miss Lina is a champion🏆

[@CharlieandRob]

Cows are very scary creatures il have you know! :D

[@leandabee]

@@CharlieandRob too funny I'll have you know 😅, mooooo😯

[@CharlieandRob]

@@leandabee You not heard the stories of cows trampling people to death!

[@leandabee]

@@CharlieandRob only in the running of the bulls, but I do get we all have a fear of something or other and apologies from me to you 😌

[@jandonnelly5245]

Beautiful walk 🥰🐾🐾 ~ what job does Charlie have, you should do tourism promos, she speaks so positively 😘😘& you do too Rob😎.

[@CharlieandRob]

It really is a lovely walk! Charlie is a store manager of a Boots Pharmacy.

[@davidjohnpaul7558]

Same here where I am..I am right by the water & I see all kinds of wildlife & within a 5 minute drive I am on a major road ...seeing seagulls, cockatoos, kookaburras etc. is path of the course for me. It's just awesome. I absolutely love old English country cottages, very nice! Cows can be a bit skittish, but they won't hurt you or go near you. Who doesn't like a bit of Neil Diamond? Great video!

[@CharlieandRob]

I have to correct you... there is no such thing as seagulls! :D Its great to have such amazing nature so close to home.

[@davidjohnpaul7558]

@@CharlieandRob No seagulls? Tell that to the birds I feed almost every 2nd night (I am assuming you call them Gulls?). I have heaps of pics of them. It really is great; I love the sound of birds, especially by the waterside, so relaxing. I love nature & mankind needs to protect it...Not doing a good job so far..

[@CharlieandRob]

@@davidjohnpaul7558 yea just called gulls 😅 Your right! People don't care about the environment around them

[@garyb7075]

I had a look on google maps to see where you walked, it looks like a beautiful area. My local walk is called the 'white sands walk' along the beautiful Jervis Bay on the NSW south coast.

[@CharlieandRob]

We definately live in a beautiful part of the world!

[@frankiesullivan6015]

That was great, felt like I was there with you both. I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that the queen owns all the swans in England because people used to shoot and eat them so she decreed she owns them all, it stopped people hunting them

[@CharlieandRob]

I am really glad you felt the immersion!

[@walkingbuddy140]

Have been to the new forest? They got some pretty good walks there too!

[@CharlieandRob]

Yes its lovely there. Here is the last time we went there and vlogged it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJTWaGZ_eb-gitE

[@Wandafulofit]

I really enjoyed that walk although it was a bloody long way

[@CharlieandRob]

Its hard to believe how far the actual maze is!

[@lordcankercanison6499]

Along the lines of when I think of the UK its places like this,nice stroll

[@CharlieandRob]

It really is lovely

[@theaakacrochetbeast]

oh that was worth the blisters :) What a wonderful place and the thing hanging from the tree..creepy ;-P

[@theaakacrochetbeast]

i love the drone shots also, worth the time to take it up :)

[@CharlieandRob]

It definately was! I need better walking shoes!

[@CharlieandRob]

Got some really good shots with the drone

[@theaakacrochetbeast]

@@CharlieandRob and some new cushioned socks :)

[@CharlieandRob]

@@theaakacrochetbeast I think so!

[@michellegarland1468]

I think the maze was dug out by a college boy

[@CharlieandRob]

Or is that just a myth?!

[@michellegarland1468]

I don't think so and then I think he hung himself.

[@jandonnelly5245]

How is little one Leanna’s eye surgery fund going?

[@CharlieandRob]

So we raised £1,800. She was scheduled to have an operation just before Christmas 2021. They put her under and tested the 'bad eye'. They found no movement of the retina and therefore decided not to operate. That cost £400 just for putting her under and testing. They didnt want to operate on the 'good eye' that has a cataract forming as they didnt want anything to go wrong and leaving her completely blind. So we have to take her back every 6 months to check up on her 'good eye'. So the money raised is in a bank account and will be used for the check ups and the treatment when it is time to have it done!

[@jandonnelly5245]

@@CharlieandRob fingers crossed _ on each check up, she is so beautiful 🥰🥰🐾🐾🙏

[@ianwhite1858]

Bovinophobia, it's a thing. Llamas spit, camels swallow, or so I'm told..😉

[@julieanderson7711]

camels and alpacas spit

[@CharlieandRob]

Will have to keep away from them then!