Farm and Downland Walk from Winchester to Hursley (and bus back after Kings Head lunch)

An attractive down and farmland walk from Pitt Park and Ride on the Western edge of Winchester, across the fields to South Winchester Golf Course, and down to Silkstead where we follow in the footsteps of a fleeing Charles II, along the Monarch's Way leading us into Hursley.   

Unlike the King, we will finish our walk at the appropriately named Kings Head pub in time for lunch, before catching the half hourly #66 bus back to Winchester.

Mud is unavoidable but it's slippy rather than deep mud. The route is also a bit uneven in places, so poles are advisable if you have them.