Whilst trying to make the most of the summer, I've been out and about in the countryside cycling of late, and not doing much urban wandering. For the past few weekends I have ventured south towards Whitchurch and beyond. A few weeks ago I posted about the Whitchurch Town station and disused railway, but my latest two trips have taken me beyond Whitchurch to Long Parish and Wherwell, where the former Sprat and Winkle line used to run.
Much of this part of the line is now private and inaccessible, so I had to make do with cycling along the road beside it. Where the line used to run through Stockbridge through is now a foot-cum-cycling path, but going that far was pushing the limits of my cycling ability, and today's route was 50 miles as it was, so maybe that's one for a day when I take the car out. Here's a link to a good brochure about the Sprat and Winkle line.
All the pictures below are taken between Wherwell and Long Parish. The first four are just the bridge supports, but the last two are of one of the few bridges still intact.
Remnants of bridge along the former Sprat and Winkle railway line, Hampshire
Remnants of bridge along the former Sprat and Winkle railway line, Hampshire
Remnants of bridge along the former Sprat and Winkle railway line, Hampshire
Remnants of bridge along the former Sprat and Winkle railway line, Hampshire
Bridge along the former Sprat and Winkle railway line, Hampshire
Bridge along the former Sprat and Winkle railway line, Hampshire
I'm not sure where my next venture will take me. I'm up in London a few times again next week, so maybe there'll be some more Urban Wandering taking place again, but for now I'm slightly obsessed with me sprats and winkles.
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