Bouldner

More of a slither than a walk today, and quite brief at that. I parked at Bouldner viewpoint car park, then turned left heading away from Yarmouth, taking the second footpath on the left after about 400 yards. This led down a lane past some lovely houses, then turned right by the sea. the path was squelchy to say the least, and I slithered and squelched carefully for some time past a pleasant secluded, pebbly beach and over a boardwalk across a reed filled pond. The path led uphill here, still extremely wet and muddy, passing through rather lovely woods and coming out on a marshy patch of land covered in flowering gorse and with lovely views across the western Solent. At the top of the hill were two buildings which were the remains of a battery, presumably from WW2, so I headed towards them. I didn't get quite as far, but headed through a gate back into the woods and took a slightly drier route back to the path. I squelched back until I got to a crossroads, and left the coastal path, carrying on along another footpath until I came out on the main Yarmouth road, which I followed back to the car park.

I shall definitely go back when the weather is drier and walk further, perhaps catching the bus to Bouldner then walking to Shalfleet. Lovely views and countryside.

Bouldner Beach

Boardwalk

View across the heath and Solent

Route: http://gb.mapometer.com/walking/route_4026359.html

Distance: 2 miles

Footpaths: Coastal Path, S1, S43, S44