Watercress Beds – The Flower Pots Inn & Brewery loop from Eastleigh

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Watercress Beds – The Flower Pots Inn & Brewery loop from Eastleigh

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Watercress Beds – The Flower Pots Inn & Brewery loop from Eastleigh

03:11

51.4km

470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

South Downs National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

2.60 km

Center of Bishopstoke Woods

Highlight • Forest

2.91 km

Stoke Park Wood

Forest

21.6 km

Ovington Village

Highlight • Settlement

Quite roads and pretty hamlet.

Tip by

21.9 km

The Bush Inn

Highlight • Pub

Bike friendly and worth stopping at.

Tip by

22.2 km

River Itchen and Itchen Stoke Mill

Highlight • Structure

so peaceful not a sound but running water.

Tip by

23.1 km

View of the Itchen Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

you have to leave the road and walk a little into the bushes at the edge...

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Tip by

24.1 km

Watercress Beds

Highlight • Other

Historic waterbeds for growing watercress, on a very quiet road. There's a ford just along with a perfect cycle crossing

Tip by

25.9 km

Tichborne Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

really nice pub / restaurant

Tip by

29.2 km

The Flower Pots Inn & Brewery

Highlight • Restaurant

Flower Pots Inn opening times:

Mon-Thu 12-14:30 and 17:00-23:00.
Fri-Sun 12:00-23:00.

Bike friendly beer-garden.

Tip by

37.2 km

Stonywalls Plantation

Forest

51.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.4 km

4.31 km

1.88 km

1.32 km

837 m

678 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.3 km

1.45 km

857 m

466 m

285 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 7 November

13°C

4°C

34 %

Additional weather tips

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Watercress Beds – The Flower Pots Inn & Brewery loop from Eastleigh

Center of Bishopstoke Woods

Ovington Village

The Bush Inn

River Itchen and Itchen Stoke Mill

View of the Itchen Valley

Watercress Beds

Tichborne Arms

The Flower Pots Inn & Brewery

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