Hengistbury Head to Mudeford Spit

An ideal walk on a Sunday, or for that matter any day of the week is the 2 miles from Hengistbury Head Cafe to The Beach House cafe on Mudeford Spit. If you're less keen to walk, the 'Noddy Train' will take you from the car park to the Spit. Alternatively you can take the ferry from Mudeford quay, or other ferries from Christchurch quay. The last option is to cycle, making sure to keep to the paths, from the Head car park.

We took this walk on a sunny Sunday afternoon following the path across the top of the Head and down to the Spit, stopping there at the Beach House cafe for a drink and then back along the bottom lane, used by the Noddy Train, to the car park. A walk of about 4 miles in total.

The views from the top of the Head on this bright sunny afternoon were fantastic

The sandbank or Spit as its known is narrow stretch of sand jutting out into the small inlet at Mudeford at the entrance to Christchurch quay. On the sandbank are several beach huts, one of which sold for allegedly £60,000 recently!