{"id":"6abc2b0b74f4e0fd67b94eb7","title":"Allan King Way","path":"information/find-a-walk/allan-king-way","contentMarkdown":"![](https://hampshire.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/api/aws/s3/site-content/3ffdc3bc-636f-43f0-8fd2-2ae45af8e78d.jpg)\n\n# Allan King Way\n## Portchester to Winchester\n\nA 44-mile linear walk across Hampshire, created in the 1990s by Hampshire Area as a memorial to Allan King, a former publicity officer who helped set up several groups in the county. The route is waymarked and described in Richard Kenchington's guidebook, which was imported onto this site as a single page. This set of pages is a demonstration of the route row: each stage is a walk in its own right, with a map, generated directions, start details and a write-up.\n\nThe original imported guidebook remains at [Allan King Way (imported guide)](https://hampshire.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/information/find-a-walk/allan-king-way-pdf).\n\n## Getting there\n\nStart at Portchester station (trains from Portsmouth, Fareham and Southampton) or at the castle car park. Finish at Winchester station. Linear stages work well with a bus or a second car at the far end.\n\n## Parking\n\nThere is parking at Portchester Castle, Fort Nelson, Bishop's Waltham and in Winchester. Street parking at the smaller villages is limited.\n\n## Refreshments\n\nCafes at the castle and Fort Nelson, The Chairmakers at World's End, pubs in Soberton, Bishop's Waltham, Upham and Itchen Abbas, and plenty of choice in Winchester.","contentHtml":"<p><img src=\"https://hampshire.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/api/aws/s3/site-content/3ffdc3bc-636f-43f0-8fd2-2ae45af8e78d.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<h1>Allan King Way</h1>\n<h2>Portchester to Winchester</h2>\n<p>A 44-mile linear walk across Hampshire, created in the 1990s by Hampshire Area as a memorial to Allan King, a former publicity officer who helped set up several groups in the county. The route is waymarked and described in Richard Kenchington&#39;s guidebook, which was imported onto this site as a single page. This set of pages is a demonstration of the route row: each stage is a walk in its own right, with a map, generated directions, start details and a write-up.</p>\n<p>The original imported guidebook remains at <a href=\"https://hampshire.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/information/find-a-walk/allan-king-way-pdf\">Allan King Way (imported guide)</a>.</p>\n<h2>Getting there</h2>\n<p>Start at Portchester station (trains from Portsmouth, Fareham and Southampton) or at the castle car park. Finish at Winchester station. Linear stages work well with a bus or a second car at the far end.</p>\n<h2>Parking</h2>\n<p>There is parking at Portchester Castle, Fort Nelson, Bishop&#39;s Waltham and in Winchester. Street parking at the smaller villages is limited.</p>\n<h2>Refreshments</h2>\n<p>Cafes at the castle and Fort Nelson, The Chairmakers at World&#39;s End, pubs in Soberton, Bishop&#39;s Waltham, Upham and Itchen Abbas, and plenty of choice in Winchester.</p>\n"}