#swcwalk179 This walk is from Havant Station, down to Hayling Island, then a short hop on the Hayling Island Ferry to Southsea. It is from the Saturday Walker’s Club website, although I did the walk in reverse. You can find the route here: https://www.walkingclub.org.uk/walk/portsmouth-to-havant-via-hayling-island/
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Filmed on a GoPro Hero 10
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Music – YouTube Library
Stinson – Reed Mathis
Shasta – Trinity – Jesse Gallagher
Song of Sadana – Jesse Gallagher
State Drive – VYEN
Marek playing The Swan
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The Lovejoy bit had me howling
Nice on I did pick
So wanted it to be sausages 😂😂😂
I would want to be Tom Good in the Good Life for the obvious reason.
My friend's mother once categorically stated that she'd never buy an antique from Lovejoy (Ian McShane) as "he'd betrayed Jesus".
Havant any wool
nice 1
Nice one! I haven't been to Havant
What – a normal Cool Dude's walking video?!
Ah… 06:06 Nice one, Cool Dude
Went to the holiday camp in Sinah Warren back in the day, before it went 'Adults Only' 😳
I'd like to be Mrs Popoff 👻 Although not sure if that counts??
Oh dear, you may have just told time traveling cyborgs exactly when and where to find you. We went to Hayling Island last year on holiday, we only really saw a caravan sight and a bit of the beach. Looked like busy traffic on the water though. I would definitely be Michael Knight, but maybe with less hair.
I would pick Face from the A-Team, he spent a fair bit of time with beautiful women😉
I always love the Hovercraft crossings, it's an awesome form of transport.
Oh! So close! (Prize draw) 😁
Cool walk for a cool dude. Although, it looks like the .gpx royally screwed you. Swim in poo was the best changing of a sign I’ve ever seen.
I have a continuity question which is , I don’t quite understand how you got from Havant to the island bit. Was that a train that crossed the water?
(8:35) I like that path design, beats grey on grey any day.
I'd probably be Superman, so I could turn back time and buy up all the Strawberry and Yogurt Campino's.
The mini Marek's are certainly seeing some pretty places.
As for which tv person I would like to be, that would have to be Regan from the Sweeney.
My first home when I moved to Portsmouth was in the ex navy maisonettes just up the road from the Hayling Ferry. We lived in a top one so had a great view of the Solent. We often used to walk to South Parade Pier and back in the summer.
Swim in poo is an excellent piece of work, even better than Arse Heath on the Island ! As for a TV Character I think I would like to be Inspector Montalbano he seems to have a pretty cool life and I would also by default be able to speak Italian.
I’d be Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap. Travelling time & being different people would be fun. But stressful no doubt.
I’m loving the mini Marek pics at the end of your videos
Very sparkly. Keep it coming Marek.
You always cheer me up CDW many thanks
Support Mr Larwood in his quest to continue not having a real job… with the same subserviance and glee in which you fund my life 😊
Hello cool dude, I was also at hayling the other day, as I dont live that far away. If you ever need picking up let me know! So many walks around my area! Love your videos! Keep up the work Mr Marek
Hey Marek, I watched your vid earlier whilst eating some very disappointing cheese. Your vid was great though! I loved the photos you took too-the colour of the sea looked gorgeous!
I'd love to be Jessica Jones. She's just so cool. I wouldn't want her liver though.
Do you ever splash about in the sea?
Fact about Havant:
It's a contraction of the words 'have' and 'not'! 😉
Question of the day answer:
I'd be Sheriff Noah Stilinski in MTV's Teen Wolf series, that way I get to interact with all the cool supernatural stuff and know all the characters but not have to be in danger all the time. Even if my life would be stressful.
This was a great walk and the route along Hayling Island is much nicer than the route of the Solent Way which takes you miles along the rubbish A2030 Eastern Rd. There’s also a nudey beach at Eastney which a workmate warned me of as I walked past to Southsea last summer 😮
And if I could be a TV character I’d be either Starbuck from the 70s Battlestar Galactica tv series or one of the Dukes of Hazard
Woo-hoo. My picture of mini Sunglasses Marek, tipsy on poncha, made it into the mini Marek showreel 👍
Another great video Marek. 😃👍 Always pleased to see a new walk from you. It's really nice down that end, I really like Portsmouth and surrounding area. When we go over to the Isle of Wight, we always get to the port a couple of hours early, so we can spend a couple of hours in the City.
I always wanted to be one of "The Proffesionals". I loved that show, very gritty & I loved the car chases. 😁
Facts about 'Havant' :-
1/ We stayed in the Premier Inn in Havant last year. 👍😃😳
2/ The locals pronounce it "Hav-Ant". With the emphasis on the 'A'. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.). My Birmingham accent made me pronounce it "Havunt", & I was quickly & quite rightly put right by a nice chap in the Mary Rose Museum. 😆
Keep up the great videos. 😃👍
Hey Marek, Havant and Waterlooville FC currently play in the National League South- the sixth tier of English football. I hope this is of some interest to you. Thanks for the cool vid. SC
Love seeing Southsea! Spent so much time there in my life I get homesick seeing it! Also I don't know why I was surprised you'd never been to Hayling Island but then I'm not really sure why you'd go there if you already live on IOW and have beautiful surroundings!! 😅🤷♀️
We went to Hayling a few times as kids, we'd usually go to Pompey or Southsea as my family are all from there and my Grandparents lived just outside of Botley, so it was a short train ride for us from their's. I think we went for a change of scenery, but all I remember is the time we had jam sandwiches and there was a lot of wasps!!! 😳
Some useless info: that tall white building in the background at Eastney is a Uni of Pompey hall of residence! Had a friend in there when I went. We were based in the Guildhall campus but with the view she had I could never decide if the distance was unlucky for her or not!!
Liked the look of the photos, a 70's/80's feel to them. T.V. character I'd be is Special Agent Dale Cooper, from season 1 at least.
I haven't walked around Havant in ages. I enjoyed cycling the Hayling Billy Trail last year until I got a puncture!
TV Character: Michaela Strachan from Springwatch, Autumnwatch & Winterwatch. Being out in nature permanently, (minus Chris Packham), absolute bliss! Thank you for another uplifting walking video cool dude!
Of COURSE I was going to say (c)wasn't I? Saw the most amazing spectacular electric thunder storm🌩 on Hayling Island many moons ago. Havant fact…my cousin lives there. Please can I be Demelza from Poldark…..I need a Ross in my life. Talking of which, my husband says he wants to be Captain Kirk (with the amount of Star Trek stuff in this house he already IS tbh)……The hatby the way, is very you…it's like an old friend you take along with you on your Treks…(thankfully not Star Treks). x J x
Your "slight artistic license adjustment" when painting the wonderful view reminded me of the story of the surrealist Max Ernst's father (Philipp Ernst) who was painting a picture of his garden when he omitted a tree that spoiled the composition. Then "overcome with remorse" at his offense against realism, he cut down the tree.
Love the hovercraft, you get a lot less bother with a hovver
What's up, cool dude? To say this video is incredibly picturesque would be an understatement! And I do like the soundtrack. Ghost story was kinda terrifying, right enough. Incredible effort and magnificent video, do keep 'em coming! Thank you
Great walk Marek, your humour never ceases to uplift! Lovely painting. Looking forward to coastal walks when back in UK. Thankz for sharing 🙂
Another lovely walk ! I’ve never been on the hovercraft 😂 Only the Ferry. It’s on my to do list ! Stay cool
Havent is famous for parchment. It’s the only Havent fact I know.
Another great walk with all the information that you could ever need. Character from TV show would have to be Magnum P.I. who was so cool that they named an ice cream after him (probably)
Many years ago I was walking along Southsea Esplanade with my kids and they insisted on following the zig-zag pattern of the light coloured paving slabs. Took ages to get along there doing that, so I'm glad you didn't do the same thing.
Off to the North Island, again (isn't that what you call it?)
interesting havant fact… (or myth) jack the rippers 1st murder was in havant…
Who hoo! I am a winner!
Another top video Marek! Really enjoyed this walk with gorgeous scenery. Didn’t realise how walkable this was so it’s been an inspiration and a revelation! Many thanks
Another cracking video – lovely to see a bit of sun, sea and blue sky! And thank you for shout out (again) – I hope the Atlas of Magical Britain serves you well. The gear guides on the site have been very helpful BTW – everyone should have a sit-mat and a buff, plus I've found that amazing walking clothes and shoes actually are the proper sizes – not like high street stuff where now they seemingly slap any number on a garment and hope of the best!
I love ghost stories, and abandoned/flooded towns are a favorite subsection of the genre. I just finished the book My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, and one of its scarier elements was Drown Town (I also love a rhyming name). I would be Dana Scully from the early seasons of the X Files.