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Southwick And Widley

Southwick Village – The Original Nelson's Column loop from Southwick

Road cycling routes

South East England

Southwick And Widley

Southwick Village – The Original Nelson's Column loop from Southwick

Easy

4.0

(1)

8

riders

Southwick Village – The Original Nelson's Column loop from Southwick

00:37

13.9km

150m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

28 m

Southwick Village

Highlight • Historical Site

On first impressions, Southwick might look like any other rural English village. There's a lot more to this place than it seems at first glance though. The entire village is …

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2

6.09 km

Fort Nelson Approach via Swivelton Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fort Nelson - Royal Armouries Museum - on the climb up Portsdown Hill, visitors centre and cafe. Great viewpoint across the Solent and South Downs

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3

6.45 km

Fort Nelson Royal Armouries Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Royal Armouries Museum. Visitors centre with cafe and toilets. If your legs are hurting climbing up Portsdown Hill, just about 50m up from Fort Nelson entrance is 'The Original Nelson's Column' which makes a great scenic place to recharge!

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4

6.83 km

The Original Nelson's Column

Highlight • Historical Site

Just up the hill from Fort Nelson - good place to recharge, enjoy the view, pay some respect to the fallen and then get back to the ride! Fort Nelson has a visitors centre and cafe too.

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5

8.57 km

View of Portsmouth from Fort Southwick Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you can get in Fort Southwick, there is a trig point on the west side.

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6

10.6 km

View of the Solent from Portsdown Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the climb up from Southwick or along James Callaghan Drive - viewpoint with Burger/Coffee/ice-cream van and picnic table :) you can enjoy going down the hill now after all that hard work getting here!

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7

13.8 km

The Golden Lion

Highlight • Pub

Lovely pub with great history. Good food and worth reading the information board.

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8

13.9 km

Southwick Village Store and Teashop

Highlight • Restaurant

Lovely little cafe for cake and coffee.

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B

13.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

2.12 km

Surfaces

13.9 km

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Wednesday 21 October

16°C

10°C

41 %

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