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Public paths around Foley Manor - megan baker (3rd Jun 2024  12:24:35) Hi all, I hack out pass the Deers hut, through Foley Manor and out towards the golf course on a regular basis. I have noticed that just before the gardeners cottage at the bottom the hill that takes you up to the lake, there is a path on the left hand side that skirts around the outbuildings. I have never gone down this path as it looked like it went to a private property however over the weekend, I noticed several walkers and cyclists heading down the path. I just wondered if anyone knew where this path went as it disappears under the trees when viewed on Google earth and if it is a public path. Thank you.

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Jo (3rd Jun 2024  12:43:39) This path comes out by the Church Centre on the Portsmouth Road

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Russ (3rd Jun 2024  13:41:35) Yes it’s the only path across that piece of land you’re not allowed to wander away from it on to private land. The SDNP have included it in the park but absolutely no good to liphook as it’s private.

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Jim (3rd Jun 2024  14:40:21) It's a historic public right of way and has been since long before SDNP was created - so nothing to do with SDNP. The benefit to Liphook is that is allows convenient pedestrian access to Weavers Down. Most land in SDNP is private, not that that is relevant.

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Brian (3rd Jun 2024  15:14:05) Yes, it is a public footpath and there should not be any cyclists. It comes out at Firs road. Council ref 032/2/1. The reason it is not well signposted is because the path is meant to cut the corner through the woods but is now so disused that walkers use the track next to the outbuildings to connect with the path

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Jen (3rd Jun 2024  15:52:08) It's a public footpath that follows the field edges and enters Liphook alongside the Silent Garden housing estate. I'm pretty sure it's a only a footpath and not a bridleway, though. (I'd be surprised if it's a bridleway, as it's pretty narrow in places and goes beneath overhanging trees. A person on horseback wouldn't be able to pass pedestrians safely, imo).

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Rachel Rabbit (3rd Jun 2024  22:47:17) The landowner has put fencing up all along the path now. It was a big shock the first time i came across the new fencing.

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Dave (4th Jun 2024  07:58:25) Is it electric fencing then?

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Liphookean (4th Jun 2024  14:26:40) Dave, lol. Not enough good quality humour on this site, keep up the good work.

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Ian (4th Jun 2024  14:29:28) Rachel, the reason the land owner put the fence up was because too many ignorant sorts felt it was okay to stray off the path and trample all over the crops. This included dog walkers that thought it fine to throw sticks into the corn and then find it amusing when their dogs went bounding/crashing through the crops. Same with parents and their kids. If people had stuck to the footpath then the landowner would not have gone to the considerable expense of having the fencing put up.

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Local (4th Jun 2024  18:19:15) So sad how we have become like a city people that have moved here from towns and cities just don’t know how to behave in the country. They move here buy a dog walk in the lovely countryside allow the dog to do just as it pleases disturb birds and the wildlife and hang their dog poo bags on trees says it all .

Re: Public paths around Foley Manor - Ian (4th Jun 2024  19:32:30) Unfortunately those moving out of urban centres to the countryside often behave appallingly, show no respect for the countryside and expect the established residents should tolerate their ignorance and bad manners. We’ve got neighbours that have moved out from Fulham and moaned the other day that they could not sleep with their windows open as the birds WOKE them up at 4.30am (yet allow their kids to scream non-stop). No doubt they think foxes are cute and lovely!!!

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