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Wimborne Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 7BY

A solid double fronted Edwardian villa that backs on to the A3060 Whitelegg Way and beyond that the Stour Valley nature Reserve

Wimborne Road is about five miles long - here it is at a junction with Headswell Avenue.

Wimborne Road with a bus stop - the 4B Yellow Bus may come by soon.

Headswell Avenue is a longish road in the relatively well-to-do suburb of Northbourne, taking a course on the flat top of Red Hill before swinging in a big curve, as seen here, down the hill to meet Wimborne Road at an acute angle. The sharp left turn coming down the hill here onto Wimborne Road really is tight. The sign is from around 2000, and it morphed into another design, in blue rather than green and far more widely seen, including BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL in smaller letters at the top, and the borough coat of arms on the left. This is photo no.185 of a series of 453 in my coronavirus lockdown walking project: See https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/My-2020-Coronavirus-Lockdown-walking-project for the complete set of photos.

Looking out of this rural feeling, wooded bridleway as it meets Wimborne Road. See Image for the view towards us from the pavement ahead, and Image for the view behind us and further links to see where it leads.

Looking along the pavement of Wimborne Road (the road itself is just to our right) as a short public bridleway diverges from it. The bridleway is a short one, at only 60m in length. It cuts the corner off compared with continuing along the pavement and turning left around the bend ahead. See Image for the view towards us from along the bridleway - and links to further photos to explore where it leads.

A fairly steep road off Wimborne Road, with a few rather nice houses in leafy grounds on the steep hillside to the right. It also forms a public right of way which continues as a footpath up to Headswell Crescent: See Image The road sign is a standard one from around 2000-2006, perhaps a little earlier, featuring the borough coat of arms. This is photo no.158 of a series of 453 in my coronavirus lockdown walking project: See https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/My-2020-Coronavirus-Lockdown-walking-project for the complete set of photos.

A short cul-de-sac containing a few desirable houses, viewed from Wimborne Road. Georgian Way also forms public footpath O09, which continues beyond the dead end as a grassy path to Headswell Crescent. See Image for a view of the dead end and Image for the view up the grassy path.

This looks like a very idyllic, rural route for a walk or a ride, but don't overestimate it - it is a very short public bridleway at only 60m long. It cuts the corner off between Wimborne Road behind us, and a paved bridleway ahead. See Image for the next view along the route ahead, with further links to photos along both routes, and Image for the view behind us.

This public bridleway links the two original parts of Wimborne Road which are now separated by the Whitelegg Way, which passes above the subway. See Image for the view towards us from the opening of the subway, and Image for the view behind us from roughly this spot.