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I used this thread to put my own London to Portsmouth route together so cheers everyone.
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A few notes:
It isn't the nicest ride, this was a dry run for getting the ferry in the summer rather than a recreational. I avoided a few hills by going through built-up areas instead; I'll be going slowly and with camping kit next time.
I added about 10km on to the route to avoid the A3 and other dual carriageways where I could, the B2070 at Petersfield was probably the worst bit for fast traffic but I never felt unsafe.
Drivers in Portsmouth aren't very cyclist-aware and all the other cyclists we saw stuck to the pavements. There does seem to be a reasonable cycle path network to avoid the busier roads that I'm going to look into.
Lunch stop at the Pride of the Valley pub before Liphook - food was cracking.
WC