 NCR 23 follows a cycle path alongside Stoneham Lane until it reaches North Stoneham House having passed the Concorde Club.At this point NCR 23 swings left, crossing Stoneham Lane and through a ford of Monks Brook on Doncaster Drove.The route follows the lane between Lakeside Country Park to the north and the University of Southampton sports ground to the south, emerging at Wide Lane to follow a shared use path alongside the road.