The Plan
Meet at David's for one of Trudy's New Forest walks.
The Leader
Trudy
Who Turned Up
Trudy, Wendy, Ros and David
The Walk
We began by driving to In Excess for a coffee. It's the only place we know where you can still get a cup of good, tasty coffee for under a pound. Then we drove on along the A31 and took the Stoney Cross turn-off. We continued along that road to the point where it crosses the B3078 and parked in a woodland car park there. Then we set off cross country towards Nomansland. At first we were in open country and knew exactly where we were. But we quickly dived into woodland and that was where the actual pathways and the map didn't agree. It was an interesting walk with beautiful autumn colours everywhere. We also came up against some typical autumnal muddy paths which tested the strength of our walking boots. We had booked a table at the pub for one thirty and were getting worried about our lunch as the paths deviated more and more from the map. More by luck than judgement we walked in the pub door at exactly one thirty. Not a minute before and not a minute after.
After lunch. we decided to take a shorter route back through the woods and again were confused by the differences between the actual paths and the map. At one point we had to stop and double back to an earlier path. But, once again, luck was on our side and eventually we came out exactly where we were headed for.
Overall, it was a good walk and a useful one as we now know the pitfalls of that route through the woods. Next time we'll go prepared.
The Pub
The Lamb Inn at Nomansand. A pleasant pub on the edge of a small country village. This was our first visit here and we noted that it was well patronised by senior citizens. The food was excellent and not too expensive. David's huge chicken and ham pie with veg and potatoes was £8.95. He couldn't finish it.
Meet at David's for one of Trudy's New Forest walks.
The Leader
Trudy
Who Turned Up
Trudy, Wendy, Ros and David
The Walk
We began by driving to In Excess for a coffee. It's the only place we know where you can still get a cup of good, tasty coffee for under a pound. Then we drove on along the A31 and took the Stoney Cross turn-off. We continued along that road to the point where it crosses the B3078 and parked in a woodland car park there. Then we set off cross country towards Nomansland. At first we were in open country and knew exactly where we were. But we quickly dived into woodland and that was where the actual pathways and the map didn't agree. It was an interesting walk with beautiful autumn colours everywhere. We also came up against some typical autumnal muddy paths which tested the strength of our walking boots. We had booked a table at the pub for one thirty and were getting worried about our lunch as the paths deviated more and more from the map. More by luck than judgement we walked in the pub door at exactly one thirty. Not a minute before and not a minute after.
After lunch. we decided to take a shorter route back through the woods and again were confused by the differences between the actual paths and the map. At one point we had to stop and double back to an earlier path. But, once again, luck was on our side and eventually we came out exactly where we were headed for.
Overall, it was a good walk and a useful one as we now know the pitfalls of that route through the woods. Next time we'll go prepared.
The Pub
The Lamb Inn at Nomansand. A pleasant pub on the edge of a small country village. This was our first visit here and we noted that it was well patronised by senior citizens. The food was excellent and not too expensive. David's huge chicken and ham pie with veg and potatoes was £8.95. He couldn't finish it.
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