The Plan
Meet at Sue's for a walk to Corfe Castle.
The Leader
Trudy
Who Turned Up
Trudy, Sue, Diane and Tony, Beatrice and Tony, Pam and Archie, David
The Walk
Trudy's guide said it was a 6.5 mile walk. Well, it was a good walk, an enjoyable walk, a very pleasant walk despite the cool weather, but 6.5 miles...? More than one walker was tiring by the end and we were late getting back to Sue's house for very welcome tea and cake. At the start, we parked at the Harman's Cross station on the Swanage steam railway. We then crossed the railway bridge and headed up a narrow lane past a camping site. Our route then seemed to take us in a wide circle that eventually brought us back towards Corfe Castle village. Along the way, we caught sight of a number of steam railway trains puffing along between Corfe and Swanage. The locomotives included a smart-looking GWR 0-6-2 tank engine in Brunswick green livery, and Manston, a Bulleid Battle of Britain class engine in BR livery. This loco (as we all know) is more appropriate to the line than the GWR engine. At this point I ought to mention that the ladies commented on the variety of colourful flowers in the various fields we passed through. After lunch we continued our circular tour and were amazed to see a herd of alpacas. Actually, there was some discussion about whether they were alpacas or llamas. We came across more stiles on this part of the walk, including one that was broken.The day finished with tea and cake at Sue's, which was very much appreciated.
The Pub
The Bankes Arms Hotel in Corfe Castle village. We had very enjoyable pensioner's special lunches at £6.95. The only let-down was the coffee which was sent back and the money was returned.
Meet at Sue's for a walk to Corfe Castle.
The Leader
Trudy
Who Turned Up
Trudy, Sue, Diane and Tony, Beatrice and Tony, Pam and Archie, David
The Walk
Trudy's guide said it was a 6.5 mile walk. Well, it was a good walk, an enjoyable walk, a very pleasant walk despite the cool weather, but 6.5 miles...? More than one walker was tiring by the end and we were late getting back to Sue's house for very welcome tea and cake. At the start, we parked at the Harman's Cross station on the Swanage steam railway. We then crossed the railway bridge and headed up a narrow lane past a camping site. Our route then seemed to take us in a wide circle that eventually brought us back towards Corfe Castle village. Along the way, we caught sight of a number of steam railway trains puffing along between Corfe and Swanage. The locomotives included a smart-looking GWR 0-6-2 tank engine in Brunswick green livery, and Manston, a Bulleid Battle of Britain class engine in BR livery. This loco (as we all know) is more appropriate to the line than the GWR engine. At this point I ought to mention that the ladies commented on the variety of colourful flowers in the various fields we passed through. After lunch we continued our circular tour and were amazed to see a herd of alpacas. Actually, there was some discussion about whether they were alpacas or llamas. We came across more stiles on this part of the walk, including one that was broken.The day finished with tea and cake at Sue's, which was very much appreciated.
The Pub
The Bankes Arms Hotel in Corfe Castle village. We had very enjoyable pensioner's special lunches at £6.95. The only let-down was the coffee which was sent back and the money was returned.
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