The Plan
Meet at Wendy's for a walk at Studland
The Leader
Trisha and Wendy
Who Turned Up
Trisha, Wendy, Ros, Beatrice and Tony H, David
The Walk
We drove to the Knoll Beach car park at Studland and immediately went to the National Trust cafe for our morning infusion of coffee. We had our priorities right! Suitably refreshed, we then had a short walk on Studland Heath, stopping at the bird hide overlooking Little Sea. That's a lake in the middle of the heath. Wendy spotted some small blue flowers but - surprisingly for Wendy - she couldn't identify them. She later asked the NT guy in the cafe but he didn't know either. She has promised to find out from her stock of flower books before next week! From a high point overlooking the beach (not the nudist section, I hasten to add) we looked out towards Old Harry Rocks and saw a Royal Marine landing craft making its way into Studland Bay. We also saw the Condor SeaCat heading down towards the Channel islands and the Waverly paddle steamer heading back towards Bournemouth.
We arrived back at the NT cafe for lunch. Afterwards, we headed off to the west of Knoll Beach towards Fort Henry. This is the blockhouse where Churchill watched Operation Smash - a live ammunition attack on Studland Bay in preparation for the D Day landings. We then walked up to Studland village and crossed the main road to make our way onto the other heathland. We didn't get as far as the Agglestone rock but it was a warm and pleasant walk for all that.
On the drive back to Wendy's house, Trisha, Tony and David stopped at Lytchett Minster to gather conkers, something to take us nicely back to our school days! Tea and cakes were served at Wendy's to round off a very enjoyable day.
The Pub
Not a pub, but a National Trust cafe at Knoll Beach. The eating area seemed smaller than we recalled from a previous visit, but the food was very palatable. Sadly, they had no pies but one Cornish walker was able to enjoy a pastie. There was a mix-up over a bottle of beer mistakenly thought to be cider. When the error was pointed out, the staff were very quick to shoulder the blame and supply other drinks.
Meet at Wendy's for a walk at Studland
The Leader
Trisha and Wendy
Who Turned Up
Trisha, Wendy, Ros, Beatrice and Tony H, David
The Walk
We drove to the Knoll Beach car park at Studland and immediately went to the National Trust cafe for our morning infusion of coffee. We had our priorities right! Suitably refreshed, we then had a short walk on Studland Heath, stopping at the bird hide overlooking Little Sea. That's a lake in the middle of the heath. Wendy spotted some small blue flowers but - surprisingly for Wendy - she couldn't identify them. She later asked the NT guy in the cafe but he didn't know either. She has promised to find out from her stock of flower books before next week! From a high point overlooking the beach (not the nudist section, I hasten to add) we looked out towards Old Harry Rocks and saw a Royal Marine landing craft making its way into Studland Bay. We also saw the Condor SeaCat heading down towards the Channel islands and the Waverly paddle steamer heading back towards Bournemouth.
We arrived back at the NT cafe for lunch. Afterwards, we headed off to the west of Knoll Beach towards Fort Henry. This is the blockhouse where Churchill watched Operation Smash - a live ammunition attack on Studland Bay in preparation for the D Day landings. We then walked up to Studland village and crossed the main road to make our way onto the other heathland. We didn't get as far as the Agglestone rock but it was a warm and pleasant walk for all that.
On the drive back to Wendy's house, Trisha, Tony and David stopped at Lytchett Minster to gather conkers, something to take us nicely back to our school days! Tea and cakes were served at Wendy's to round off a very enjoyable day.
The Pub
Not a pub, but a National Trust cafe at Knoll Beach. The eating area seemed smaller than we recalled from a previous visit, but the food was very palatable. Sadly, they had no pies but one Cornish walker was able to enjoy a pastie. There was a mix-up over a bottle of beer mistakenly thought to be cider. When the error was pointed out, the staff were very quick to shoulder the blame and supply other drinks.
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