The Plan
Meet and Beatrice and Tony's for a walk at Stourhead. Please be on time or early as we'll have a long drive to Stourhead.
The Leader
Trisha
Who Turned Up
Trisha, Jackie, Ros, Trudy, Sue, Beatrice, Tony, David
The Walk
Well done, Trisha on choosing and leading a good walk, and on such a warm day: up to nineteen degrees. We wondered whether we should have forsaken our boots in favour of sandals. It was quite a long drive to start the day but we took the scenic route via zig-zag hill into Shaftsbury. Then we drove on via Gillingham to Alfred's Tower car park near Stourhead. Once we were booted up, we walked up to the huge tower have a look at it. Unfortunately, we couldn't get inside. From there we set off through woods and coutryside towards the Stourhead Gardens. The sun came out for us and the trees were showing their glorious autumn colours. At one point we arrived just in time to get through a pathway before a farmer closed it to shuffle his sheep around.
After lunch we went into the gardens and walked beside the lake. We were glad we did as the autumn colours were quite spectacular. We took a route out of the gardens and up into the woods overlooking the lakes. By then we were clear of the holiday visitors and had the paths largely to ourselves. We also passed by an old Iron Age fort. One or two people began to wonder where we were headed and whether we were on the right track, but they should have had more faith in Trish's navigation because we arrived back at the tower, exactly where we started. The day was finished off with tea and cakes courtesy of Beatrice and Tony.
The Pub
Not a pub this week, it was too busy with half-term visitors. Instead we ate at the National Trust restaurant. The food was okay and reasonably priced, but the queue to the hot counter was a bit daunting. Because of the warm weather, we ate outside.
Meet and Beatrice and Tony's for a walk at Stourhead. Please be on time or early as we'll have a long drive to Stourhead.
The Leader
Trisha
Who Turned Up
Trisha, Jackie, Ros, Trudy, Sue, Beatrice, Tony, David
The Walk
Well done, Trisha on choosing and leading a good walk, and on such a warm day: up to nineteen degrees. We wondered whether we should have forsaken our boots in favour of sandals. It was quite a long drive to start the day but we took the scenic route via zig-zag hill into Shaftsbury. Then we drove on via Gillingham to Alfred's Tower car park near Stourhead. Once we were booted up, we walked up to the huge tower have a look at it. Unfortunately, we couldn't get inside. From there we set off through woods and coutryside towards the Stourhead Gardens. The sun came out for us and the trees were showing their glorious autumn colours. At one point we arrived just in time to get through a pathway before a farmer closed it to shuffle his sheep around.
After lunch we went into the gardens and walked beside the lake. We were glad we did as the autumn colours were quite spectacular. We took a route out of the gardens and up into the woods overlooking the lakes. By then we were clear of the holiday visitors and had the paths largely to ourselves. We also passed by an old Iron Age fort. One or two people began to wonder where we were headed and whether we were on the right track, but they should have had more faith in Trish's navigation because we arrived back at the tower, exactly where we started. The day was finished off with tea and cakes courtesy of Beatrice and Tony.
The Pub
Not a pub this week, it was too busy with half-term visitors. Instead we ate at the National Trust restaurant. The food was okay and reasonably priced, but the queue to the hot counter was a bit daunting. Because of the warm weather, we ate outside.
Next Week
Meet at Sue's for a walk from Worth Matravers.
No comments:
Post a Comment