The Plan
To walk from Stinsford to West Satfford
The Leader
Trudy
Who Turned Up
Trudy, Sue, Trisha, Wendy, Beatrice, Tony H and David
The Walk
It was another of those days when the weather could have been for us or against us, all on a matter of chance. Fortunately, it worked in our favour. We parked the cars in the village car park at Stinsford, near Kingston Mauward and then we headed off through the churchyard where the Hardy family are buried. To be accurate, Thomas's heart (or what's left of it) is buried here and the rest of him is in Westminster Abbey, but the tombstones of his relatives are lined up in the churchyard at Stinsford. A little farther on Tony spotted a buzzard as we headed across the water meadows. The walk to West Stafford was very pleasant and we arrived in the village ready to do justice to the pub lunch.
After lunch, Wendy, Beatrice and Sue opted to take what they thought would be the easy way back to the car park. The other four set off at a brisk pace on a longer, more circuitous route. It was a very pleasant country route marred only by a significant number of styles - one in particular. Tony put a foot wrong on a bridge following that style. It was slippery and Tony's feet decided to reach for the sky. Per ardua ad astra, Tony. Now we know why we set out from Sue's place near Ad Astra road. To our surprise, we four hardy walkers arrived back at the car park in Stinsford only two minutes after the group that took the easy route.
The day was nicely finished off with tea and cakes at Sue's.
The Pub
The Wise Man at West Stafford. They had a two-course meal deal for £10 which suited several of the walkers. The staff were courteous and the food was good.
Next Week
Meet at Upton Coutry Park (the parking place near the gates) at 10.30 for Wendy's walk to Broadstone.
To walk from Stinsford to West Satfford
The Leader
Trudy
Who Turned Up
Trudy, Sue, Trisha, Wendy, Beatrice, Tony H and David
The Walk
It was another of those days when the weather could have been for us or against us, all on a matter of chance. Fortunately, it worked in our favour. We parked the cars in the village car park at Stinsford, near Kingston Mauward and then we headed off through the churchyard where the Hardy family are buried. To be accurate, Thomas's heart (or what's left of it) is buried here and the rest of him is in Westminster Abbey, but the tombstones of his relatives are lined up in the churchyard at Stinsford. A little farther on Tony spotted a buzzard as we headed across the water meadows. The walk to West Stafford was very pleasant and we arrived in the village ready to do justice to the pub lunch.
After lunch, Wendy, Beatrice and Sue opted to take what they thought would be the easy way back to the car park. The other four set off at a brisk pace on a longer, more circuitous route. It was a very pleasant country route marred only by a significant number of styles - one in particular. Tony put a foot wrong on a bridge following that style. It was slippery and Tony's feet decided to reach for the sky. Per ardua ad astra, Tony. Now we know why we set out from Sue's place near Ad Astra road. To our surprise, we four hardy walkers arrived back at the car park in Stinsford only two minutes after the group that took the easy route.
The day was nicely finished off with tea and cakes at Sue's.
The Pub
The Wise Man at West Stafford. They had a two-course meal deal for £10 which suited several of the walkers. The staff were courteous and the food was good.
Next Week
Meet at Upton Coutry Park (the parking place near the gates) at 10.30 for Wendy's walk to Broadstone.
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