The Plan
Tolpuddle to Milborne St Andrew
The Leader
Wendy
Who Turned Up
Wendy, Sue, Trudy, Trisha, Tony and Beatrice H, David
The Walk
The weather was perfect for walking, not too hot but pleasantly warm. We drove to Tolpuddle where Wendy made the executive decision to by-pass the initial steep hill climb. Instead, we drove up White Hill and found a parking spot just before the footbridge over the by-pass. On foot, we crossed the bridge and continued straight ahead towards our destination. The going was good, with solid dry ground and green fields. We took a small detour alongside a stream, coming out close to the village church.
After lunch, we detoured through two fields of cows and stopped for a breather beneath Weatherby Castle - an iron age hill fort.
At this point I want you to play a little game.
Tolpuddle to Milborne St Andrew
The Leader
Wendy
Who Turned Up
Wendy, Sue, Trudy, Trisha, Tony and Beatrice H, David
The Walk
The weather was perfect for walking, not too hot but pleasantly warm. We drove to Tolpuddle where Wendy made the executive decision to by-pass the initial steep hill climb. Instead, we drove up White Hill and found a parking spot just before the footbridge over the by-pass. On foot, we crossed the bridge and continued straight ahead towards our destination. The going was good, with solid dry ground and green fields. We took a small detour alongside a stream, coming out close to the village church.
After lunch, we detoured through two fields of cows and stopped for a breather beneath Weatherby Castle - an iron age hill fort.
At this point I want you to play a little game.
1. Take each of the following words: prim, ladies, cow...
Now add to each of those words, one of the following: slip, smock, rose. The result should tell you about the flora we saw as we walked.
Now add to each of those words, one of the following: slip, smock, rose. The result should tell you about the flora we saw as we walked.
2. Now answer the following question.
The white flowers in the picture above are:
a) Wiesenschaumkraut
b) Wienerschnitzel
Answers should be written on a five pound cheque and sent to the blogmaster.
After a brief rest, we walked through the woods to the centre of the hill fort and stopped to examine the obelisque. Then we dropped down a steep hill to the narrow tarmac road. We had to walk cautiously along the road for half a mile until we came to Ashley Barn Farm, where we were able to set off again cross country on the last leg of the walk.
It was a pleasant day out and finished up with home-made lemon cake and tea at Sue's.
The Pub
The village pub Milborne St Andrew. Wendy had phoned to book a table the previous evening but the pub had no record of her call. Fortunately, they had plenty of room for us, along with books of jokes that caused great hilarity. Some were quite unrepeatable and had to be read in silence. The food was reasonable, no one went hungry and no one payed through the nose.
Next Week
Meet at Beatrice and Tony's for a walk from Fontmell Magna.
After a brief rest, we walked through the woods to the centre of the hill fort and stopped to examine the obelisque. Then we dropped down a steep hill to the narrow tarmac road. We had to walk cautiously along the road for half a mile until we came to Ashley Barn Farm, where we were able to set off again cross country on the last leg of the walk.
It was a pleasant day out and finished up with home-made lemon cake and tea at Sue's.
The Pub
The village pub Milborne St Andrew. Wendy had phoned to book a table the previous evening but the pub had no record of her call. Fortunately, they had plenty of room for us, along with books of jokes that caused great hilarity. Some were quite unrepeatable and had to be read in silence. The food was reasonable, no one went hungry and no one payed through the nose.
Next Week
Meet at Beatrice and Tony's for a walk from Fontmell Magna.
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