The Plan
To walk the Wareham Walls
The Leader
Wendy
Who Turned Up
Wendy and David... and Jackie joined us for lunch
The Walk
Such an interesting walk on such a glorious day... what a pity only two people got to enjoy it. We parked outside the police station in Wareham in the belief they would not want to tow away David's old Volvo. They didn't! Then we walked through the car park and up onto the old town walls where they overlook the River Piddle. If you are reading this in the USA, Marion, it really is called the Piddle. We then started a clockwise walk around the town on top of the old medieval earthen walls. When we got to Bestwall we branched off along a footpath that took us out towards Swineham Farm and the lakes. We skirted round the lakes and came back along the path that runs alongside North Bestwall Wood. Once back in the town we headed across the main bridge to Stoborough and had lunch at the King's Head.
After lunch we took a path away from the main road that joined up with the Purbeck Way and brought us back into Wareham alongside the River Frome. This is where we saw a group of lesser-spotted school children playing on a raft. Altogether, it was a really pleasant walk. Along the way we saw (I am very reliably told) orange hawkweed, purple vetch, pink foxgloves, yellow buttercups, white cow parsley and some deadly nightshade. As we passed by the lakes we were directly beneath the flight path of a swan taking off. We saw more swans and cygnets on the River Frome.
Lunch
The King's Head at Stoborough. The food was good and Jackie joined us to add to the conversation. Thanks, Jackie, we appreciated your company.
To walk the Wareham Walls
The Leader
Wendy
Who Turned Up
Wendy and David... and Jackie joined us for lunch
The Walk
Such an interesting walk on such a glorious day... what a pity only two people got to enjoy it. We parked outside the police station in Wareham in the belief they would not want to tow away David's old Volvo. They didn't! Then we walked through the car park and up onto the old town walls where they overlook the River Piddle. If you are reading this in the USA, Marion, it really is called the Piddle. We then started a clockwise walk around the town on top of the old medieval earthen walls. When we got to Bestwall we branched off along a footpath that took us out towards Swineham Farm and the lakes. We skirted round the lakes and came back along the path that runs alongside North Bestwall Wood. Once back in the town we headed across the main bridge to Stoborough and had lunch at the King's Head.
After lunch we took a path away from the main road that joined up with the Purbeck Way and brought us back into Wareham alongside the River Frome. This is where we saw a group of lesser-spotted school children playing on a raft. Altogether, it was a really pleasant walk. Along the way we saw (I am very reliably told) orange hawkweed, purple vetch, pink foxgloves, yellow buttercups, white cow parsley and some deadly nightshade. As we passed by the lakes we were directly beneath the flight path of a swan taking off. We saw more swans and cygnets on the River Frome.
Lunch
The King's Head at Stoborough. The food was good and Jackie joined us to add to the conversation. Thanks, Jackie, we appreciated your company.
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