A New Forest walk around the Blashford Lakes
The Leader
Trudy
Who Turned Up
Wendy, Trisha, Sue, Trudy, Tony R, David
The Walk
The sky looked distinctly grey this morning but, fortunately, the dullness didn't last. We drove to Ringwood and used the car park between Northfield Lake and Kingsfisher Lake. This was a new site for all of us, pleasantly set out with walks and picnic spots. We then walked north around and between the lakes to the Blashford Lakes Study Centre. The weather improved all the time and was always pleasantly warm. The route was very well chosen and the lack of any wind over the lake water made the scenes very picturesque. We crossed the Ellingham Road and aimed to take in Mockbeggar Lake but found the path closed. So we back-tracked to the road and made our way to the Alice Lisle for lunch.
After lunch we planned to take a detour through the forest but, with one walker feeling unwell and a lack of enthusiasm for the hills ahead, we decided to take a shorter route back to the cars. Despite this, it was still a good, enjoyable walk.
The Pub
The Alice Lisle at Moyles Court. After last week's disappointing lunch we were playing it safe this week with a pub we know well. Tony had a very nice local trout, David had a stuffed chicken, two ladies had Welsh rarebits and the other two had sausage rolls that were more akin to Cornish pasties along with thick soup. The chips were far in advance of last week's offerings.
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