The Plan
Athelhampton to TolpuddleThe Leader
Wendy
Who Turned Up
Wendy, Trisha, Sue, Trudy, Beatrice, Diane, Tony R, David
The Walk
We drove to Athehampton House and parked in the car park in front of the house. Then we crossed the main road and headed through High Wood and Cowpound Wood where the ground was a mass of bluebells. Crossing open fields we had some wonderful views towards open land south of us. In one of these fields we came across a monument to a foreign soldier killed in WW2 who loved the view here. We came past Southover as we made our way into Tolpuddle and lunch at the Martyr's Inn.
After lunch we took the shorter, straighter route back to Athelhampton past Highwood Farm. The flowers we saw along the way included: Bluebells, bluebells, bluebells, Cowslips, Buttercups, Stitchwort and Campion. (Sounds like a line from the song English Country Garden!)The weather was cooler in the morning but after lunch we had to start discarding outer clothes as it got warmer.
Tea at Wendy's was accompanied by hot home-made scones and jam. Many thanks, Wendy.
The Pub
The Martyr's Inn at Tolpuddle. If you haven't been there, Marion, Tolpuddle is a village noted in history because a group of local agricultural labourers who formed a union were prosecuted under a law designed to prevent mutiny at sea and were transported to the Antipodes. Anyway, the service at the pub was excellent, starting with complimentary dishes of salad. The steak and ale pie was very nicely done.
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