The Wednesday Walk 29th February 2012

The Plan

A Kingston Lacy walk

The Leader

Wendy

Who Turned Up
Wendy, Trudy B, Trudy H, David

The Walk

The snowdrops were in bloom, the air was calm, the temperature was somewhat higher than we would expect for the last day in February - in short, it was a very good day for a walk around the Kingston Lacy estate. We parked in the main car park and went in through the main reception to begin our walk at Kingston Lacy House. We wandered through the flower gardens near the house and then took the path down to the Japanese garden. Sad to say, I cannot remember the names of the flowers. You can see some of them in the photographs and if you really want the full botanical list you can ask Wendy! Our walk took us on a circuit that brought us to the exit on Abbot’s Lane where we met Bill and Peter who were also taking advantage of the good walking conditions. We had a brief wander around the Kingston Lacy kitchen garden and then walked up to the farm shop restaurant at Pamphill. Trisha joined us here for lunch – it was good to see you out and about again, Trisha, and we hope to see more of you when spring is fully upon us.
After lunch we walked through the woodland along Harry’s Walk. The woodland path was obstructed at one point but we managed to clamber past it. All-in-all it was a very pleasant walk on a nice February day.

The Restaurant

We ate in the farm shop restaurant at Pamphill. It was surprisingly busy, but we had booked a table for five (four walkers plus Trisha). The pie-eater was satisfied with a steak and kidney pie and the other diners had a pleasant meal.

Next Week

Meet at David’s at 10am for a Blashford Lakes walk.