The Plan
Rockbourne
to Whitsbury
The Leader
Trudy BWho Turned Up
Trudy H, Trudy B, Wendy, Sue, Diane and Tony R, Beatrice and Tony H, David
The Walk
The day was forecast to be dry with temperatures up to eighteen degrees. Well, they got the ‘dry’ bit right. Not so sure about the temperature thought. We parked in the Rockbourne village car park and set off along the path alongside Manor Farm. The old manor house has the look of a medieval monastery building, with the church alongside it. Our cross-country route took us through woodland and across fields and past the stud farm where Desert Orchid was trained. Along the way we saw pheasants, a couple of deer – one of which ran straight through an electric fence in front of us – as well as several racing horses. We also saw numerous woodland bluebells.
The afternoon walk was somewhat longer than the morning, ending up with a path parallel to the rear of the village houses. At a guess, our total distance was somewhere between six and seven miles. It was a pleasant day with beautiful countryside and no rain. Special thanks go to Sue for her jam sponge at the end of the day.
The Pub
The Cartwheel at Whitsbury. The food was good and the home-made chicken pie scored nine and half points out of ten.
Next Week
Meet with Diane and Tony at 10am for a Mudeford walk.
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