The Wednesday Walk 30th May 2012

The Plan

A walk from Cowgrove

Who Turned Up

Wendy, Sue, Trisha, Diane and Tony, Beatrice, David

The Walk
It was yet another glorious day for a Wednesday walk. We met in the car park at Cowgrove and walked down Abbott Street and All Fools Lane – more of a footpath than a lane - in order to visit a small craft shop. Continuing to the bottom of All Fools Lane brought us onto Roman Road. We then had a short road walk until we picked up the riverside walk that led us to Eye Mead, where we crossed over the River Stour by the footbridge. From there we crossed the fields until we found our way out at the Wimborne By-Pass roundabout near Lambs Green. By now the heat of the day was beginning to tell and the two men were glad to get to the pub for a cool drink.
After lunch we walked along Willet’s Road until we reached Merley. We then strolled into Wimborne where we needed ice creams to cool us down. Our route back to the cars took us pass the allotments and alongside the River Stour. During the day we saw numerous flowers including buttercups, daisies, campion and others too numerous to mentions (or remember!). As Diane's excellent pictures show, it was a very picturesque walk, well worth repeating. But, by now, the heat of the day was sapping us and we were glad to get back to Beatrice and Tony’s to relax with tea and cakes. Many thanks B&T.

The Pub

The Lambs Green. We have eaten here before. They do a reasonable meal for £6.

Next Week
We will postpone Trisha’s Studland walk because the schools are on holiday next week. Instead we will meet at David’s at 10am for a walk to West Moors.