The Wednesday Walk 17th September

The Plan

Blue Pool to Corfe Castle

The Leaders

Jackie and Trudy
 
Who Turned Up
Jackie, Trudy B, Sue, Trisha, Wendy, Tony and Diane R, David

The Walk

It was another warm day, the sort of day that should have been slotted somewhere into June or July. We parked the cars at a layby on the Furzebrook Road and set off through the woods in the direction on Corfe. A sharp right turn and a steep uphill climb took us onto the trail known as the Purbeck Way. This led us straight into Corfe Castle village, which seemed to be enjoying a resurgence of visitors after the summer holiday period. Most were of our generation and some were Canadian visitors.
After lunch, we walked back to the NT trust visitor centre and then across the railway line onto a path which took us to Norden. We walked through a holiday camp site in order to regain the trail back through the woods. We decided on a detour that took us to the memorial stone erected to the memory of the Creech Barrow Seven. You can read more about them at: http://churchknowle.doomby.com/pages/creech-barrow-seven.html. At this point the heat and the long trail became too much for a small number of our party who waited at the memorial stone to be picked up by one of the drivers. All-in-all, it was a very good walk, rounded off with tea and biscuits at Jackie’s. Thank you, Jackie.

The Pub

The Bankes Arms at Corfe Castle. We ate outside in clear view of the castle and within earshot of the steam railway station. The Canadian visitors also chose this pub garden for their lunch. The food was good, but the pie-eater probably ate the meal destined for one of our Canadian cousins, who had to wait a little longer to be fed.