The Plan
Pamphill
to Wimborne
Who Turned Up
Jackie, Trudy
B, Trudy H, Sue, Wendy, Beatrice and Tony H, Andreas and David
The Walk
Spring is
in the air (as Zebedee told Florence). We arrived at the car park by Pamphill
village school to the accompaniment of clear blue skies. There was a bit of a
breeze, but nothing to deter the Wednesday Walkers as we set off across the
playing field to Holly Lane. Okay, so it was a bit muddy and one walker did
take a moment to sit in the mud, but we can forgive that on such a bright day.
At the bottom of Holly Lane, we walked along Cowgrove Road to the common and
thence down to the river walk. Along the way we saw celandine, a few snowdrops
and even an isolated bluebell, or was it just a blue flower? Again, we had to manoeuvre
past some muddy patches but no one else sat down. The river was running fast
and we paused for a few minutes to climb on Eye Bridge. Our route took us
through the allotments which are now doomed to be replaced by houses, and
thence into Wimborne Town.
After
lunch, we walked up St Margaret’s Hill, along the path behind QE School and
then along the path past Hillbutts, taking us back to Pamphill. Altogether, a
very pleasant walk with pleasant company. Thanks go to Beatrice and Tony for
inviting the walkers back to their house for tea and cakes. And thanks to Trudy H for the photographs.
The Pub
The King’s
Head in Wimborne. They had a steak and ale pie on the menu. It was good enough,
but not home-made like last week’s excellent example. The company was good and
the chat amusing. And yes, it’s true what Henry said on Skype!
Next Week
TBD
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