The Plan
A
Sandford walk
Who Turned Up
Wendy,
Tony H, Trisha, Jackie, David. (We were joined by Beatrice and Sue for the
afternoon walk)
The Walk
The day
was cold, but the sky was cloudless. It was a good day for a crisp winter walk.
We parked in Woodlands Drive at Sandford and walked up to the heath on the
opposite side of the Sandford Road. The atmosphere was very pleasant with no
wind and frozen ground. The scenery as we walked across the heath was well
worth the ramble on such a winter’s day.
After
lunch, we crossed over to Station Road which runs down past what was once the
Admiralty Research Establishment. This was opened during WW1 as the Royal Navy
Cordite Factory manufacturing cordite for explosive devices. During WW2 it was
reactivated to manufacture gun propellants. After the war, the explosives
manufacturing was closed down and it became a research establishment. It
finally closed in the 1990s. None of it is now owned by the MoD.
Thanks go
to Wendy for tea and cakes at the end of a very pleasant walk. And thanks to Trisha for her excellent photography.
The Pub
The
Claypipe. This was a big improvement after last week. We discovered that one of
our walkers suffered badly for a couple of days after last week’s experience.
We’re pleased to say she is back on her feet again. This week the food was
good, tasty and reasonably priced. Added to which the staff were cheerful and
friendly. So we all left the pub happy.
Next Week
Meet at
Wendy’s at 10am for a Bere Regis walk.
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