The Wednesday Walk 13th December 2017

The Plan

Canford Heath

Who Turned Up

Tony H, Wendy, Trudy B, Trudy H, David

The Walk

We positioned one car at the Asda store on Canford Heath in case the weather turned wet. Good thinking, but not quite good enough. We started the walk near the Knighton Heath Golf Course, taking a straightforward track across the Canford Heath. Anyone who has walked this path will know it is open and totally exposed – that’s why it’s called a heath! However, we didn’t expect it to be a problem in the morning. Wrong. It rained. By the time we reached the Canford Heath shopping Centre we were soaked. We went to the pub for lunch and decided to call off any thoughts of an afternoon walk. Our thanks to Trudy for the photographs, which show very well the state of the weather.

The Pub

The Haymoor. The only pie on the menu was vegetarian, but the other options served us very well. We had good food at reasonable prices, and the beer was cheap. That cheered up the male walkers.

Next Week

Meet by the tennis courts in Leicester Road at 1045 for a walk to the bowling club café. If wet, expect an update.eat

The Wednesday Walk 6th December 2017

The Plan

A Ferndown Common walk

Who Turned Up

Sue, Trudy B, Trudy H, Ros, David

The Walk

It was an overcast day but dry with a mild feel in the air. We met at the lay-by near the Angel and walked straight onto the common. The going was mostly dry underfoot. Any muddy patches were easily circumvented. We took one or two detours because we didn’t want to arrive at the pub too early.

After lunch we took a totally different walk back to the cars. It was an interesting route past ponds and horses. We recalled a previous occasion when that path had been waterlogged and we had to detour through someone’s garden. This time the going was much better. It was a pleasant walk, neither tiring nor cold. Our thanks for the photographs go to the two Trudies.

The Pub

The Pure Drop. We only popped in for lunch but they had a table cloth and Christmas crackers sitting on the table, waiting for us. The serving wench looked a trifle puzzled. She put it down to feeling tired in the middle of the day, leaving us wondering why. She came back to the table to make sure she’d got the order right. However, the food was excellent. The chicken and ham pie was almost as good as last week’s. Let’s say 9 out of 10. Well worth the money.

Next Week

TBD