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The Plan
An
Upton Heath walk
The Leader
Wendy
Who Turned Up
Wendy,
Sue, Trisha. Diane and Tony R, Beatrice (and Tony from lunch onwards) David
The Walk
Another
beautiful day for walking. After the fine day we had last week, we count
ourselves lucky.
Today
we met in the car park at the entrance to Upton House and set off across the
heath in bright sunny - albeit chilly - weather. No raincoats, but several
fleeces were used. We arrived at the Holmbush pub - approaching down Beacon Hill
- at about 1145, with the intention of eating there. The plan was changed when
we discovered the landlady was not yet in attendance. Instead we walked up to
Corfe Mullen.
After
lunch, with Tony now joining our group, we walked out onto the heath again,
pausing at the glorious view of the harbour from the Upton Heath Viewpoint.
With the help of a heath ranger, we trotted on along paths sandy and narrow until
we came back to the old disused railway line and another trail leading down
towards Upton.
The Pub
The
Dorset Soldier in Corfe Mullen. This was the first time we have eaten here and we were
pleasantly surprised. A three-course meal cost £8. Good value for money and no
complaints about the food or the service.
Next Week
Meet
at Sue’s at 0945 for a Claypipe walk.
The Plan
A
walk around the Blashford Lakes
The Map-Reader
Wendy
Who Turned Up
W
endy,
Brian, Diane and Tony R, David
The Walk
The
BBC weather forecaster said it would stay dry through the morning and we could
expect showers after 1pm. He got it wrong. It stayed dry from the start to the
end of this week's walk. We parked in the picnic/walks area between Kingfisher and
Northfields Lakes. We then took the path past the sailing club to the Lakes Study
Centre. After a brief comfort stop, we continued to the Alice Lisle Pub. It was
a pleasant morning walk.
After
lunch we took a detour up the hill to the top of Rockford Common.. rather a
steep climb in places but it got our hearts working effectively. Our route
brought us, eventually, back to the Alice Lisle, from where we retraced our
morning steps back to the car. We were driving away from Ringwood when it
started to rain. How glad we were that the forecaster got the timing wrong!
All-in-all it was a very pleasant day out.
The Pub
The
Alice Lisle. The food was good, except that they had no pies. However, the
alternatives were very tasty.
Next Week
Meet
at the car park near the entrance to Upton House at 1030.
A
Studland walk
The Leader
Trisha
Who Turned Up
Trisha,
Beatrice, Tony R, David, Trudy H, Trudy B
The Walk
What an enormous difference to the wet weather we experienced last week. If
this is summer, we’d like some more of it please. Blue skies and sunshine
followed us throughout the day and this weather is forecast to stay with us for
the next three or four days. Four of us met at the White Cliff car park and
bundled into Trisha’s car for the short trip down to the ferry area. We were
just in time to get aboard a ferry as it was about to leave and we were pleased
to see the two Trudys aboard a bus already on board. At the Studland side of
the crossing, we joined up as a group of six and headed down to Bramble Bush Bay and walked around the shore.
There was a little breeze but nothing to spoil our enjoyment of the weather.
When we came to the main road, we crossed over and took a path down towards the
nudist beach. Just before we reached the total exposure area we
turned off along a sandy track that led us across the heathland. A very pleasant
walk, it took us straight to the Knoll Beach NT café.
After
lunch we elected to take the bull by the horns and parade right across the
shoreline, including the nudist beach. For a September weekday, the beach was
remarkably busy but we kept our eyes fixed on our objective and enjoyed more of
the glorious weather. At the ferry point we said goodbye to the two Trudys -
who had a bus to catch - before we crossed back to Sandbanks and a small café where
we enjoyed a cup of tea.
Our
thanks go to Trisha for leading a very enjoyable walk.
The Pub
No
pub this week. We ate at in the sunshine outside the NT café at Knoll Beach.
The food was reasonable and washed down, in one case, by a bottle of Piddle.
Next Week
TBD
