The Plan
Athelhampton
to Tolpuddle
Who
Turned Up
Wendy,
Trisha, Sue, Ros, Trudy B, Beatrice and Tony H, Diane and Tony R, David.
The Leader
Wendy
The Walk
What a
nice bright spring morning we had when we left home. We were almost tempted to
think the seasons had finally clicked back into the right order and winter had
wended its way to wherever it now belongs. However, we were not yet taking any
chances so Tony and Beatrice left their car at the pub in Tolpuddle just in
case things turned wet after lunch.We drove on to Athelhampton and parked in the car park at Athelhampton House. Then we crossed the road, past the unusually named Orthodox Christian Church, continued through High Wood and along a rather muddy woodland path. After last week’s dry passage this came as bit of a surprise. We entered Tolpuddle along Southover Lane and made straight for the pub. After lunch we took the shorter route back to Athelhampton, walking alongside the river. We arrived at Athelhampton House just as the rain started! What perfect timing.
We ended the day with tea and cakes in Broadstone, for which we thank Wendy and Lew.
The Pub
The
Martyrs Inn at Tolpuddle. First of all, we were delighted that Brian was able
to join us for lunch. We don’t see enough of you, Brian. The pub? Well, the
martyrs would probably not be able to afford to eat here. The food was okay,
although they took orders for ham, egg and chips and then announced they had no
ham. The pie eater baulked at paying £11.25 for a pie. One final point. The pub
owners are hardly likely to read this but – just in case – would you please go
to you chalkboard and change ‘”your” to “you’re”. Thank you. The written announcement:
“if your under forty…” made one walker nearly spill his beer!
Next Week
Meet at
Sue’s at 10am for an Arne walkPublicity
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