The Wednesday Walk 5th June 2013

The Plan

A Purbeck walk

The Leader

Wendy

Who Turned Up

Wendy, Trisha, Diane and Tony R, David

The Walk

This was one of those walks where the journey to it was almost as attractive as the walk itself. We drove through Corfe Castle village in beautiful sunshine and then on up into the hills past Kingston village. The Purbeck stone cottages in both villages were at their best. We parked at the Renscombe car park just beyond Worth Matravers village. We then walked through Hill Bottom and Combe Bottom and across the main road. So far so good. And the weather was gloriously warm and sunny. But then we found the path confusing. Some of the greenery had been cleared away and the lie of the footpath to Kingston was unclear. We found ourselves getting deeper and deeper into impenetrable undergrowth. At that point one of our number took a tumble. She fell onto her bottom amidst the wild undergrowth, bumping her head and ripping her trousers. We do hope you suffered no permanent damage xxxx (I won’t cause embarrassment by revealing a name). Undaunted, our casualty put on a brave face and carried on walking with flapping torn trousers and a leg showing through. The spirit of the true walker.
After lunch we took the route past the plantation and followed the south west coast path back to Hill Bottom and then the car park. Along the way we saw numerous sheep and cows. We also saw a variety of plants including campion and scarlet pimpernel (which was actually orange).
The day finished with a cream tea at Wendy’s. We enjoyed cream and jam on scones while relaxing with our very welcome cups of tea. Thank you Wendy.

The Pub

The Scott Arms at Kingston. We ate in the sunshine out in the garden. The food was a bit expensive (and they had no pies) but we could excuse that in return for the magnificent view of Corfe Castle and the surrounding countryside.

Next Week

Meet at Wendy’s at 0945.