The Wednesday Walk 18th September 2013

The Plan

A Dorchester Walk

The Leader

Wendy

Who Turned Up

Wendy, Sue, Trudy B, Jackie, Trisha, Tony and Diane R, David

The Walk

With rain on Tuesday and rain on Thursday, we were lucky to have this intervening dry spell on our walking day. We drove to Dorchester and parked, as usual, near the ambulance station (easily found). We then walked alongside the river, past the hangman’s cottage and past the Sun Inn (where we have eaten before). We continued across open fields and farmland to Charminster and, after asking the advice of a local, chose to use the Gamekeeper as the better of the two pubs.
After lunch we took the route that passed by Wolfreton Manor House (now an old people’s home) and back through sun-blessed fields and pathways until we reached our start point. Along the way, some of our number were diverted into gathering rose hips. We finished off with tea and cakes at Wendy’s… thank you, Wendy.
A very pleasant walk.

The Pub

The Gamekeeper in Charminster. It has changed hands and had been renamed and completely refurbished. We had the choice of the dining room or the bar… and opted for the bar. The service was good, the environment was good and the beer was good. The gammon and chips were very tasty but quite expensive at £9.95, which probably explains why we were the only patrons in the bar area.