The Wednesday Walk 8th April 2015

The Plan

An Upton Heath walk

Who Turned Up

Wendy, Trisha, Sue, Tony and Beatrice, David, Diane and Tony (welcome back from Spain, guys).

The Walk

What a gloriously sunny day. We had to lay on such weather, of course, to show Diane and Tony that the sun does still shine back at home. Instead of using the Upton Park car park (as we have on previous walks) we left our cars in Creekmoor. We then crossed back over the main road, and then over the stile into Upton Woods. A short walk took us to the bridge across the dual carriageway and we were then on Upton Heath. This is an area of sand and scrubland, with some trees removed in order to turn it back to the way it once looked in the dim and distant past. We ambled on across the heath in the sun until we got to Beacon Hill Lane. That took us down to the main road and the pub.

After lunch we lost Wendy who was the only one with a detailed knowledge of the route back. Nevertheless, we set out with the utmost confidence. We might occasionally be temporarily unsure of our position but we are never lost! Once in the middle of the heath we took a detour with no clear idea where it would lead us, but we were not easily put off. Eventually we reached the end of the footpath and found ourselves in squelchy boggy ground. Two walkers turned back and took the easy path back to the cars. The other intrepid walkers carried on across the bog and actually got back to the cars first. Well done, guys.

Our thanks go to Diane for the photographs.

The Pub

The Holme Bush on the Old Wareham Road. The pie eater had a lamb pie which was a bit over-cooked. The other had a variety of meals which seemed to be satisfactory.

Next Week

Meet at Sue’s at 10am for a Swanage walk