The Plan
Woodgreen
to Godshill
Who Turned Up
Diane,
Trudy B, Trudy H, Ros, Trisha and David
The Walk
It was an
ideal day for a walk. Other walking groups must have had the same idea as we
saw three of them along our way. We parked the cars on the Woodgreen Common and
set off southwards, taking up the Avon Valley Path that runs past Castle Hill.
We stopped by Folds Farm - where a horse was being shoed - in order to chat to the lady who
runs the farm. She followed us up the next stretch of our path, showing us some
of her horses. We walked down through Furze Close Copse and came out at the pub
in Godshill. Did you know that people have lived in Godshill since prehistoric
times? To the west of the village is an estate known as Sandy Balls. An
unfortunate name, but there you go. Before World War Two it was the
headquarters of a scouting-like movement known as the Order of Woodcraft
Chivalry.
After
lunch, we walked back along a rather up-and-down route over heathland and through
woodlands. Along the way, Diane demonstrated how to do a flying leap onto the
ground without breaking a single bone. A bit of a mucky exercise, but
impressive for all that. From that point it was only a short walk back onto
Woodgreen Common.
Our thanks to Trudy B, Diane and Trudy H for the photographs.
The Pub
The
Fighting Cocks in Godshill. We had not booked a table and the pub was expecting
a large party of walkers from Bracknell. They’d been coached into the area and
were still out on their walk. However, the chef made a special effort to feed
us before the other group arrived, so full credit for that. The food was good,
but a bit expensive, and we were happy enough to have been well served. In the
event, the other group were an hour late for their lunch. The chef was not
happy, not surprisingly as they had already given their orders for a specific
time. To cap it all, the walkers didn’t seem to be too happy with the pub as
they had to queue for their drinks. We paid for our food and beat a hasty
retreat. Nothing to do with us, guv!
Next Week (10th June)
Meet at
the tennis courts in Leicester Road at
1030 for a Branksome Woods and shore front walk. Lunch at the bowling club café.
The Following Week (17th June)
Meet at
David’s at 10am for a Whitbury to Breamore walk, with an end-of-walk cake baked
by Trudy H.
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