The Plan
Tarrant
Keynston to Charlton Marshall
Who Turned Up
Wendy,
Sue, Jackie, Diane, Tony R, David
The Walk
Another
beautiful gin-clear day with just a touch of chill in the air when we were in
the shade. We parked, as usual, in the lay-by just beyond the church and took
the usual route alongside the River Tarrant, past the old church and across the
meadows to Charlton Marshall. A pleasant walk. From there it was a brief walk
along the old railway track to bring us out at the Charlton Arms. We were ready
for that pub, but it wasn’t ready for us. It was closed for refurbishment. So
we back-tracked along the railway line and came out at the Woodpecker in
Spetisbury.
After
lunch, we took the short route back to the car.
The Pub
The
Woodpecker, Spetisbury. The pub was busy inside so we had to sit outside,
alongside the roar of the traffic. The quality of the food ranged from “okay”
to “very nice” depending upon what we chose. But was it worth waiting an hour
to be served? No. By the time we got the food we were all feeling a bit cheesed
off with the service. Not a good advertisement for The Woodpecker even if some
of the dishes were “very nice”.
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