The Plan
A walk to
Lamb’s Green
Who Turned Up
Wendy,
Sue, Trudy B, Trudy H, Diane and Tony R, David
The Walk
Once again,
the weather was perfect for walking: dry, not too warm and not at all cold. In
other words, typical early autumn weather. We met at Diane and Tony’s house and
began our walk from there, making our way through the estate to the Willett
Arms pub.
This pub is in the Oakley area of
Wimborne, which is a conservation area because of the large number of Lady
Wimborne Cottages here. Oakley Hill, Oakley Lane and Cruxton Farm are all
listed as containing buildings of local importance. The cottages date back to
the late nineteenth century when they were built by Lord Wimborne to house
workers on his estate. They were called Lady
Wimborne Cottages because of their attractive design. Today, many have been
extended but they still keep to the original design and the extensions use
appropriate building materials.
The Willett Arms (I mention it only because
it’s the largest landmark in Oakley. We did not visit it today) once served
travellers on the Southampton and Dorchester Railway as well as travellers on
the Poole Road. When the railway line closed, the pub lost a lot of trade.
Today, the old railway track is rejuvenated as part of the Castleman Trailway and
brings walkers and cyclists back to the pub.
We crossed the main road in front of
the pub and carried on walking along the Willett Road, which was the main road
before the Wimborne by-pass was built. Today, it’s very quiet and, in places, a
bit overgrown. We took a short detour through the woods before continued to the
Lamb’s Green pub on the Wimborne Road.
After lunch, we took the same route
back until we came to the Willett Arms. There the group split into two. One
group of four made their way straight back to Diane and Tony’s house and
enjoyed cake and a welcome cup of tea. The other three walkers, took a more circuitous
- somewhat curious - route arriving back half an hour after the others.
Many
thanks, Diane, for the refreshments.
The Pub
The Lamb’s
Green. We’ve eaten here before and always found the food well prepared. Today,
they advertised a Pie Day. Only one walker ordered a pie and gave it a
well-deserved 9 out of 10. He also benefitted from a £5 discount voucher, a reward
to tackling the pub’s on-line survey.
Next Week
Meet at
David’s at 0945 for a 10amon-the-road start. We shall be walking along the
shore to Highcliffe.
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