The Plan
Whitecliff
to Poole
Who Turned Up
Beatrice
and Tony H, Wendy, Trisha, Trudy B, David… and Sue for lunch
The Walk
The heavy
frost of the previous day had given way to a cool, but pleasant atmosphere,
just right for a winter walk. We met at the Whitecliff car park and walked
along the shore to Poole. We stopped at a quayside café for a refreshing cup of
coffee before continuing up through the town to the pub. Did you know that the
area we now call Poole was settled before the iron age? Of course it wasn’t
called Poole then. The earliest recorded use of the name Poole came about in
the twelfth century. That was when it began to emerge as an important port linked
to the wool trade. At its peak, sometime in the eighteenth century, it was one
of the busiest ports in Britain. During the Second World War it was a main
departure point for the Normandy landings. Of course, as locals, you all knew
that but I thought I’d mention it for our overseas readers.
After lunch
we walked through the park and so back to the cars. A short but pleasant
experience. Our thanks to Trudy for the photograph of the sun sinking in the sky above Poole Harbour.
The Pub
The Foundry
Arms, Poole. The pub was being refurbished but we were able to get a table big
enough to take all of us together. Six of the seven walkers found the food to
be either good or very good and the service was friendly. One walker was
unlucky to have a meal that was not hot enough.
Next Week
Meet at
the end of Knyveton Road at 1030 for a walk down to the shore.
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