The Plan
A
Sturminster Newton walk
Who Turned Up
Jackie,
Ros, Trisha, Sue, Trudy H, Wendy, Tony H, Diane and Tony R, David
The Walk
The day
started overcast but turned warm and sunny in the afternoon. We parked, as
usual, in the Fiddleford Manor car park. We then walked back to Fiddleford Inn,
crossed the main road and continued up to Piddles Wood. A strange name for a
wood, you may think. It was first documented way back in the thirteenth century
as Pukketwurth or Puttelswurth. Puttel was an old English surname so the land may
have belonged to a member of the Puttel family. A wurth was an enclosure. The
area may also be a “hanging ground” a hill where hangings took place. Here we
saw carpets of bluebells and a few patches of snowdrops. From the top of the
hill, a small detachment made its way on a shorter line towards the town. A
larger group took the longer route past the mill. After lunch the ladies
browsed the shops for a while before we set off along the line of the old
railway towards Fiddleford. By now the day had brightened considerably. We finished
up with tea and cakes in Wimborne, our thanks going to Beatrice. Thanks also to
Trudy for her photographs.
For a link to Diane's pictures, go to:
For a link to Diane's pictures, go to:
The Pub
The Swan
Inn, Sturminster Newton. We’ve eaten here before. It’s nothing outstanding but we
had satisfactory meals all round.
Next Week
Meet in
Wimborne at 1030 for a High Hall walk.
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