The Wednesday Walk 25th October 2017

The Plan

A Sandford walk

Who Turned Up

Trisha, Sue, Wendy, Beatrice and Tony H, David

The Walk

We met at the usual spot for this walk, parking at the roadside in Woodlands Drive. We then crossed over the Wareham Road and on into Sandford Woods. We followed the path across and Holton Heath to Organford Road and stopped at the pub.

After lunch we crossed back over the Wareham Road took a walk through the nature reserve where we came across a group of volunteers pruning out the self-seeding pines.

A pleasant day’s walking with weather that got sunnier and warmer as the day wore on. Sorry, no one brought a camera this week.

The Pub

The Claypipe at Sandford. Good meals all round with an excellent chicken and ham pie – well recommended.

Next Week

Meet at B&T’s at 1030 for a Kingston Lacy walk

The Wednesday Walk 11th October 2017

The Plan

A Corfe Castle walk

Who Turned Up

Trisha, Wendy, Sue, Trudy B, Tony H, David

The Walk

The prospect of a sunny day faded quickly when we looked from our windows this morning. But at least it was dry, so we set of for Corfe Castle. When we got there, the NT car park was labelled “Full” although we were in some doubt about whether it really was. Anyway, we turned into the road opposite and parked in what turned out to be a very full roadside parking area. We crossed back to the NT visitor centre, crossed over the railway line and walked up to Norden. We then crossed the main road and took the footpath – the one that was once the old main road – back to the village.

After lunch, we took a walk around the common and back into the village. One group then walked to the railway station to see the LSWR locomotive which has been given to the Swanage Railway by the National Railway Museum. It was sad to see a piece of history which had been in pristine condition in the York museum now rusting away in a siding.
Thanks go to Sue and Trudy for the photographs.

The Lunch

Instead of using a pub, we went to the café at the Model Village. They don’t do full meals but we filled up with all-day breakfasts and an assortment of snacks.