| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Monthly |
We now have two walking groups - the Tuesday Walking Group meeting on the LAST Tuesday of the month, and the Wednesday Walking Group who meet on the SECOND Wednesday of the month.
They are usually about two hours duration, across country and lanes and are circular, starting and finishing at a suitable hostelry where we may partake of a refreshing drink and maybe a bite to eat as well. All walks start between 10.00 and 10.30am. Suitable footwear and clothing should be worn.
We have two walking groups: one walks on the third Wednesday of the month and the other on the last Tuesday. The groups do the same walk each month.
In January, the walk started in Sandford Orcas and, due to the wet ground, followed lanes to Rimpton and thence back to Sandford Orcas. The Wednesday group enjoyed a meal at The Mitre Inn; the Tuesday group ate at The Ash in Henstridge as The Mitre is closed on a Tuesday. Fortunately, the weather was dry for both walks and we were able to admire the snowdrops growing at the roadside in several places.
The February walk was to be from Ansty and around the countryside. This was a lovely, but somewhat muddy, walk when it was reconnoitred, but the weather intervened with lots of rain, so a different walk was selected – from Fiddleford, through Piddles Wood, on to Broad Oak, thence to Sturminster Newton and back via the Trailway to Fiddleford where we enjoyed our lunch. Unfortunately, it was raining heavily for the Wednesday group, so this had to be cancelled, but the Tuesday group managed the walk.
The March Walk was planned to be a circular route from Bradford Abbas to Thornford, on to Yetminster, then back to Bradford Abbas. However, when the reconnoitre was done, the ground was found to be extremely wet and the fields were very muddy, slippery and under water in places. This was deemed unsuitable, so an alternative route from Old Wardour Castle was selected. This was wet – there’s a theme here – but enjoyable with relatively gentle walking and pleasing views. Both groups were able to do this walk and both ate at the King’s Arms near East Stour.