| Date: Location: Distance: Parking: Lunch: | 28 February 2019 Bere Regis 5.1 miles Town car park - free Drax Arms |
There is a very good free car park in Bere Regis. Travel west along West Street passing the Drax Arms on the right, turn left into Manor Farm Road and then take the first left into Turberville Road. The car park is at the end on the right.
We set off from here and made our way along a few paths that lead down to Elder Road where we turned left to join Southbrook Road and then first right into Southbrook Road. The Hardy Way starts at the corner of Southbrook Road by the cemetery although we could not see a Hardy Way sign. We followed the Hardy Way to Turners Puddle but found the route over Black Hill a little difficult to find at the start. The rain started to become a bit heavier as we reached the top of the hill and continued to come and go with quite a few sharp showers until we turned right at Yearling’s Drove.
We had come across a couple of quite muddy patches on the stretch from Damer Hill to Turners Puddle. We had not expected this as it seemed to have been quite dry warm weather recently. When we crossed the bridge by the watercress beds we found that the water was flowing really fast so a lot of water had come from somewhere!
We set off from here and made our way along a few paths that lead down to Elder Road where we turned left to join Southbrook Road and then first right into Southbrook Road. The Hardy Way starts at the corner of Southbrook Road by the cemetery although we could not see a Hardy Way sign. We followed the Hardy Way to Turners Puddle but found the route over Black Hill a little difficult to find at the start. The rain started to become a bit heavier as we reached the top of the hill and continued to come and go with quite a few sharp showers until we turned right at Yearling’s Drove.
We had come across a couple of quite muddy patches on the stretch from Damer Hill to Turners Puddle. We had not expected this as it seemed to have been quite dry warm weather recently. When we crossed the bridge by the watercress beds we found that the water was flowing really fast so a lot of water had come from somewhere!
 Elf Caps | The rain stopped just as we found somewhere to sit and enjoy the pork pies Ray found in his rucksack and spotted a few elf cap fungi growing by the path. This was the first time it was dry enough to get the camera out. |
| As we turned into Spears Lane we found that some kind sole had left a few pieces of furniture there for the use of tired walkers. We were not impressed. It was an easy flat walk from here back to the car and we arrived back just before 13:00. |  Disgraceful |
We walked the few yards from the car park to the Drax Arms where we had a good meal though prices seem to have crept up a bit since our last visit. The service was quick and very good but there were not very many customers.
After lunch we paid a short visit to St John’s Church which has a superb 15th Century nave roof. There is a notice inviting visitors to “light up” the roof and a series of lights pointing upwards but unfortunately we were unable to find a switch. See https://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4556 for more information.
After lunch we paid a short visit to St John’s Church which has a superb 15th Century nave roof. There is a notice inviting visitors to “light up” the roof and a series of lights pointing upwards but unfortunately we were unable to find a switch. See https://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4556 for more information.
 St John's Church |  Unusual Roof Ornamentation |  The Interior |
Just for fun I used a "rambling man" figure as the track log icon and included it in the image below. The icons are usually "hidden" but I thought it was time for something different!
RSS Feed