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Ashmore

8/11/2016

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9th November 2016
Ashmore
Ray
Ray, Clive, Peter
6.75 miles
Beside the pond
Coach and Horses Wimborne  ★★★☆☆
Just after we had parked by a local residents wall a lady appeared to speak with us.  We thought naturally that we were in trouble but just the opposite she invited us to the village soup lunch at the village hall.  We received a second invitation only minutes later.  It restores your faith in human nature.
We have had a few walks around Ashmore but Ray did a fine job discovering some tracks that we had neglected in the past.  It was not always easy to find the track we wanted but with the help of the trusty MapFinder all went well.
We stopped in Ashmore Wood for our break just after the Wessex Ridgeway turns north towards Upper Broadridge Coppice.  We had struggled for ages to find a decent fallen tree, or any other suitable object that would provide a seat.  It was quite a climb up from Stubhampton Bottom and we were all ready for hot drinks.
The path around Ashmore farm has been changed and is signed where we walked rather than the route shown on this rather old version of the map.
Unfortunately we were told the soup had finished when we reached the village hall.  The very pleasant lady who had first invited us found us taking our boots off back at the car and invited us into her house for some.  We felt this would be too much of an imposition especially as we were all more than a little muddy.
An excellent walk on a very pleasant day.  The only problem was the muddy terrain in a few places.

Lunch at the Coach and Horses in Wimborne was even better than before.  Two really good gammon steaks for £9.95 and free tea.  When we pointed out it wasn't on the bill we were told not to worry! 
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The Pond, Ashmore
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A Spindle Tree for Ray
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Autumn colour
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