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Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary

23/8/2018

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23 August 2018
Deer Sanctuary, Bolderwood
5.5 miles
Deer Sanctuary car park
Toby Carvery, Hinton
It started out a bit overcast but rapidly developed into another pretty warm day.  Although the original walk plan was primarily along cycle tracks we decided to take to the much smaller byways where there was much more shade.  This worked really well and we kept out of the sun for most of the day.
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Early Colour In The Heather

​The heather seemed to have started to show somewhat earlier than usual as we made our way along the road to the Canadian Memorial but it will, no doubt, become a lot more colourful in the next few weeks.
We failed to find the footbridge over Highland Water but there was not much water flowing so we reached the other side without difficulty.  An “off piste” route took us back to a path that was surprisingly well made up, but blocked by a lorry collecting logs.  We continued to make it up as we went along thoroughly enjoying the quite varied paths and occasionally recognising a spot we had visited in the past.

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Major Clearance Of Pines
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Not Looking Happy - Looking Happy
We stopped for a break after crossing the road and then fully refreshed continued to follow any track that took our fancy.  It was a bit of a shame that we eventually had to come out onto the Ornamental Drive but we managed to find our way through the woods beside the road whenever we could.  The difference between the temperature in the shade and in the open was very marked!
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Low Bridge
Arriving back at the picnic area by the car park we found a huge number of holiday makers enjoying themselves and making good use of the BBQ facilities.  We decided to treat ourselves to ice creams before driving to the Toby Carvery at Hinton for lunch.  We had stopped at the Harvester but it was very crowded.  The unhelpful waitress told us there was no Early Bird menu neglecting to say there was 30% off everything on the main menu at the time of day.  Never mind we had good quick service and a good meal at the carvery.
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