| Date: Location: Walk Leader: Participants: Distance: Parking: Lunch: | 2nd March 2016 Bramshaw Telegraph Clive Clive, Peter, Ray, Rob 7.7 miles Forest Car Park Bat and Ball ★★★★☆ |
We parked in the same spot as last week but headed off in a completely different direction along the path beside the road towards Golden Cross. In fact this walk was another completely new one - 100% new territory. The wind was bitterly cold and straight in our faces but the rain had stopped after we sat in the car for fifteen minutes or so.
| Dropping down into Millersford Plantation we got some protection from the wind and with the sun coming through the clouds now and again the view towards Hale Purlieu was quite pleasant. |  Hale Purlieu |
 A Nice Spot For A Picnic | The tracks here are quite well made up and it was easy going. We dropped down to the stream and found a very pleasant crossing place that would be nice for a picnic on a warmer day. As can be seen from the contours it is a bit up and down in this area. |
| Across the road the scenery changed quite significantly and we found ourselves walking through woodland where the rather muddy track was surrounded by rhododendrons. It was however much better than walking on the road. |  A Change Of Scene |
 Where we could o' went, would o' went but didne. | We crossed the road and walked around the northerly edge of Hale Purlieu looking for a place to stop for a break. Eventually we found a reasonable log. About two minutes after setting off again we found a handy bench that would have been ideal if we, to quite a Geordie phrase, would o' went a bit further. |
| It was a relatively easy walk back to the car except for the last five hundred yards or so which rose steeply up from Burnt Ground Wood back to the car park. We needed a rest at the top so we stopped and took a group photo. |  Nearly There |
We selected our lunches from the main menu at the Bat and Ball and the liver and bacon was excellent with a decent serving of vegetables. Great value for £8.95.
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