Date: Location: Walk Leader: Participants: Distance: Parking: Lunch: | 2 March 2017 Cranborne Ray Ray, Peter 8.6 miles In the street by Cranborne Store Sheaf of Arrows |
Another very pleasant day. It's odd but Thursdays seem to have better weather than Wednesdays at the moment. We were delighted to see a sign outside the Sheaf of Arrows saying they serve lunch up until 3pm. We knew we would be back before then! We took the small path from the high street that leads on to the Jubilee Trail and then followed this alongside the River Crane as far as Cranbourne Farm. We enjoyed the open country view from here across Blackish Down. |
The B3081 can be surprisingly busy and difficult to walk beside safely. We did however find a nice wide grassy track just inside the field to the right of the road. Almost opposite Monkton Drove Track we found a convenient spot where there was no fencing and we were able to cross the road without a problem.
At Monkton Up Wimborne we walked along the road to see the source of the River Allen, hence the little spur on the map here. Unfortunately there was nowhere to sit so we continued up the hill but soon found a magnificent old yew tree with a large chunk that had fallen off providing a good spot to stop for refuelling. |
We then followed Coach Road joining the tarmac to walk into Wimborne St Giles. The Bull was closed and has apparently been for some while. In the village we met two other ramblers one of whom kindly took our picture. We took the road out of Wimborne St Giles past the Manor House and back onto the Jubilee Trail. |
We were a bit surprised when the Landlady told us that they had already stopped serving lunch. However after a short discussion regarding the signs outside and the fact that it was now March she happily agreed to have a word with the chef. We enjoyed two very large plates of fish and chips and two pots of tea each with two tea bags each. Good value for £10.25 each and a friendly landlady.
We agreed that this was a good walk that would be worth repeating at another time of year.