| Date: Location: Walk Leader: Participants: Distance: Parking: Lunch: | 27th July 2016 Winterbourne Stickland Clive Clive, Peter, Ray 8.5 miles Small lay-by on Fair Mile Road at corner of Broadley Wood Lambs Green Inn ★★★☆☆ |
Although it looks like a backwater the road where we parked is actually quite busy so some care is needed getting onto the track leading down towards Winterbourne Stickland. This is a nice easy track along the edge of the fields. A short stroll through the village took us to another track and on our way to Houghton Spring Farm where the fish farm can be seen on the left. We went through the gate and turned right then headed up the hill. When we reached the top we realised our error! There was no way out and we should have been on the other side of the fence. So we had to retrace our steps and then climb this quite steep hill all over again. The path along here was quite overgrown and we were lucky that a group of eight or so walkers had just come along in the opposite direction and cleared the way a bit. We eventually stopped for refreshments on the ridge where there is a broad track leading to Hedge End Farm.
After our break we dropped down into the valley and onto the road for a short while towards Turnworth before turning right towards Shepherd's Corner Farm. Near here we found another of Dorset's contributions to the NHS supply chain. Another right turn took us into Field Grove where we came across a charcoal burning operation that looked very efficient. At the end of the woods the path became a bit more impenetrable. We tried the field edge for a while but ended up with boots full of sharp seeds that forced us to spend a good ten minutes trying to pick our socks clean when we finally reached the road. We were feeling the distance by then and so took the shortest route we could find through Broadley Wood and back to the car.
Rob joined us for lunch again at the Lambs Green Inn at a somewhat later than normal time for "lunch".
After our break we dropped down into the valley and onto the road for a short while towards Turnworth before turning right towards Shepherd's Corner Farm. Near here we found another of Dorset's contributions to the NHS supply chain. Another right turn took us into Field Grove where we came across a charcoal burning operation that looked very efficient. At the end of the woods the path became a bit more impenetrable. We tried the field edge for a while but ended up with boots full of sharp seeds that forced us to spend a good ten minutes trying to pick our socks clean when we finally reached the road. We were feeling the distance by then and so took the shortest route we could find through Broadley Wood and back to the car.
Rob joined us for lunch again at the Lambs Green Inn at a somewhat later than normal time for "lunch".
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