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Witchampton

18/10/2018

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18 October 2018
Witchamton
5.6 miles
Village car park
​Coach and Horses Wimborne - recently declined.
Witchampton is a lovely village with an excellent car park next to the community shop.  This is where we started our walk this week.  It looks as if there is a lot of road work on this walk and there were times when it may have been suggested that it was devised by the AA!  It is however much more pleasant than you might imagine.​
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Imposing Entrance

​After a short stroll along the road we reached the quite imposing arch through which we walked towards Crichel House before turning off onto the Hardy Way.  It’s a shame but there are not very good views of the lake from this path.


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Just after Crichel Mill the path rises slightly and there are some really good views looking back towards Chalbury.  After passing through Mill Hill Wood you are faced with a seemingly very long stretch on the road however…. Just look at the photos.  The road is lined with a magnificent avenue of beech trees and it is easy to walk on the well tended grass on either side.
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Looking Down
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Looking Up
Unfortunately there was nowhere very enticing to sit and enjoy our drinks.  In fact we didn’t stop until we had almost reached The Buildings.

The plan was to walk across the field from Sheephouse but it had been ploughed recently and after yesterdays rain was a definite candidate for “moon boots” so we rather reluctantly stuck on the road all the way back to the car.

The walk was very enjoyable and easy going.  It was a bright sunny day and there were some lovely properties to admire along the way.  There was a lot of development going on around Didlington Farmhouse both buildings and ground work. The Mill looked idyllic, if a little remote, on this bright sunny day and The Old School is now looking really smart.
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What's Up?
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The Mill
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The Old School
Lunch at the Coach and Horses was a bit disappointing.  The service has become extremely slow and we had to wait almost 45 minutes for two gammon egg and chips.  This is not the first time either so oner of our favourite cheap eateries is going to be given a miss for a while.
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