Coastal Path - Second Stage
On Monday 12th June eleven tough mileaters gathered for the second stage of the coastal path walk. A lovely day for walking with cool breezes and decent visibility. After parking in Lyme Regis and catching the bus to Chideock, we started by walking to near Seatown before the uphill stretch to Golden Cap (191m)
Tolpuddle Walk - 6th June
This very pleasant walk of around 5.5 miles, undertaken by 13 Mileaters and 2 four-legged friends, started at the Martyrs' Tree on the Green in Tolpuddle (said to be the old sycamore where the Tolpuddle Martyrs met). The thatched shelter here was given to the National Trust as part of the Tolpuddle Martyrs' centenary celebrations in 1934, by Sir Ernest Debenham.
Beautiful West Dorset
After several wet days and a pessimistic forecast, Friday 19th May arrived with blue sky promise and fourteen mileaters plus two dogs walked five and a half miles in the deepest countryside of West Dorset.
…and no mud!
On a beautiful sunny May morning 16 walkers and 4 dogs met at the water cress meadows in Bere Regis. We welcomed little Lulu, Roger and Lynns dog on her first Mileaters.
Nearly a mudless Mileaters walk by Lesley Pemberton
On a rather dull April morning, 13 walkers and 3 dogs left the car park at the Anchor inn pub Burton Bradstock and headed off towards the coast. Going across the National trust car park at the Hive cafe and began one of many short inclines. Up we went and across the coastal path until Cogden beach where we turned in land and crossed over the main road and back on to farm track . We did pass a disused pit and the 3 dogs were delighted to come upon the pond but the Canada geese on the pond were not so delighted.
Wednesday 29th March 2017 - Report by Celia Benson
It was lovely to have 3 new people, Frances, Rollo and David join our merry band of walkers!
We parked at the Scott Arms, Kingston and walked up through the village and out to Houns Tout, looking down on Encombe House as we went, nestling in the sheltered valley below. By the time we reached the South West Coast Path at the cliff edge, the wind had got up and it started to mizzle, spoiling somewhat the lovely views along the coast west to Kimmeridge and beyond, and east down into Chapman’s Pool and St Alban’s Head above it.
