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The Mileaters

Coastal walk part 2 b

Mileaters 24th August 2017
Assault on the West Face of Golden Cap, or the mysterious case of attempted poisoning on Stonebarrow Hill

All seemed calm and orderly when 12 good folk of Martinstown (and 2 ferocious hounds) set out on the second running of Leg 2 of the Coast Path from Lyme Regis to Seatown. Queues for the Melplash Show safely negotiated and the X51 safely boarded in Chideock (some of us even had to pay !) we arrived in Lyme, only to find the tide still too high for access to the beach to be gained.

Martinstown Mileaters – 18th August (with apologies to William McGonagal)

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On a Friday in August the mileaters gathered
To walk through the sunshine and rain
We left Chaldon Herring and climbed the long trail
Through the farms and the fields and the grain.

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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)

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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. 

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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.

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…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. 

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The Mileaters

The village walking group began some 25 years ago with the aim of walking the Dorset Coast Path, in sections, from the Devon border to Sandbanks. Subsequently the reverse route from Sandbanks to Devon has been undertaken.

We are a friendly group of local residents, ex-residents, and colleagues from the area, who meet on a fortnightly basis to enjoy the diversity of the wonderful Dorset countryside. We take it in turns to lead a walk with most members being allotted a fortnight's slot twice a year. The choice of distance, location, and day within that fortnight is at the discretion of the fortnightly leader, but walks (anywhere in Dorset) are usually between 4 and 8 miles. 

Walk details are distributed by email. A picnic lunch is often carried in the Summer, but a pub lunch in the Winter is the norm - rehydration is de rigueur! Generally we meet on the Village Green at 10.00 a.m.

Contact:
Nick Priddle tel: 01305 889189