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The Mileaters

Spring walk ...well at least for a day

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After another weekend of snow and grey skies it was good to enjoy a walk mostly in the sun and mostly mud free!

A small group walked from Uploders covering about 5 1/2 miles on tracks and quiet country roads. Our route took us to Nettlecombe and past Mappercombe Manor before returning to the Crown Inn.The banks were covered with primroses and daffodils and we passed a woodland planted to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar, randomly.

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We also came across a working water mill with a thatched roof. Good pub grub and a choice of three draft beers was a welcome end to the walk.

Frances Clifford

Mikes Muddy Melcombe Walk

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I guess it should not have been too much of a surprise after the heavy rains and snow melt, that the latest venture for the Martinstown Mileaters ended up a very muddy affair and although a relatively modest 4 1/2 miles, our intrepid group of 19 were glad to reach the sanctuary of the pub after dragging round very clogged up boots for much of the way.

WHERE IS GEORGE?

SW Coastal path walk Feb 18
The Martinstown Mileater’s are a very hardy and cheerful group, despite having to endure bitter cold winds on the next leg of the Coastal Path. Seventeen of us and three dogs travelled from Abbottsbury to Chickerell in temperatures that even Scott would have baulked at. We were however, very well wrapped up, and only Malcolm and Stuart didn’t have hats on! The first hill gave us fantastic views of the Swannery and the start of the Fleet. The sun was shining and the water was glistening on the sea. We were nearly blown over, so we had to keep marching onwards to keep warm. Luckily the footpath had dried out after many days of rain, which made the going easier.

Mileaters survive the pub with no beer.

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14 Mileaters gathered at Burton Bradstock for the next section in our Coast Path odyssey. On paper, a fairly level walk to Abbotsbury awaited, but after eventually negotiating the 3 miles to West Bexington, 50% of which was on shingle, we realised why the Army used beaches for training.

Twenty-two (including dogs),
go to Studland!

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Time and tide wait for no man and certainly not for the seventeen Mileaters and five trusty dogs that strode across the Studland beaches on Saturday, 20 January.

Mileaters 'weigh' out on Portland

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On a cold and misty morning 10 hardy walkers and "Pip" our perpetual motion scout, set out under Andy Davies' stewardship to tackle the southern half of Portland. 

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Sunday, 21 10 2018

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