Mileaters 28th August - Corscombe
The last walk of summer for the Martinstown Mileaters was a circular walk around Corscombe or more precisely the recently re-opened Fox pub. After a pleasant walk through the village our route took us quite gently to the ridge overlooking the valley with fine views for much of the way. After a welcome coffee stop we descended towards West Chelborough a somewhat surprising little settlement lying as it does at the dead end of 1.5 miles of narrow lane. There we found the pretty little church with notable for its two treble bells cast on site in 1275 and considered the oldest in Dorset. From there we circled back to our starting point. Despite forecasts of heavy showers, we were pleased to have stayed dry; that is until the last ten minutes. Thinking we were so close, no-one stopped to don their waterproofs – a mistake as we arrived soaked. This resulted in many of us changing to our completely dry waterproof trousers for lunch! It was a welcome return with excellent food, good service and a great choice of beers.
Rollo Clifford
