Tag: Monarch’s Way

  • Back on the South Downs Bagging Trig Points

    Back on the South Downs Bagging Trig Points

    It is just over a fortnight since I completed the South Downs Way; the week walking on the chalk downs gave me a real taste for the area.  Up until then my experience of walking on the Downs had been limited, but it is now one of my favourite locations to explore.

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  • Jamming About in the Cotswolds

    Jamming About in the Cotswolds

    Another very cold night turns into a dry winter’s day, not as sunny as yesterday but nevertheless ideal conditions for heading off for a good jam about. Today it is just the dogs and I, Lynnie has wandered into Cirencester to start (and hopefully finish) the Christmas shopping.
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  • Sunshine After the Rain

    Sunshine After the Rain

    In 1977 Elkie Brooks promised that there would be Sunshine After the Rain and today she is correct. In the morning there is rain so any walking is delayed until early afternoon. Lynnie does not fancy it and wants to rest her back, so I put on my waterproofs and set off with the dogs.

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  • West Bay

    West Bay

    Another rainy day in West Dorset. The forecast is miserable, but that does not bother the dogs, we are on a new site and it’s time to explore some fresh walks. We are close to a footpath so I head off with the dogs through Washingpool Farm and along the footpath towards Middle Pymore Farm. There is a sign alongside two benches on the edge of a hilltop field, apparently this is Chesil Model Flying Club’s meeting point. Unsurprisingly, given the weather, nothing is flying today.

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