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southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Day 3 South Purbeck Coast harder walk - by Richard Wednesday 13 May 2015 |
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Leaving Kingston our route takes us through woods on what our leader describes as a Walkers' Walk | |
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Down the Golden Valley | |
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And out to the coast | |
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Along to Chapman's Pool | |
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A bank of bluebells on the side of the valley | |
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And a steep descent | |
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A nice family photo | |
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Then we take a break | |
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A small village nestles in the hillside | |
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And then we are confronted by | |
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A steep climb | |
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Reaching the top those able to | |
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Take in the view | |
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After which we continue to St Aldhelms Chapel | |
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A look inside | |
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Old coastguard cottages nearby | |
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And the coastguard in the coastguard station watches the sea | |
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A memorial | |
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To radar research | |
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Continuing along the coast path | |
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Mustn't go too close to the edge | |
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An old quarry | |
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Provides a lunch stop with views | |
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A seagull full of egg mayo sandwich | |
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Looking back into the quarry | |
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A bearded neandertal man coming out to see what is going on | |
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A school party on Dancing Ledge | |
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As we look back at our path | |
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Stone wall with a difference | |
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The lighthouse at Anvil Point | |
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Nice flowers | |
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More quarrying | |
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Including Tilly Whim | |
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Now blocked off for health& safety | |
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As we near Swanage we look along the coast to Old Harry and Poole Harbour | |
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Walking along the front looking like lost children | |
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The harbour behind us. |
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Photos and captions by Richard, processed by Sally and uploaded by Mike |