Well what can I say I was most impressed with this area of Dorset. Corfe Castle, a well known and much visited tourist site is delightful. It also has a private steam railway as well as a myriad of niknak, tea and ice cream shops.
Peter, doing an excellent impresion of a local tour guide took us on several walks. The highlight of which had to be the walk from Spyway across farmland to Dancing Ledge. This is an old quarry where the stone was cut from the cliff edge and lowered straight into the waiting boats for shipment through to France. Bordeaux especially benefitted from this ballast as they sent wine to us and we returned Dorset stone. Most of the grand buildings in Bordeaux, and there are many are faced with this cut stone. It is also famous as a climbing and scrambling spot. Mike even managed a small thirty meter scramble before we continued on to the stone caverns then up onto the ridgeline for a pasty and pint of cider at The Square and Compass pub. Along the way we saw Roe deer.
Great weather, great location and great company.
Oh the cider was pretty good as well.
