8.2 miles from Minterne Magna on 2 Dec 2015
On a quiet mainly cloudy day 21 of us joined Elaine on a pleasant South Dorset Ramblers walk
from the pretty village of Minterne Magna in Dorset.
The weather was fairly mild with some sunshine and remained dry throughout.
Read Morefrom the pretty village of Minterne Magna in Dorset.
The weather was fairly mild with some sunshine and remained dry throughout.
As usual the route actually walked is shown in blue from the car park in Minterne Magna. We walked in a clockwise direction
Minterne House and the Park from Park Pale Hill
The sun tries to come out over the park land - the ridge once had a tall fence (Park Pale) to control the deer
Time for a swim? Camera at the ready we await the first splash!
Some people chose to keep to the left.
Inge manages to escape without getting her feet wet but behind her Pauline has had a boot full already!
Moving down towards Minton Parva Farm where we join the Wessex Ridgeway.
Contemporary signs - a series of slate posts created by Rachel Jackson. Carved on them are the local field names found on an old map from 1728, courtesy of Lord and Lady Digby.