SHEPTON BEAUCHAMP RAMBLERS
Walks Programme – July to September 2008
Date Contact Meeting Place Time Distance Walk Details
Tuesday Helen Carr Lorna Doone Farm 10.15 About ALL DAY WALK – bring a July and Liz Malmsmead for 6 picnic lunch. 1st Baker 10.30 miles A repeat of last year’s walk through OS 790 479 varied scenery tracing the Lorna Doone story. Easy walking, one steep climb from Oare Church. No stiles. Cream teas at Cloud Farm Suggest Car Sharing Directions: After Porlock Village and Porlock Hill (1 in 4 at one stage) turn left off the A39 signposted to Malmsmead Tuesday Helen Carr Fiddleford Manor Car 10.15 4½ Bring a picnic lunch. July and Liz Park for miles Through woodland to the market 15 th Baker Sturminster Newton 10.30 town of Sturminster Newton. Two old mills, meadows by the River OS 801 134 Stour. Picturesque and possibly rather wet in the meadows. Directions: A357 just south of the lights at Sturminster Newton Town Bridge. Monday Paula and The Greyhound Inn 10.15 Fantastic views along the Wessex July Paul Edwards Sydling St. Nicholas for 5½ Ridgeway. Deafening skylarks! 28 th 10.30 miles One steepish climb near the start. OS 632 996 No stiles Tuesday Eileen and The Rose & Crown 10.15 4½ To Wearne, Combe and Langport August Roger Cripps (Eli’s) for miles via the rivers Parrett and Yeo. 5th Huish Episcopi 10.30 Several stiles.
OS 430 266 Tuesday Eileen and The Rusty Axe 10.15 4¼ Along droves, lanes and field paths August Roger Cripps Stembridge for miles to Burrow Hill and return. 19 th 10.30 Panoramic views. One short steep OS 452 202 climb (optional). Several stiles. Tuesday Ruth and The Haymaker Inn 10.15 4½ Up and down hills, through water August Edward Wadeford for miles meadows, past some pretty cottage 26 th Moore 10.30 gardens, down lanes and across NB: Bank fields following a mill leat. holiday on Moderately strenuous. Monday
Tuesday Jo Parker and Cocklemoor River 10.15 About Level walk through water meadows September Dorothy Car Park (free) for 4½ with fine views of the Somerset 2nd Whiting Langport 10.30 miles Levels. Mostly gated but with a few stiles. At the rear of the Lunch at the Langport Arms or main shoppers’ car nearby. park. Tuesday John Coultas Prigg Lane Car Park 10.15 About Paths in and around South September and John South Petherton for 4 Petherton. Fairly easy walking 16 th Johnson 10.30 miles with minor hills. A few stiles. OS 801 134 Lunch at The Brewer’s Arms – order before setting off. Along Prigg Lane from the main car park Monday Gabrielle Henhayes Lower Car 10.15 About ‘Beating the Bounds’ of September Gilroy and Park (paying) for 3½ Crewkerne. Lunch venue to be 29 th Robina Crewkerne 10.30 miles decided. College Follow signs to the Aqua Centre.