SHEPTON BEAUCHAMP RAMBLERS

Walks Programme – January to March 2012

Date Contact Meeting Place Time Distance Walk Details

Tuesday Claire and The Kings Head A level walk except for a short stiff 10 th Tony Green Church Street 10.15 About climb up to Hinton St. George during January TA16 5PR for 4½ the last half. 10.30 miles OS 446 131 Tuesday Beryl and The Red House Barwick Follies Walk (Jack the 24 th Barry Burden Dorchester Road 10.15 4 miles Treacle Eater, Fish Tower and views January BA22 9RA for of the Rose Tower and Obelisk and a 10.30 walk in Yeovil Country Park. Mainly OS 554 138 level with one steady up and down hill. Directions: The pub is south of Yeovil on the Dorchester Road (A37) near Barwick Tuesday Ruth Moore Tesco Car Park A winter walk through Dillington Park 7th Helen Carr 10.15 About and surrounding area. Could be February for 4 muddy. Not strenuous. Meet by the steps at the 10.30 miles Lunch: Drive to Monks Yard, far end on the left. Horton Cross. Leave Ilminster in a westerly direction Free parking for 3 along Canal Way towards Taunton. hours At second roundabout take 2 nd left (A358) signed Chard. After about 500 yards turn right (on bend) to Monks Yard. Tuesday Eileen and The Rose & Portcullis Not too hilly. We walk towards 21 st Roger Cripps Butleigh 10.15 4¾ Breach Wood and along part of the February (Compton for miles Polden Way. A mixture of lanes and Dundon/Street area) 10.30 paths – some squelchy. Good views.

OS 510 332 Tuesday Helen Carr Town Hall A walk from Crewkerne towards 6th Liz Baker (Information Centre) 10.15 4½ Hinton St. George. Some steep-ish |March for miles ups and downs. Several stiles. Lunch venue to be 10.30 decided Tuesday Dennis The Half Moon A moderate climb up to Thurlbear 20 th Bishop Stoke St. Mary 10.15 About Wood Nature Reserve. March TA3 5BY for 4 Directions: Take the A358 from 10.30 miles Ilminster towards Taunton. After the OS 263 223 traffic lights at Thornfalcon take the first left.