BOURNEMOUTH & POOLE RAMBLING CLUB

August,September, October, November, December.

UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED PLEASE BRING LUNCH AND DRINK ON ALL WALKS.


26th August
Duncan Hitchings. 7 miles.
New Forest
Brockenhurst to Bank Circular. Brinken Wood, Bank, New Park, Brockenhurst. Meet & park at 1030 at Brockenhurst Station. Charges apply. Pub at lunch tine.Train at 0941 from Poole & Bmth at 0959, arr Brockenhurst 1031.

9 September
Ken Rushen 6 miles
Purbecks
Corfe Castle to Studland via the Upper Ridge of the Purbeck Way and Ballard Down. One short steep climb but otherwise more downhill than up! No styles.Meet 10.45 Corfe Castle Square by the Church BH20 5EZ. Bus 40 from Poole Bus Station 09.35 due Corfe Castle at 10.35.Limited free parking at the walkers car park, Sandy Hill Lane BH20 5ED.Return from Studland by either Bus 50 (halfhourly) to Bournemouth or to Swanage, changing to bus 40 back to Corfe Castle or Poole.

23rd September.
Dot Lee
Throop.
Kingfisher Barn following the Stour Valley Way, Parley Golf Club, where lunch stop with WCs & drinks. Back to Throop area, Muscliff Park, Arboretum, Kingfisher Barn.Meet at 1030 in KingfisherCarpark, (Down the hill at Muscliffe on the corner of Grandby Road.) Bus 12 from Bournemouth Westover Road at 09.50 arrive Granby Road 10.18.

14th October.
Duncan Hitching 7½ miles.
New Forest.
Sway – Set Thorns Inclosure – Hincheslea – Wilverley Plain – Set Thorns Inclosure – Sway. Meet 10.30 in Station Road, Sway SO41 6BA, near Sway Train Station. (Grid Ref SZ 27680 98510) Free parking in nearby streets.Train from Bournemouth at 10.02, platform 1. Arrives Sway 10.24. Picnic lunch, no pub.

28th October.|
Gordon Bucknill 6Miles.
East of Upton.
Wareham Forest. Sherford , Lower Pond, Morden Heath, Old Decoy Pond, Morden Bog, Gore Heath.Meet 10.30 at Sherford Bridge carpark (free) B3075 SY919926 /// credited. typical. horseshoe.

11th November.
Beryl Hope & Duncan Hitchings 6 miles.
Salisbury
A circular ramble via the race course and golf course. Meet 11am outside Bradbeers department store Blue Boar Row at 11am. Please check the X3 timetable as the winter timetable will be in operation.

25th November.
Mike Bellamy 6 miles.
North of Bournemouth.
Parley Crossroads to Longham Lakes via the Stour Valley Way, 6miles.Walk starts from outside the 'Owls Nest' pub on the Left at 10.35.Directions if Driving - Turn left off New Road (A347) at the West Parley Cross Roads and park in a side road on the right.By More Bus 13 from Bmth Station at 1005Winton Banks 1013Ensbury Park Rd 1016Arrive at Parley Cross roads at 1030 & where leader will meet you &: then we'll walk back to join the others outside the 'Owls Nest'.Benches & WC at the Lakes.Return by the same route or via Haskins Garden Centre & Poor Common.

9th December.
Mike Bellamy 5½ miles.
Bournemouth
Meet at 1030 by St Augustin's Church. Park in St Augustin's Road or roads leading of it St Winifreds Road & St Anthonys Road.Plenty of buses to Cemetry Junction. St Augustun's Church - Meyrick Park - Horseshoe Common - Pier Approach -West Cliff Gardens - Durley Chine- Pier Approach-St Augustin's Church.
Please feel free to leave the walk in B'mth if you wish, where there are a selection of buses (notifying the leader please).

30th December
Dot Lee and Pat Elmes.
Central Bournemouth.
Local walk from the War Memorial in Bournemourh Gardens starting at 1030.

Please check bus times and train timetables.