June 2008 - Walk Of The Month
March 26, 2007
Images around Dorset June 2008
I’ve included a few snaps of various places around the Dorset coast. We managed a few meals out and about as well and can recommend the following if you are in the area.
The fish and chip shop in Charmouth – fish cooked to order, so had to wait a little while but it was delicious
Abbots House in Charmouth – Newly opened and tastefully decorated. This is a restaurant with rooms. The rooms looked great, but were quite expensive. The restaurant has a set menu for the day at £27.50 – very nice food in good surroundings. I only hope the owner is a bit more chatty in future!
The Olive Tree in Bridport – I had meant to eat in the Bull as it had a good review in the Times. But when we went in the place was deserted and the young waiter showed a complete lack of regard for his customers. Eventually we were seated but when the menu arrived haphazardly, we decided that it didn’t warrant the prices they were charging so we got up and left. Across the road was The Olive Tree (another newly opened) which was very busy, but they managed to squeeze us in. We had a very good meal – pizzas & pastas etc.
River Cottage Store in Axminster – a very different dining experience. When we arrived in Axminster I had no idea that this was a restaurant. It even looked closed, until we saw some people enter. So we followed them through the store and into a very industrial looking shed. You have to pick a table, then choose what you want from a blackboard menu – usually three choices of each course, and finally order from the counter\bar. It had a great atmosphere with a real odd mix, but the food was brilliant, especially the desert which was divine. All served up by Mrs Overall..
Now here are some pictures of a few places and some flora and fauna:-
Strange habits around here – they taste like French bread thankfully…
Whizzing along on a windy day
A misty Golden Cap on the first day
The difference on day 2 – Stonebarrow Hill from Charmouth
One of my favourites…the huts look huddled together not wanting to go for a swim!!
Don’t go too near when you’re fossil hunting
The time to go fossil hunting, you can find pyritised ammonites between all the boulders …just turn over a few
This was why the coast path was closed…it’s now on the beach
A few of my finds
Chesil Beach and West Fleet from Abbotsbury gardens
The name on his van was Gay Thatcher…was it a question?
Abbotsbury Church – very peaceful. Lots of artists sketching here
The graveyard and beyond the strip lynchets field systems
It goes for miles and miles..
Some Flora and fauna:
The Golden Cap buzzard
Lots of Echiums – they grow like weeds down here
..and grow they do. The blue flowers give millions of seeds out later
Wrong time of year, but he looks very healthy
Some huge Gunnera leaves in the sun
These two were mighty hungry..
Woody the woodpecker, taking the easy meal
A blue ?? on the coast path
A pink knobbly thing on the coast path
This one is scabious…I mean the name
Don’t know but it looks like an oxalis
There were many geraniums growing wild among the meadow
Some lovely lilies in the garden
Tits..blue and great..
Another redstart picture
And that’s all folks. A lovely relaxing week in an old fashioned type of place. Don’t expect the bright lights down in Charmouth, but fish and chips on the beach…..ooooooooh yes. Let me know if you can identify the plants on this site, because I can’t.
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