A walk on the coast

Back to the coast again today, and why not!  With clear skies,  a radiant Sun and all that beauty on offer, it would be rude not to. Starting at the quarry which eats into the Corfe Hills  near Cocknowle, we made our way along the Ridgeway Hill high above Creech Wood, on through the Great Wood and out along Creech Hill towards Povington Hill then onwards to the spectacular views at Flowers Barrow fort.  About 5 miles. Again the Hillfort afforded fantastic views in both directions along the coast. After a while, minds drifting over the visual feast in front of us, we made our way down the steep hill to Worbarrow Tout. Worbarrow Tout, on a sunny spring day, I can't think of better place to have stopped for lunch.  Although the wind still harassed at times,  you could have been forgiven for thinking it was the summer today; clear blue skies met a deep blue sea all crowned by a golden Sun, a Sun whose  strength is steadily growing, and which warmed the land and all upon it. Lunch finished, we moved off inland towards Tyneham, though turned and took the steep hill up to Tyneham Cap before we reached the village. The track between Worbarrow and Tyneham was crowded by folk moving between honey pots. From Tyneham Cap again we were afforded wonderful views; the sign on the seat which crowns the Cap remarks that 'Townly Shelton, loved this view' and it's not hard to understand why.  As we walked East along Egliston Hill, I looked down towards South Egliston, a cluster of buildings abandoned in 1943 when the area was acquired by the military, and decided today I'd investigate them, so down the steep sided hill we went.  After a snoop around we rose back on to the ridge and continued down the other side of Egliston Hill, crossing the Corfe River as we approached Steeple Leaze Farm, nestled in the valley at the base of the hill. Ahead of us Creech Hill was to be our final climb of the day, and strenuous it was, although once conquered it was down hill all the way.  Another magnificent day in Purbeck.