Good news – bad news – good news.
When my sister was staying we met up with my son and his two boys: Big Bro 5 and Little Bro 3 and went off to the Hardy Monument just above the village of Portesham, where my sister and I lived with our family as teenagers. Recently the monument to Admiral Hardy (of ‘Kiss me Hardy’ fame) has been renovated and acquired by the National Trust. For £2 you can climb to the top and on a good day, see as far as the Isle of Wight.
Good news: It was a good day, look at that clear blue sky!
I had checked the Monument would be open from 10.30 am and we arrived at 11am.
Bad news: Annoyingly the car park was locked shut and we had to park a little further along the road. We thought that by the time we got there the monument would sure to be open, and
Good News: it gave the boys a chance to ride their bikes.
and for us to have a walk and enjoy the views
if we hadn’t made this walk we would not have come across this wonderful stone seatinviting us to …
Just perfect on such a day.
The view was hazy looking out towards the Isle of Portland
but the sun was gloriously warm and the boys had fun cycling across the heath amongst the gorse and the heatherand in the old quarry
where the boys (both big and little) had fun climbing up the slopes.
Have you been on a walk in your neck of the woods recently? Leave a link in the comments if you’d like to, I’d love to walk along with you.
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Channeling my inner Dr Seuss: Oh the things you will discover tromping in the places you never knew before.
Those rocks are so cool. And to stumble upon them. Somehow, for me, discovering such things is so much more exhilarating when it by chance rather than by design.
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I do so agree! Serendipity is one of my best friends! Love your inner Dr Seuss line – cute!
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Gorgeous area,. and beautiful views Daffy, 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed the walk-along. I do love living near the sea – even though I don’t like to get in it or on it, I do love the views it gives us.
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Oh I envy you Daffy. I love the sea 🙂
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Lovely views! No walks for me, foot still in recovery! I thought it was going to be about Thomas Hardy!
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So sorry to hear about your foot – ouch! Yes, we have two famous Hardys in Dorset – both called Thomas.
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Love the seat!
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Me too MM! I’d like one in my garden!
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Another place for my Dorset holiday. Now where is the nearest bus stop?!
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On a bus I think you would probably need to go Portesham from Weymouth. There is then a walk up the hill to the monument, quite a haul but a lovely walk – and you can do a circular walk down through the valley and back to Portesham. You have given me an idea for my next walk!
If you do come to Dorset, I’d be happy to come on a walk with you if you would like that.
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I am thinking of a week based in Weymouth with my granddaughter as well if a date can be fixed in advance. It would be nice to meet but this is next summer.
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Ok, let me know nearer the time and let’s work something out if we can.
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Gorgeous walk, seems all the better though for a closed car park. The seat is quite beautiful.
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I agree Julie, I was so happy to come across it.
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