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Full holiday brochure (pdf) - Palmers Travel

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A Su m m er Ram ble 25 – 27 Au g u s t (B a n k H o lid a y )<br />

Fo r t h is r am ble,w eh av ech o s en t h r eebeau t ifu lar eas in H am ps h ir eand Do r s et :as eclu ded par t o ft h e<br />

N ew Fo r es t ;t h ew o nder fu lDo r s et co as t w it h finev iew s and s andy beach es ,t h en par t o ft h eIt ch en W ay<br />

and W inch es t er .Th em o r ning s ar eg ent lew alking in g o o d co mpany ,bu t aft er lu nch t h ew alking is s lig h t ly<br />

m o r edemanding ,h o w ev er y o u do h av et h eo pt io n t o jo in t h eco ach and r e-jo in t h ew alker s lat er .Aft er<br />

r ain ex pect s o m eo v er g r o w n and mu ddy pat h s in places s o br ing s u it ablefo o t w ear .<br />

Departing from O xted w e<br />

make our w ay to South ampton for lunch before<br />

continuing on to th e N ew Forest w h ere w e sh al h ave<br />

an easy but interesting w alk of about 4 miles.W e<br />

later drive on to ourW inch ester h otel.<br />

SU N DAY 2 6 AU G U ST Today w e h ave a lovely<br />

coastal w alk starting near Poole H arbour along th e sea<br />

w al and promenade, w e soon reach th e expensive<br />

property area of Sandbanks.W e take th e Studland<br />

ch ain ferry crossing th e entrance to Poole H arbour and<br />

h ead tow ards Studland Vilag e as th e g lorious sandy<br />

beach g ives w ay to th e mag nificent cliffs at O ld H arry<br />

SATU RDAY 2 5 AU G U ST and a ch alk ridg e th at runs from Studland to L ulw orth ,<br />

36<br />

forming th e backbone of th e Isle of Purbeck.W e make<br />

our lunch stop h ere, w ith fine view s over th e B ay.<br />

Distance 4 miles. A fter lunch you may w ish to tackle<br />

th e more ch aleng ing 5 mile PurbeckW ay to Corfe<br />

Castle. A lternatively join th e coach to Sw anag e and<br />

perh aps take th e steam train to Corfe Castle.<br />

M O N DAY 2 7 AU G U ST Today w e w alk part of th e<br />

30 mile long Itch en W ay, w h ich folow s th e River<br />

Itch en from its source to its confluence w ith<br />

South ampton W ater. It folow s much of th e Itch en<br />

N avig ation and g oes th roug h th e centre of h istoric<br />

© F lic k r _Ju s t An o t h e r G u y In Br is t o l

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