Day 12. 1st April.
Very different weather this morning, overcast and a strong east wind making it feel really cold. Wooly hat and gloves until the clouds cleared and it started to warm up although the strong easterly wind remained.
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| Overcast morning |
I carried on walking along the road around the firing range until I was eventually able to get to a path leading back to the sea at Kimmeridge Bay where there was nothing but a useful public convenience.
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| Kimmeridge Bay |
Back on the Coast Path and a good, relatively level, stretch above Kimmeridge Ledges which ended in a very steep climb to Houns-tot Cliff (strange name).
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| Looking back from Houns-tot |
A short detour inland followed before climbing up to St Aldhelms head with it's Coastguard lookout and steep steps down to Winspit and even steeper steps up the other side.
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| St Aldhelms steps (A much better picture than mine) |
After the trial by steps the path becomes more reasonable all the way round to the lighthouse on Anvil Point past some interesting places names like 'Dancing Ledge' and 'Blackers Hole'
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| Coast to Anvil Point |
I remember when I was at school, reading a book by J M Faulkner ( not sure how I remembered the authors name) called Moonfleet. It was a smuggling tale set on this part of the coast and at Tilly Whim Caves (actually an old quarry) there was an information board that mentioned the book.
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| Tilly Whim |
Swanage seemed to be a pleasant place as I walked round the seafront and into the end of the town to access the path up to the chalk headland of Ballard Down.
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| Swanage beach |
Old Harry, the rocks off Handfast point are quite spectacular chalk sea stacks but with the strong gusty wind getting close to the edge was not advisable!
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| Old Harry |
A short walk to Studland and a nice bath in the hotel to clean up before finishing tomorrow.
21 miles walked. 950 meters ascent.
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