Walking at Tuckton on Tuesday 21st October 2025

We were particularly lucky this afternoon to meet, have a lovely gentle walk along the river bank then towards Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve and enjoy our coffee/tea outside before the rain arrived. Especially after the heavy rain of yesterday, we couldn't believe we missed the downpours of today.

Pleasant weather always adds to our walk and today was no exception. Lots of blue sky above us as we walked towards Wick Fields. Due to some areas having half term, it was a bit busier than usual but nothing to hinder us from admiring the busy river, the beautiful views of Christchurch Priory and just enjoying meeting up, walking and catching up. 

We rounded off our afternoon at Tuckton Tea Gardens where we chose to sit outside to enjoy our coffee/tea and choice of delicious cake. Once again, the staff were very helpful ensuring we all got what we wanted, reminding us that by 3pm there was only one piece of Victoria Sponge left. Thank goodness there were quite a few other delicious choices available.😋

As we arrived back at the car park ready to return home, the heavy rain arrived.....and we all counted our blessings to have missed it.

Due to several different reasons, there were fewer of us this afternoon. Hopefully more of us can meet up on our next walk on 4th November.

                                                         Walking on Hyde Common 

                                                        on Tuesday 7th October 2025

Once again, we couldn't believe how lucky we were to enjoy a lovely, quiet walk on Hyde Common in the sunshine. The donkeys were enjoying the mild weather too and quietly waited as we walked past them. Today we didn't see many birds but we could certainly hear them above the peace and quiet.

A beautiful blue sky above us enhanced another very pleasant walk.

                                                                                         

No walk is complete without a coffee/tea and piece of cake at the end. Once again the Potting Shed was the perfect venue and the staff were as usual very helpful and looked after us well.

 Avon Beach, Mudeford, on Tuesday 30th September 2025

"Oh well I do like to be beside the seaside" could have been our song for the day yesterday. The last day in September was absolutely amazing weather wise and we had such a lovely walk from Avon Run car park to Mudeford Quay. The views of the Needles and the Isle of Wight were super and with the sun in the sky, it was like a perfect day.

Stopping to admire the view and enjoy coffee/tea and cake at Haven House Inn on the quay was ideal, before we all headed back to Avon Beach. The topic of conversation was how fortunate we are to have such beautiful scenery to enjoy and lovely walks to share with each other.