The next short walk is scheduled for 22nd July, all being well. Further details will follow nearer the time. Ken & Charmian.
21 June 2022
07 June 2022
Our longer June walk on 17 June is from Millyford Bridge car park and will start at 10am. We will walk to Annies Tea Room at Acres Down. Stop for tea and cake then return to the car park by a different route.
We should reach Annie's by about 10-45 and it would be nice to see any non-walkers there to join us for tea and cake and a chat. There are car parks at Acres Down.
Ingrid
Due to the heat the long walk was, wisely, considerably reduced as we wanted to stay away from the fierce sun’s rays and agreed by all nine of us.
Leaving Milliford car park we strode along the cycle track and over a small bridge where we noted a dog cooling off his feet in the stream below. No sign of owner at first but she soon came striding toward us. Some of us spoke to her to discover that the animal was a rescue dog from Spain which had been used for intensive breeding and then discarded when her work was done. She had found a happy home.
Continuing along this way for another couple of hundred yards we struck off to the right and on to a woodland track which wound its way through the trees for a further half mile or so before reaching a further track which led us to the highlight of the morning -
“ Annie’s Tea Rooms”.
Settling on a large table Annie was soon with us to take our order. With 5 different cakes on offer we had to make quick choices. No problem for me as I always go for the coffee and walnut. Delicious, as usual. Annie joined us at the table for a chat and we discovered the joys, and otherwise, of running the cafe, a farm shop and a farm itself. Luckily, it’s a family business so chores are shared.
Practically a whole hour passed happily with our questions about cattle, sheep and pigs being answered before we decided it was time to wend our way back to our cars by retracing our steps through the cool of The Forest. Nowhere near the usual 5 miles but I think we were all grateful for that.
Then it was time for goodbyes plus thanks to Ingrid and Brian for arranging another lovely walk. Ken.
Leaving Milliford car park we strode along the cycle track and over a small bridge where we noted a dog cooling off his feet in the stream below. No sign of owner at first but she soon came striding toward us. Some of us spoke to her to discover that the animal was a rescue dog from Spain which had been used for intensive breeding and then discarded when her work was done. She had found a happy home.
Continuing along this way for another couple of hundred yards we struck off to the right and on to a woodland track which wound its way through the trees for a further half mile or so before reaching a further track which led us to the highlight of the morning -
“ Annie’s Tea Rooms”.
Settling on a large table Annie was soon with us to take our order. With 5 different cakes on offer we had to make quick choices. No problem for me as I always go for the coffee and walnut. Delicious, as usual. Annie joined us at the table for a chat and we discovered the joys, and otherwise, of running the cafe, a farm shop and a farm itself. Luckily, it’s a family business so chores are shared.
Practically a whole hour passed happily with our questions about cattle, sheep and pigs being answered before we decided it was time to wend our way back to our cars by retracing our steps through the cool of The Forest. Nowhere near the usual 5 miles but I think we were all grateful for that.
Then it was time for goodbyes plus thanks to Ingrid and Brian for arranging another lovely walk. Ken.
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