Today started out a bit cloudy, but soon cleared up and turned sunny with a bit of cloud. We had a great breakfast at Munden House and then drove through the Piddle Valley down towards Corfe Castle. Lots of memories as we drove through Piddletrentheide and Piddlehinton where we stayed with Mom in 2000.
Amazing views of Corfe Castle were everywhere we looked!
We stopped for Macaroni & Cheese at the National Trust Tea Room and sat where we had 11 years ago with Mom.
What memories!
When we left Corfe Castle, we travelled through the Purbeck Hills and the Royal Army’s tank target range.
The views from the Whiteways Viewpoint were incredible.
You don’t normally see a sign like this beside the roads of Canada!
As we arrived in Lulworth Cove, the rains started so we sat in the car for a bit, then walked down to the beachside to have a look. Then as we were about to start the long, high coastal path walk to Durdle Door, it really started to rain.
So we drove over rather than walking and sat in the car having some Cornish Rattler and Black Bomber cheese until the sun came out.
The sun was shining and the wind was whistling as we started our long walk down the hill to Durdle Door.
The views on either side of Durgle Door were absolutely spectacular!
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch near Lulworth Cove… it’s one of the most photographed places in all of England!
Elaine was just amazed by the beautiful limestone (chalk) cliffs.
We asked a fellow to take a picture of us with Durdle Door as a backdrop…
… and us with the lower hill and path down to the beach.
On the long and winding road (or path) back up to the top… puff, puff!
We drove back to Munden House to freshen up… as we drove past Cerne Abbas, we stopped for a quick view of the “Giant”.
Apparently, he was a ‘giant’ in many ways! 🙂
BTW, those bugs on the hill are cows!
We then returned to Cerne Abbas to have dinner at The Royal Oak, where we took Mom to dinner twice!
That’s it for today… another wonderful day. Hoping for one more nice Dorset day before heading to the last leg of our journey.
Cheers!