Thursday 20 and Friday 21 July 2023 We had been asked to take our cars down to the campsite entrance for a group photo at 10am on Thursday morning, so I drove my Morris down half an hour before and parked it with others on a large patch of grass below the Tow Bar, while…… Continue reading Weymouth
Bicton Park Botanic Gardens
Wednesday 19 July 2023 Wednesday’s scheduled outing for the group was a ride on the Seaton Tramway, with those wishing to drive in convoy to the attraction meeting up at 10am. We had looked at its website the night before and decided that a three mile ride through the Axe valley and its wetlands on a heritage tram…… Continue reading Bicton Park Botanic Gardens
Lyme Regis and Portland Bill
We drove to the coastal town of Lyme Regis on Monday, revisiting places we had been to a few years ago, and finding new ones. Tuesday was the day of the Morris Minor “drive”, ending at the iconic lighthouse on Portland Bill.
Charmouth
We arrived in Charmouth on Friday in pouring rain, but on Saturday the sun broke through and we enjoyed our walk down to the beach, and a visit to the Heritage Coast Centre. On Sunday we followed the steep coastal path up Stonebarrow Hill and were rewarded by great views from the cliff top.