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Day 37: Abbotsbury to Charmouth – Sunbeam & Beacon

By Quintin Lake
January 3, 2016 //
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Golden Cap and East Ebb from Burton Bradstock, Dorset. Golden Cap and East Ebb from Burton Bradstock, Dorset.

A full moon guides my departure from Abbotsbury at 5.30am, thatched cottages and the ruined Abbey silhouetted against the bright night sky. The village doesn’t have street lights which adds to the Medieval atmosphere. Last night I’d eaten tripe and mash in the pub, the kind of place where everybody looks over when you walk in before being warmly greeted.

Breakers I, Burton Beach, Dorset. Breakers I, Burton Beach, Dorset.

Burton Beach, Dorset. Burton Beach, Dorset.

I’m reunited with Chesil Beach before hitting a tarmac road which feels like walking on a travelator after crunching along the tiny pebbles for a few kilometres. Imperceptibly the mighty Chesil melts into sand and low cliffs. A big mouthed dog runs over and bites at my trekking pole aggressively.

Alternating strata of Bridport Sands and Inferior Oolite, East Cliff, West Bay, Dorset. Alternating strata of Bridport Sands and Inferior Oolite, East Cliff, West Bay, Dorset.

Burton Cliff from West Bay, Dorset. Burton Cliff from West Bay, Dorset.

Breakers II, Burton Beach, Dorset. Breakers II, Burton Beach, Dorset.

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Day 36: Ferry Bridge to Abbotsbury – Spit & Verdant

By Quintin Lake
January 1, 2016 //
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Chesil Beach I, Dorset. Chesil Beach I, Dorset.

Power Lines, Wyke Regis, Dorset. Power Lines, Wyke Regis, Dorset.

Chesil Beach II, Fishing Hut, Dorset. Chesil Beach II, Fishing Hut, Dorset.

Pill Box Interior, Fleet, Dorset. Pill Box Interior, Fleet, Dorset.

Chesil Beach III, Dorset. Chesil Beach III, Dorset.

Burnt Gorse, Tidmoor Point, Dorset. Burnt Gorse, Tidmoor Point, Dorset.

Type 25 Pill Box, Chickerell Hive Point, Dorset. Type 25 Pill Box, Chickerell Hive Point, Dorset.

Moonfleet Manor, Dorset Moonfleet Manor, Dorset

Black Bryony berries, Mixen Plantation, Dorset. Black Bryony berries, Mixen Plantation, Dorset.

New Barn Road from Linton Hill, Dorset. New Barn Road from Linton Hill, Dorset.

Reeds, Linton Hill, Dorset. Reeds, Linton Hill, Dorset.

Chesters Hill, Dorset. Chesters Hill, Dorset.

Footpath to Abbotsbury, Dorset. Footpath to Abbotsbury, Dorset.

Ancient field boundaries by Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset. Ancient field boundaries by Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset.

St Catherine’s Chapel from Linton Hill, Abbotsbury, Dorset. St Catherine’s Chapel from Linton Hill, Abbotsbury, Dorset.

Last light, St Catherine’s Chapel, Abbotsbury, Dorset. Last light, St Catherine’s Chapel, Abbotsbury, Dorset.

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Day 35: Weymouth to Ferry Bridge – Quarry & Prison

By Quintin Lake
December 31, 2015 //
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Frigate HMS Monmouth passes Portland Harbour Breakwater, Dorset. Frigate HMS Monmouth passes Portland Harbour Breakwater, Dorset.

Working boats in Weymouth contrast charmingly with the elegant Georgian architecture. Riverboats Organic Farms are delivering veg boxes from their branded van.

Birdwatcher & flock of Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Chisel Beach, Dorset. Birdwatcher & flock of Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Chesil Beach, Dorset.

“You a birder?” asks a local man by the shore
“No” I reply
“We’ve had some owls just down there”
“Supertankers come in here to have their bottoms scanned and fuel changed to meet EU regulations.”
“See that ship over there, the Sir Tristram, it was a landing ship from the Falklands war. It’s a training ship now. Every now and again they come with a chinook and thunder flashes and all sorts – impressive sight”
I thank the man and head on down the disused rail line where an elderly lady hands me a ‘Living Library’ pamphlet with a smile. It takes me a moment to realise that…

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Day 32: Wareham to Swanage – Harry & Henry

By Quintin Lake
December 18, 2015 //
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Wareham Quay, Dorset. Wareham Quay, Dorset.

Wareham has many fine historical buildings and a rare architectural unity that I’d last seen in Faversham. I’d like to linger but it’s still dark when I start. My admiring glances up and down the street are mistaken for bewilderment and a friendly local asks if I’m lost and tells me where I can buy tea at this early hour. There is just time for some tripod work by the quay before heavy rain encourages me to continue.

Slepe Copse I, Purbeck, Dorset. Slepe Copse I, Purbeck, Dorset.

Entering woodland the rain stops for a time but large drops continue to fall from the leaves into the peaty black pools below sending inky circles rippling outwards.

Slepe Copse II, Purbeck, Dorset. Slepe Copse II, Purbeck, Dorset.

Hartland Moor, Purbeck, Dorset. Hartland Moor, Purbeck, Dorset.

Undulating Middlebere Heath radiates saturated winter colours: golden grasses and deep red bracken very like the Southern Uplands in Scotland. I’m enjoying the hills and the…

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Day 31: Bournemouth to Wareham – Pines & Chines

By Quintin Lake
December 17, 2015 //
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Harry Ramsden’s, Bournemouth, Dorset. Harry Ramsden’s, Bournemouth, Dorset.

I can just about make out Old Harry Rocks this morning – the dramatic chalk stacks near Swanage that are geologically connected to the Needles on the Isle of Wight. The rocks mark the start of the Jurassic Coast and a much more rugged landscape heading West – I can’t wait!

But now in Bournemouth beach huts are arranged by hue like paint swatches. A tractor passes to and fro methodically scraping the sand flat. Branksome beach cafe brings back happy memories of walking through the pines with my parents many years before.

Bournemouth Pier, Dorset. Bournemouth Pier, Dorset.

Peering through the window of an Sandbanks Estate Agent reveals that most properties here are in the £1-7 Million price range. Surprised at the lack of architectural quality of these expensive houses, their main selling point seems to be bigness. Walking through the area is an underwhelming experience of high…

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Day 29: Bucklers Hard to Barton on Sea – Mudbanks & Blanks

By Quintin Lake
December 10, 2015 //
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Sowley Brooms I, New Forest, Hampshire. Sowley Brooms I, New Forest, Hampshire.

Two dozen wild horses roam freely on the lanes. Most of the occasional vehicles passing are Land Rovers which have to wait as the horses saunter past. Flocks of pheasants rise squawking from the side of hedgerows as I walk past.

Pylewell House, Boldre, New Forest, Hampshire. Pylewell House, Boldre, New Forest, Hampshire.

Pylewell House grandly isolated with its private shore is still in aristocratic hands with a thatched cricket club house adjacent. Damp bonfire smoke wafts across the lane.

Sowley Brooms II, New Forest, Hampshire. Sowley Brooms II, New Forest, Hampshire.

Otters Crossing, Drive Slowly. In Lymington a lot of the men wear boating brands and wander about looking tanned and leisured even though it’s off season.

Kill Cord, Lymington Yacht Haven, Hampshire. Kill Cord, Lymington Yacht Haven, Hampshire.

At upmarket Lymington Yacht Haven a ‘Danger of Death’ sign replete with a skull and cross bones leaves me unsure as to what danger could possibly exist here different to any…

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Notes from a small island: Amateur Photographer Magazine feature

By Quintin Lake
December 9, 2015 //
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Day 28: Hythe to Bucklers Hard – Esso & Montague

By Quintin Lake
December 6, 2015 //
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Fawley Power Station I, Hampshire. Fawley Power Station I, Hampshire.

The Hythe Pier train clatters empty at 6am preparing for the first passengers. My legs are having difficulty bending this morning after the previous days exertions. On leaving the street lights I attach a torch to my backpack chest strap so I can see the path as it’s inky black in this wooded area. The ancient track slopes up on both sides feeling like it would have been the perfect place for highwayman to pounce from.

It’s a beautiful thing to walk as dawn emerges, something I started on this walk out of necessity in order to cover the distance and now come to relish. The dark misty sky glows orange with the lights of the Fawley Oil Refinery. Emerging from the forest past a depot of fuel trucks a large crucifix glows outside of Hardley Methodist Church.

The dawn sky streaks with orange and violet…

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