South West Coast Path : Abbotsbury to West Bay walk
Ridge walk, then coast and beach walk overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay
History
This is a list of previous times this walk has been done by the club (since Jan 2010). For more recent events (since April 2015), full details are shown.
Date | Option | Post | # | Weather |
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Sat, 01-Jul-23 | South West Coast Path : Abbotsbury to West Bay (Lyme Regis Bay views) [Dorset Trip] | 7 | cloudy then sunny with a stiff breeze |
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Sat, 01-Jul-23
7 started from Abbotsbury, 4 starting with a visit to the chapel. After an interesting morning walking along the tumulus-strewn ridge, the remaining three picnicked before the descent. The others overtook us and were later seen lunching at West Bexington. The now front three proceeded to Hive Beach to have tea, walking through fields parallel to the sea for some to avoid some of the shingle. Two of us decided on the bus while the other one soldiered on the West Bay. It was cloudy then sunny with a stiff breeze against us all day.
I hear that two of the Bexington lunchers also got the bus from Burton and one more went on to West Bay.
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Sun, 02-Jul-23
One of those that walked the last bit to to West Bay arrived there in time for the 18.40 bus. Stunning views from the clifftops. Part of the coastal path just after Hive Beach was closed for safety reasons but there was a lane nearby that soon rejoined the path. One more diversion also due to the impassable Burton freshwater. There were lots of skylarks noted throughout the day (maybe partly due to the restoration of some meadows) and a stone chat perched on top of brambles. Also enjoyed an upgrade from the sandwich to lunch at the Michelin starred (no less) Clubhouse in West Bay as a lunch stop. The 14C chapel visited at the start survived the dissolution, as it was deemed a useful beacon. It certainly provides impressive views out to sea and around. It was built by abbots as a pilgrim chapel but modern day visitors still offer prayers to St Catherine there, including one for a good husband (?!). Lovely day, thanks for posting.
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