Monday, July 11, 2005
Jurassic Coast
Crossways is a caravan site with lots of space. Caravans are not crowded together, but spread out amongst the many glades. It was handy for the station so you could get to Weymouth, Dorchester, Poole etc. We didn’t use this facility, but our neighbours did.
We visited many of the places we have been to before, but it is very difficult to tire of the south coast views. The Jurassic Coast, which is a World Heritage site is superb and covers a huge area of coastline.
I did a couple a bike rides from the campsite. The back roads are quiet and there are plenty of off road routes, which are easy to ride on.
We visited many of the places we have been to before, but it is very difficult to tire of the south coast views. The Jurassic Coast, which is a World Heritage site is superb and covers a huge area of coastline.
I did a couple a bike rides from the campsite. The back roads are quiet and there are plenty of off road routes, which are easy to ride on.
In 1914 the wealthy London draper Sir Ernest Debenham bought land and farms in the area with the idea of creating a model estate. After the First World War farm buildings and cottages were built in the 'Arts and Crafts' style using locally made concrete blocks and bricks. This one of the houses in a row of a similar style
Ringstead Bay - Portland is in the background, this is where the sailing and windsurfing Olympics will take place
Crossways, Dorset
On the last day of June we took the caravan to Crossways in Dorset. This had been prompted by an invitation from Pat and Sally Doherty to have lunch with them in Ottery St. Mary. Crossways is not quite halfway, but it is a Caravan Club site that we have been to before.
On the Sunday we went Ottery and it took just over the hour and we didn’t run into much tourist traffic. With the aid of Sally’s directions and Multimap we found there new home without difficulty. They have a lovely house to which they have added there own touches and Pat, at last, has his own workshop. The weather was superb so we spent most of the day in the garden chatting and playing lawn darts.
After Sunday the weather went downhill and was generally cool and overcast.
On the Sunday we went Ottery and it took just over the hour and we didn’t run into much tourist traffic. With the aid of Sally’s directions and Multimap we found there new home without difficulty. They have a lovely house to which they have added there own touches and Pat, at last, has his own workshop. The weather was superb so we spent most of the day in the garden chatting and playing lawn darts.
After Sunday the weather went downhill and was generally cool and overcast.
