West Bay to Abbotsbury

West Bay to Abbotsbury - Friday 24th April 2015

Path Facts - Length: 9.3 miles, ascent 665 ft

Left before 9am. Overcast day. Got a packed lunch from the B&B and a snack top up from the local Spar.

The first hill up and out of West Bay is short but sharp and there were a few similar ones until Burton Bradstock where the path joins the start of Chesil Beach.

I could see why some would find Chesil Beach far from exciting walking. You have to stay back from the edge to avoid wading through shingle. This means you can't see the sea. It's all pretty flat and, as it was misty, there wasn't much to see of anything! Having said that, I like variety and this was different.

We had a short stop at West Bexington for a snack then forged on. From a previous visit I seem to remember St Catherine's Chapel on the hill at Abbotsbury being visible from some distance away. But couldn't see much of anything today.

The path cuts inland at Abbotsbury avoiding a marathon long trudge along Chesil Beach. We cut up the hillside to the chapel and sat and had lunch outside overlooking the quaint village of Abbotsbury. A nice, peaceful spot to stop at the end of this particular leg.

A take away tea a cafe in Abbotsbury then sat at the bus top for the trip into Weymouth. The bus takes about 35 mins and dropped us right at the King's Statue at sea front about 1 minutes walk from the B&B. Dropped our packs off and had a wander around Weymouth. I've been here years ago but had better memories of it. Felt a bit run down and a few too many pub crowd types.

We'll be back here in August for a few days to do the stretch around Weymouth and Portland.


Info

Accommodation - B&B Weymouth

Location *** really central, but this also meant noise from pub crowd, friendly staff

Room **** basic but spacious and comfortable

Facilities ****

Noise **

Food ****

Ambience **

Price *** £80 for the room


Food – Prezzo

Quality ***

Price ***