lyme to uplyme

we set off mid morning on a path from town to village.

it's the River Lim Walk.

Lim? or Lym? The walk is Lim, the River... seems to vary.

Anyway... Deb has track notes. We walk.

At the Lyme Regis end the walk starts at the town mill. it's been restored and even works, milling wheat and selling the flour. Not much, it's now a tourist mill. Which is not open till an hour after we start. Oh well. It would be interesting, but we're here to walk. So we walk.

The walk starts along lanes in the town. Then lanes and paths out of town. Still with houses, cottages... tourist accommodation on either side. Houses are built right to the edge of the river. In town the river is dug to two metres, lined with stone walls. Some houses have a small bridge from the back door --so people can walk out and get across the river.

The river is shallow, half a metre or so but fast flowing and looks powerful. I would not step in it!

We pass through some meadows but mostly, past people's back yards.

Some historic buildings. Another old mill (I've learnt what a leat is.) A cottage where a weaver used to work. A church and some associated buildings, probably flats now.

Through some woodland with "houses" to provide shelters for birds and insects.

It's a beautiful walk, very peaceful. always with the river on one side.

A bonus: we walk upriver with the river on my left. I can always hear it bubbling along and sometimes see it.

Walking back down is completely different. The river on our right -- where I can see it! So I have a great --and different -- view of the river all the way back.

At the top of the walk is the village of... Uplyme. A sensible name, really.

The walk ends at a pub. Phew. Except... we arrive at 10:30 and the pub doesn't open till 11.

Oh well. We turn round and walk back.

We did know that we would have to walk back. We were hoping for lunch in the pub.

So we walk back.

Still a beautiful, peaceful walk. Popular with other people --and their dogs. Lots off nice dogs. With new river views for me:-)

It's a bit easier and faster walking downriver.

We're back in Lyme Regis on time for lunch.

We have what is essentially "English breakfast" at the Mill Bakery.

The walk starts in Dorset, goes into Devon, now we're back in Dorset. Such travelers we are :-)

The waitress offers sauce, not needed. She offers butter... yes please :-)

A butter dish with a good large block of butter. More than even I can eat with breakfast.

We walk round town. And for a while along the pebble beach. It's hard walking, as hard as on soft sand. It's a great English beach experience:-)

We look for one geocache. It's somewhere round the building, the Maritime Theatre. Somewhere... The phone gps jumps round, we never seem to get close. We give up.

Then we have tea. Well, coffee and cake, delicious Victoria sponge.

Then it's up the final steep hill back to home. Six and a half km. Time to do nothing else :-)  We relax.

In town, Deb buys a book, Dorset Teashop Walks. Tomorrow we try one of those walks.

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Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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