Highest Point on the South Coast rewarded with a Pair of Palmers 200
8 years since I walked Golden Cap. So what's changed in Seatown?
The pair of car park attendants are making the most of the cost of living crisis. £6. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask. The Anchor - find me a pub in a more idyllic location - is no longer an 11am opener. More on that to come.
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| The Anchor |
The Coast Path heading west has fallen into the sea, re-routed 200 yards inland, so should be good for another few years.
A climb through fields to the summit for fine views in all directions.
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| Golden Cap from the Beach at Seatown |
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| Looking East over Seatown |
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| Looking West towards Lyme Regis |
A quick three miler - to the pub.
I'm assuming that rules developed through Covid have been maintained. A midday opener, the front terrace is barricaded with barrels and like good Englishmen and women, we all queue. I knew this day would come, hanging around outside a pub for the scrape of the bolt but I never thought I would have so much company.
The sign at the front sets out the rules. It's first come, first served for the outside tables. All inside tables are fully booked. No one is allowed inside to the bar, its all table service and if you sit along side the pub in the garden patio - the only food available is pizza and chips.
6th in the queue - we get prime position for the views and access to the full menu. Brioche crab rolls and chips all round for £14. With hindsight - and seeing it didn't come with a lock pickers toolset - I should have gone for the lobster. Delivered from the sea this morning, according to our waitress. Mrs M said they probably just came from lidl.
And if you are unsure what a brioche bun looks like, in Dorset, its uncannily similar to a hotdog roll.
And nothing says Dorset to me more than Palmers beers. With Mrs M surprisingly ordering a diet coke, I use all my powers of persuasion to stay for a second 200.
Sun shining, sea views, dog happy - it didnt take too much persuasion.
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| Guide Dog in Training Ivy - enjoying the seaside for the first time |
Walk Information
Distance - 3 miles
Geocaches - 0
Walk Inspiration - Mike Power's 40 Pub Walks in Dorset
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