Stephen's castle, Verwood.

Beautiful walk in the sunshine this afternoon. Starting from the Memorial ground and past the Hideaway. Take the first right turn onto the heathland and walk up to the pond. After the pond turn left and left again onto the track going uphill. At the top take the little left turn up a couple of steps and alongside the fence. The views are beautiful up here from the top of Stephen's castle. We could see all the way down to Bournemouth, the Purbecks and the Needles on the Isle of Wight. Then take the left turn down the wooden steps back to the bridleway and down to the park once again. It's always nice to finish this walk on a cold day with a coffee in Costa or one of the other cafes in Verwood.