It is interesting to see The Gun at Keyhaven listed among the Famous 100 Pubs supplement in this weekend’s Sunday Telegraph. It’s alongside The Trip to Jerusalem at Nottingham and The Fighting Cocks at St Albans. I think that I had forgotten about the claim that the landlord was once responsible for drowned sailors. According [...]
Investigation work for a possible coastal defence scheme at Barton-on-Sea can now start following a £300,000 government grant. New Forest District Council will attempt to reduce the speed of erosion caused by the flow of inland water. This news comes just after someone spent a night halfway down the cliff due to falling when climbing. [...]
To leave the Borough of Poole on the coast path you climb out of Branksome Dene Chine and turn into Sandbourne Road. The first striking building is number 37 across the road. It is a Cape Dutch-style house with a blue roof and a beautifully carved window frame on the first floor. I am told [...]
There is no Sandbanks ferry service during November. The vessel is being towed to Southampton for a refit. There appears to be no alternative crossing available. Wilts & Dorset has an temporary timetable for the 50 route which is running from Bournemouth Square to Studland via Wareham and Swanage. Note that the bus is not [...]