GRIMSTONE — It was a slower start to the day today as breakfast was served from 8:30 am. The first destination for the day was the village of Cerne Abbas and the giant figure of a man carved into the hillside above the village. The look-out provided gives a good view of the Giant, and a nearby walk through woodland leads into the village. Other walks take you closer to the Giant but they looked like they would involve a lot of climbing far too early in the morning—so I had a quick look at the village instead.

Then it was back the way I came, through Dorchester and on towards Wareham. Halfway between Wareham and Swanage I stopped at Corfe Castle. The castle ruins were very picturesque and I spent a good hour and a half wandering among the ruins and admiring the views. A steam train very kindly puffed its way passed the castle one way and then a short while later puffed its way back again.

By now it was mid-afternoon and time to investigate Tyneham Village. Unfortunately the access road to the village was closed so I instead went back to have a closer look at Wareham. Apart from wandering up down its main street I had a look at St Martin on the Walls, a small Saxon church that I guess was originally sited near the periphery of this historic Saxon walled town. The interior walls still had the faded remains of really really old paintings visible, as well as a memorial to Lawrence of Arabia in the form of an effigy in crusader repose.