The Buckfast Centenary Pilgrimage 1982

Day 8: Wool to Dorchester

Another long day ahead, and the van's loaded before we leave at 8.30.

First stop is the Church of the Holy Rood for prayers.

Now, our route takes a funny twist this morning. Yesterday we walked down the coast to Lulworth Cove and West Lulworth, before heading north to Wool. This morning we head south-east to East Lulworth (i.e we're going backwards) as we make our way back to Lulworth Cove. There is method in this madness. But first we skirt the military training areas as we cross Coombe Heath.

This brings us to the gates of Lulworth Park...

...in which is situated Lulworth Castle, a stately home with a renowned Catholic chapel.

Here we celebrated our daily Mass.

We passed by the Anglican Church at East Lulworth...

...then had to cross the Army's Tank Gunnery School at Lulworth Camp.

The briefing beforehand basically said keep to the path and don't touch anything that looks interesting

The route across the ranges afforded us good views of the coastline once again.

Then began our descent across the cliff to Lulworth Cove - and a feeling of deja vu!

It was a case fo find your own lunch in Lulworth - there are lots of options - though I suspect many involved the pub pictured here.

Then started the up-and-down sequence of the Dorset coast, affording great views as ever, here back over Lulworth Cove and Stair Hole.

This part of the coast is much walked and the path is unmissable.

The climbs are challenging, but the scenery makes it worthwhile.

St Catherine's Chapel at Holworth is small and built of timber.

At Osmington Mills we turned inland, stopping at St Osmund's Church (which was not recorded - it had been a long otugh day, with still nearly 7 miles to go). Heading inland, we passed White Horse Hill - you can see why it's so named!

And so, late in the evening, exhausted, we reached St Genevieve's Convent.

But if memory serves, we had to walk across town to the Catholic Church to be fed, before returning to a well-deserved (if slightly cramped) bed.