WALKS IN DORSET at LEIGH (4K)

[@fred2you]

Hello Dave & Logan.I was delighted to come across your video of Leigh as in fact my family lived there back in the fifties and sixties in the very cottage you showed, Cromwell Cottage!. My brother and I went to the school just down the road which was run by a Mrs Bradfield and A Mrs Faulkner when we were there. Our family were friends of the people next door at Denbury House. My first job was helping out at the bakery you mentioned called Fudges.The business expanded very quickly under the directorship of Steve Fudge and is now a well known brand with their products being sold in several supermarkets in the UK. My father also owned The Old Vicarage in Leigh which is now a retirement home , I believe. Thank you ,Dave for some fond memories! Needless to say I have subscribed to your U- Tube channel.Sincerely,Robin Wells.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Robin and indeed thanks for sharing your wonderful personal memories of the village.

[@LaysAndLore]

Cream first then jam! 😀 jam sticks to cream better than the other way around

[@DaveFord]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@TooBusyGardening]

Agreed! ❤

[@TooBusyGardening]

Loved watching your walk with lovely Logan today. What a special ending to the video, watching the little robin helping himself to your cream, I didn’t realise they liked cream. Hope he left some for you. I live in Blandford Forum and looking forward to bumping into you both one day! X

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. We hope to be filming a walk from Blandford Forum next year.

[@TooBusyGardening]

Certainly hope to see you here! Xxx

[@garyneville1141]

Lovely video, thanks 😊

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Gary & indeed thanks for watching.

[@susantaylor927]

Hi Dave and Logan! Beautiful walk as usual...even though you both had to plough through the mud! Thank you for sharing with us! That Maze would have been amazing! That cheeky Robin! We love your videos!😊

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Susan. That little Robin really was quite bold!

[@MrIvorfan]

Thank you so much for taking those of us, who lack your agility and energy, with you on this splendid walk of Dorset’s “green and pleasant land”. (I read that date as 1628 too.)

[@DaveFord]

Thank you & indeed thanks for watching.

[@michaelfinch2937]

Dave, greetings from Montana. I especially enjoy your good cheer and casual commentary. Mike

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Mike & indeed thanks for watching.

[@hannureittu4310]

Nice!

[@catherineshipley5799]

Lovely county side walk

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Catherine.

[@keithjoseph5671]

Awesome walking tour through the village of leigh and the trails in the countryside with amazing views

[@DaveFord]

Many thanks Keith. :)

[@2salukimum]

Loved this, thankyou both! More like a walk up the river than a walk in the countryside. That must be a mighty wet path in the winter. In other news, we've so enjoyed the snippets from the pen of Sir Frederick Treves, I went on a search and found a copy. Glorious munch through history. Especially our home town of Poole. The current incumbents of the council chambers need to have a read and educate themselves! The inhabitants of Poole were always a force to be reckoned with apparently. I wonder what the ancestors would have thought about being coralled into the "one", now known as BCP. 😂

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Yes, very much a "Summer" walk and even then I suspect sections never really dry out! Sir Frederick always makes for an entertaining read - he was never one to sit on the fence with his views that is for sure!

[@rodneytaylor6952]

Cheers Dave

[@craigmarsh3221]

Good afternoon Dave lovely video you were saying about Good quality walking boots the path looked like you could of done with some Wellington boots so very enjoyable to watch all the best 😊

[@DaveFord]

Yes, I think you are right Craig ! It did get "damp" in places!

[@cathpeterson1944]

lovely walk around Leigh and footpaths, good read from Treves book dancing in the Miz maze during harvest

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Cath. Sir Frederick Treves certainly had a way with words!

[@Kate-iz8rp]

Lovely video as always, aww the Robin at the end ❤

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. That little Robin was cute for sure!

[@melissaphillips3088]

Dorset is beautiful. Such a pretty church and the homes are picturesque and the scenery is gorgeous. Dave you and Logan are great tour guides. Thanks so much and have a wonderful weekend. ☀️

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Melissa. :)

[@geoffw8565]

Such a lovely enjoyable video Dave and your research / info really makes it. No pub but great little village store/post office to end on and part of what our fabulous countryside is all about ? Long may we hold onto it ?

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Geoff. The village store cafe made a great ending to the walk for sure - especially with my surprise "guest"!

[@ralphfeay8857]

Hi Dave! Perfect summers day agree amazing buttercups.Thhey do seem to be everywhere.lovely. Enjoyed the robin sharing yourcream tea!! God bless you.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Ralph. That Robin was such a friendly little soul!

[@jeanblemings5352]

Some of the rights of way looked distinctly less travelled! The maze info was super interesting and at least you and leapy Logan got your just rewards at the end - despite having to share!

[@DaveFord]

Although not a long walk, it was "challenging" in places!

[@tangie777uk]

Nice to see you in Leigh Dave,I travel through it a lot on my way to Up Cerne. Sorry I missed you.

[@DaveFord]

It is a lovely part of the county around there, for sure.

[@bosse641]

Beautiful church indeed. So many lovely houses. And the area was lovely also.

[@DaveFord]

Such a pretty village ..... and I can certainly recommend the cream tea at the Leigh Village Store & Post Office!

[@gregtickle9356]

We’ve been hiking in Dartmoor. Thought of you and Logan while visiting Moretonhampstead’s St. Andrew’s. I live in a dry place, so we love the rain. Thank you for your recent postings.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Greg. Hope you are not getting too wet!

[@markshrimpton3138]

I was interested in your observations regarding finding so many buttercups. I live in eastern Scotland and have just returned from a wee break to North Yorkshire, where I was delighted to see far more wildflowers of various species growing abundantly even at the roadsides. Perhaps it’s a sign of fewer and less obnoxious chemicals being used: who knows.

[@DaveFord]

It is just something that has been really noticeable out on my walks this year ...... I just cannot remember so many buttercups (or maybe it is just my memory going as I get older!).

[@markshrimpton3138]

@@DaveFord that’s my excuse.

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Nice walk Dave. I would have pronounced that place, 'Lee ' as in Eastleigh. I reckon someone was having you on there. Nice area and grand day for walking with Logan by your side. Strange that the old track was so wet, after this warm spell. I daresay Logan appreciated it though. As soon as you showed that house with decorative porch, I said to Mary, that looks like a Wesleyian Chapel

[@DaveFord]

Dorset certainly has it's fair share of place names with unusual pronunciations!