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WALKS IN DORSET at YETMINSTER, CHETNOLE & CHETNOLE HALT (THE LEAST USED RAILWAY STATION IN DORSET).
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8 ай бұрынIn this episode of my series “Walks in Dorset”, I take a walk from Yetminster to Chetnole and back, taking in a visit to Chetnole Halt - the least used railway station in Dorset! Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.
I park my car in Yetminster and start my 4 mile circular walk with a wander through the village. Beginning at the railway station, at the Eastern end of the village, I walk along the main street (heading West) which is full of pretty houses & cottages.
A quick visit to the Church of St Andrews is followed by a look at Upbury Farm - thought to be one of the oldest buildings in the village and once the home of Benjamin Jesty (one of the pioneers of inoculations against smallpox).
I then head out of the village, down Mill Lane and across the Wriggle River, passing the old Mill. From there, I follow footpaths across fields before picking up a byway heading South towards the village of Chetnole.
At Chetnole, I check out the Chetnole Inn and explore the Church of St Peter in the village.
Before starting my return journey to Yetminster, I take a further detour to the South West of the village, to visit Chetnole Halt - which averages less than 5 passengers a day!
I then retrace my steps back to Chetnole and at Manor Farm head West over the railway line and follow footpaths in a Northerly direction back to Yetminster.
My final destination is The White Hart pub in Yetminster.
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
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@keithjoseph5671 8 ай бұрын
Awesome countryside walk through the village to visit the churches and amazing fields
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Keith.
@geoffw8565 8 ай бұрын
Brilliant video Dave. You portray our wonderful countryside in such great style. Never miss a video of yours. Cheers Geoff
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comments Geoff.
@thebeatentrack156 8 ай бұрын
Another great walk, thank you Dave & Logan 😊
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
@jayswalksandtalks7946 8 ай бұрын
First time I've commented but have been watching regularly for at least a year. This is a fantastic channel. You offer an excellent potted history of places and the villages in your main counties are superior to anything I've seen in the UK generally. Logan is the added X factor.
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comments. I hope that you enjoy the future videos in the series. Thanks for watching.
@ianluke3326 8 ай бұрын
Wonderful walk as always Dave - I wonder if the Wriggle looks a bit different now after all the rain we’ve had recently!
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
@@ianluke3326 Thanks Ian. Yes, I suspect that it can become a bit of a "monster" at times (looking at the depth of the banks!). Hope you are well.
@jeanblemings5352 8 ай бұрын
A double not quits walk! 2 churches, 2 pubs (and 2 pints and 2 packets of crisps), 2 request stations, 2 blackberry stops and 2 dog dips. But no zoomies....were Logan's legs tired too!
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
He managed to get some "Zoomies" in but I didn't act quickly enough with the camera!
@cathpeterson1944 8 ай бұрын
lovely walk thru the village and countryside
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Cath. Both Yetminster & Chetnole are delightful villages.
@markshrimpton3138 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for showing us Benjamin Jesty’s farm. He was another unsung hero. Although I believe he did eventually gain some belated recognition and a medal, though nothing like Jenner’s £10,000.
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark. Yes, I feel a bit sorry for Jesty!
@hannureittu4310 8 ай бұрын
Very nice train stop and everything else ! Cheers!
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Hannu. :)
@jhnshearn51 8 ай бұрын
Beautiful video as always Dave, for me the highlight was the halt at Chetnole I think that I could have sat in that little waiting room in the middle of no where for hours, just soaking up the solitude and pondering life.
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you John. I never thought that I would describe a railway station as "cute" but Chetnole Halt really is!
@JimNicholls 8 ай бұрын
Another good one, Dave. I'm always impressed by the fact that, when visiting churches, you show properly-exposed close-up pictures of stained glass windows. General views always wash out the colours, but you take the time to show the real picture. Thank you!
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thanks Jim. Although I am no expert, I always find stained glass windows in churches fascinating - they can be amazing works of art at times.
@rachelt-s 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Dave for reminding us of sunnier and drier days. Hard to believe we enjoyed so much sunshine with the amount of rain we've had lately. We certainly have a lot of interesting places to discover in Dorset all within reasonable driving distances. Beautiful scenery to enjoy.
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Rachel. Logan & I are looking forward to enjoying some more "Dorset" walks in 2024.
@ailsabowring4449 8 ай бұрын
Another lovely day out with yourself and Logan . Very close to where we live in Bradford Abbas. Maybe you will do a walk there sometime. A lovely church and at nearby Wyke is an impressive Tithe Barn and a good pub back in Bradford Abbas for beer and crisps .
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Ailsa. I will add Bradford Abbas on to my list for a future walk - thanks for the recommendation.
@eldred1809 8 ай бұрын
Double bubble for you and Logan in the pubs today Dave! I can't believe you went to Yetminster and didn't mention The Yetties, surely the village's main claim-to-fame (if you did, please accept my apologies, I'm trying to do other things while "watching" the video)
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Funny you should mention the Yetties. I did film a small scene in which I talked about the history of the group & their connection with the village . However, I had switched microphones temporarily and it wasn't until I got home and did the editing that I found out that the microphone for that scene wasn't switched on! Fortunately that sort of thing doesn't happen too often!
@anthonynichols5053 8 ай бұрын
I used to live in yetminister back in the 80s 90s. I am very familiar with the area. If you would have kept walking on past chetnole station you would have came to a farm called Church Farm Stockwood. There's a very beautiful little church next to the farmhouse that's open to the public. My grandfather used to work the Land There from the late 40s to the mid-90s. I can remember when Prince Charles came to visit the church when I was about 8 years old I was also christened in the church also walk my mom down the aisle on her wedding day there's not much Farm left there now after 20 plus years the church is called Saint Edward's Church .
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your memories Anthony. I will certainly try and visit that church sometime in the future for sure. Thanks for watching.
@angelanewman5566 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for an interesting walk Dave. I wonder how one goes about buying a ticket at an unmanned station like that. Perhaps like everything else these days it's all on line.
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Thanks Angela. I don't recall seeing a self service ticket machine there so I guess you get your ticket online, purchase over the phone or from a member of staff (guard?) on board.
@lionelmarytravels6003 8 ай бұрын
Hello Dave. You've found a very pretty area there in Dorset. Two pubs as well, although I noticed the one at Yetminster had a sign calling it the Butchers Arms. What were those workmen doing at Chetnole Halt? Creating a car park would be sensible considering where it is!
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
Hi Lionel. The White Hart at Yetminster has a number of old pub signs relating to other pubs in it's beer garden. The workmen were repairing the pathway from the road down to the platform. Cheers. Dave.
@steveatkins3630 8 ай бұрын
Did you spot any fish in the river? We used to swim in the river in the 80s... but it looks in a very poor health now. That large field you walked across along the Wriggle (the field just over the bridge) used to be an incredibly species rich meadow absolutely heaving with insects. Seems intensive agriculture has decimated alot of that habitat... all in the name of cheap milk.
@DaveFord 8 ай бұрын
No, I don't remember seeing any fish. Thanks for sharing your memories and indeed thank you for watching.
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