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29 December 2004

29 December 2004 - Ferrybridge

Pictures from the section of the Dorset Coastal path between Sandsfoot Castle and the Bridging Hard on the Fleet.

Rodwell trail Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

Setting off from Sandsfoot on the old GWR railway track, now called the Rodwell Trail.

Portland harbour Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

Portland Harbour

Portland harbour Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

Approaching Ferry Bridge and the Fleet.

Ferry Bridge Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

The Ferry Bridge Inn and the new houses built on the site of the old torpedo factory.

Ferry Bridge Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

Portland and the harbour.

Ferry Bridge Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

Over the road now and on to the Fleet. Looking back towards the Ferry Bridge Inn.

Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

10 miles to Abbotsbury. Our destination is the Royal Engineers bridging hard a few miles down the Fleet.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

Low tide.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

This is the Oyster farm.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

An old concrete observation post. Perhaps this was used for observing the bouncing bombs tested here during WW2.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

Our destination today is just around the bay and over the hill.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

A walk across the small beach.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

A rare picture of Dorsetcamera.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

It was here also that some of the early prototypes of Barnes Wallis’s “bouncing bombs” of the Dam Busters fame, were first tested.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

The remains of an old boat.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

The end of today’s walk.

The Fleet Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

The bridging hard used for the training of Royal Engineers.

Sandsfoot Castle Dorset Dorsetcamera Coastal Path Walk

After a cross country inland route we are now back at Sandsfoot Castle.