Saturday morning we went to a children’s birthday party in a village hall. 30 kids and a bouncy castle, hot, sweaty and very noisy. While it was fun, it left us in need of the opposite – space and fresh air, so we headed up to the nearby Hardye’s monument to take in the views and blow away the stuffiness.
On a clear day you can see 5 counties from this high point in the Dorset countryside, and the views down to the sea at Weymouth are beautiful. It is always, without fail, windy – so it is the perfect spot if you need to cool down in Summer, but wrap up warm on all but the hottest of days.
A small wander from the top finds a natural hollow, a perfect windbreak for respite from the chilly breeze. It’s walls are lined with gorse and the floor littered with large stones, perfect for spelling your name – or in this case building a pretend campfire.
A gorgeous place for an adventure,
Love Miss Cisco XXX
Wow that is beautiful and what stunning pictures, I love this time of year with the changing colours and weather. Makes for an interesting adventure, I do love gorse, have you ever smelt it? Smells like coconut 🙂
Some great #cloudporn here Sonya!! You have captured the great British outdoors really beautifully.
Thanks for sharing your fabulous photos. I hope the walk helped you to recover after the party x
A much better place to go than a children’s party! I always feel absolutely frazzled after a kid’s party.
OH yes, I’d much rather be there than at a stuffy children’s party! The views are amazing and your photos beautiful.
What beautiful views, and such lovely photographs too – a nice place to go and get away from it all.
Gorgeous photos and a lovely place to be out exploring together. Seeing 5 counties is really impressive, I wonder if this is the only point where you can do this? Hope you’ll join me for #CountryKids
It looks beautiful and I know exactly what you mean about needing some peace after the craziness of a kids’ party!
Beautiful pictures. I feel the same and hate birthday parties and all those kids shouting. I love being able to go for some time out with the boys and clear the cobwebs
I have only ever driven past it but we have vowed to take the stairs to the top this year
Such gorgeous pictures and description of the place, I could almost feel the wind reading it!xx
Wow look at those views! So beautiful! Gorgeous photos!! Love his hat x
OOOH I am all for outdoors and exploring x love the pics
That view is magnificent, we love getting out into nature.
What a glorious glorious place, it just makes me smile! I adore wide open spaces and children’s parties definitely fall into that “I need air” category don’t they. What a fabulous contrast, you must have felt like a million dollars! X