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.
One Small Boy On Top Of The World
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