26-27April – Dorset
We decided to have a couple of days in Dorset visiting the National Trust house at Kingston Lacy, enjoying a 3.5 mile circular walk from Tolpuddle and then visiting the English Heritage site at Sherborne Old Castle on the Saturday. Not surprisingly, with Sherborne only a few minutes drive from James, Hannah and Rosie we popped in for a cup of coffee. We then set off to the Fox Inn at Ansty where we had stayed last year. We had a good room and a lovely dinner and a nice breakfast – in fact a very enjoyable stay.
On Sunday morning the weather was not very promising but, as with Saturday, we were lucky – we always seemed to be driving when the heavy showers hit. We visited Portland Castle before visiting our friends Richard and Bonny Shirley in Tollard Royal for lunch and the afternoon. 
A really pleasant couple of days!
