The weather forecast for today wasn’t brilliant (the BBC said showers all afternoon) so for the first time this week, we actually took waterproofs with us and headed to Ringstead Bay, east of Weymouth. The car park is high up on the hill looking down to the sea with Portland and Weymouth in the mist:

What I assumed was the correct path down turned out to be a bit of a struggle – it was a public footpath, but not very used!

After a bit of a struggle, we got onto the SW Coast Path where walking was a lot easier!

We dropped down to the beach at Ringstead Bay so Rocco could have a swim:

After a coffee break, we continued on the coast path:

to a pub with lots of outdoor seating (useful with a wet dog), beer & food:

You can just see the pub nestling in the hills:

We did try to get down to the beach there, but it was a long way down and didn’t look too inviting, so we retraced our steps along the coast path:

And found a nicer beach for Rocco to have another swim!

On the way back up the hill (using the track), we passed St Catherine’s Church – in the middle of nowhere, but still has monthly services:

Then the long climb back up to the car:

And not a drop of rain – a lovely walk, though VERY warm as there was very little breeze.