10 of us gathered at the Cromwell House Hotel in torrential rain and high winds but by the time we had checked in and organised ourselves the rain had stopped and we set off for our extra Friday afternoon walk in good spirits.

We walked up through the village and onto the coastal path to the east, giving us a good view inland.

As the Army Ranges were closed for firing practice we walked down onto the east side of the cove.

From here we enjoyed the views out along the coast.

The signs of autumn were all around.

We walked down into the cove and along the beach, some of us resting on a stray chair along the way!

On the way back to the hotel we stopped for tea and cakes at the Beach Café in lovely afternoon sun.

As it was a good afternoon 6 of the group drove up to Moreton to visit the church and the grave of T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). The church at Moreton contains the most beautiful and unusual etched windows.

We met the last member of the party who arrived in time for a good supper before all of us walked up to Stair Hole to watch the full moon glisten across the night sea.

On Saturday morning we gathered our picnic things and set off west out of the village.

We passed a party on a partridge shoot much to the disapproval of some of our group!

The sun shone and the coastal path beckoned us along with plenty of stops to have a drink, marvel at the views of the coast and Portland Bill, or take a rest!

We paused at a very remote post box perched on the cliff top - Kate works for Royal Mail and loved it!

We then took a moment to rest at a tiny church of St Catherines where we enjoyed the sun and the peace.

Our path took us back onto the coast for our return to Lulworth with plenty of stops to enjoy the views.

We paused for lunch at White Nothe where one or two slept in the sunshine.

Our path then took us back along the coast to Durdle Door.

Here we paused for more photos before heading back passed Man O' War Bay to Lulworth.

This time we had cream tea and ice creams in the garden of our hotel.

We gathered for a drink before supper and a discussion on the upcoming WalkingWomen programme.

On Sunday morning two of our party had to leave early so 9 of us set off on our walk inland.

Our route took us through the fields and onto an old drovers track into Winfrith, picking our sloes on the way.

Much discussion took place on the perfect recipe for sloe gin (and cherry brandy).

We walked out of Winfrith along the road to a path up the valley where we stopped for a break.

Our path took us along a peaceful track across the fields up to Daggers Gate and up onto the coastal path again.

We stopped for lunch on the hill and enjoyed our last glimpses of the magnificent Dorset coastline.

On reaching Lulworth Cove we stopped for a final cup of tea before saying farewell to each other.