I arrived in Bere Regis just as the church tower struck four deep, sonorous notes that after the fourth chime had finished, slowly faded to silence. Minutes after starting walking I crossed the Bere Stream, another bubbling clear-flowing stream like the River Piddle that I lay down to bathe in in Briantspuddle, last time thatContinue reading “The Hardy Way, Bere Regis, Dorset. UK. May 9th 2026”