Turner's Hall Woods
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To get to Turners Hall Woods, we caught the bus to Bridgetown from Bathsheba. That was an interesting (bouncy) ride, where we got to see some countryside and a bit of the city as well. The terminal that our first bus stopped in was not the terminal the St. Andrew's Church bus, which we were taking to near Turner's Hall Woods, left from. So we also got to walk down Broad Street, where a lot of the tourist-advertised shops are. The map mislead us about the location of the terminal we needed, but people eventually pointed us in the right direction.
Catching the bus at the Princess Alice Terminal was easy, and then it was a simple matter of riding it until the very end of the line (St. Simons). It stops there and turns around. The bus driver and one of our fellow passengers were helpful in pointing out the right direction.
It is not well signed (see picture) but very easy to find. Get off the St Andrew's Church bus at the end of the line, and walk away from it down the road. The road ends near a couple of houses, several goats, and the dilapidated sign. Walk down the dirt road, and you are more or less there.
The dirt road turns into a narrow track at one point. The path winds through trees. Occasionally, there are small signs on cement posts pointing out the species. We recognized a lot of the trees and plants from our previous trips to Welchman Hall Gully and the Andromeda Flower Forest. It is nice walking. Mostly shaded, with the scenery getting more jungly as you approach the centre of the area. We heard lots of birds and possibly other wildlife, but didn't see anything until we reached the end. There we met a cow.
At one point, we glimpsed some pylons through the leaves, and found the remains of an old bridge.
At Turners Hall, there's a beautiful lookout where you can see the range of hills in St. Joseph, all the way to the coast near Belleplaine.
To get back home, we caught the bus that comes by very near the end of the Turners Hall Wood path, rode into Belleplaine, then walked along the Ermy Bourne or East Coast Highway. Barclays park is not an unreasonable walk from Belleplaine, and Bathsheba an hour or so further along beautiful under-populated beaches. It is possible to bus from Belleplaine to Bathsheba or Bridgetown, so for a shorter day this might be feasible.
Catching the bus at the Princess Alice Terminal was easy, and then it was a simple matter of riding it until the very end of the line (St. Simons). It stops there and turns around. The bus driver and one of our fellow passengers were helpful in pointing out the right direction.
It is not well signed (see picture) but very easy to find. Get off the St Andrew's Church bus at the end of the line, and walk away from it down the road. The road ends near a couple of houses, several goats, and the dilapidated sign. Walk down the dirt road, and you are more or less there.
The dirt road turns into a narrow track at one point. The path winds through trees. Occasionally, there are small signs on cement posts pointing out the species. We recognized a lot of the trees and plants from our previous trips to Welchman Hall Gully and the Andromeda Flower Forest. It is nice walking. Mostly shaded, with the scenery getting more jungly as you approach the centre of the area. We heard lots of birds and possibly other wildlife, but didn't see anything until we reached the end. There we met a cow.
At one point, we glimpsed some pylons through the leaves, and found the remains of an old bridge.
At Turners Hall, there's a beautiful lookout where you can see the range of hills in St. Joseph, all the way to the coast near Belleplaine.
To get back home, we caught the bus that comes by very near the end of the Turners Hall Wood path, rode into Belleplaine, then walked along the Ermy Bourne or East Coast Highway. Barclays park is not an unreasonable walk from Belleplaine, and Bathsheba an hour or so further along beautiful under-populated beaches. It is possible to bus from Belleplaine to Bathsheba or Bridgetown, so for a shorter day this might be feasible.