Over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of July, a team from the Hall & Woodhouse brewery will embark on a gruelling 57.5km trek, from Poole to Weymouth along the Jurassic Coast.

The intrepid travellers are:

David Hoare
Debra Reed
Julie Downs
Jo Phipps
Coral Fookes
Marianne Jarvis
Tash Bartlett
Rupert Wheeler
Pat Jones

CHALLENGE COMPLETE!   --UPDATE--:

Hall & Woodhouse, Dorset’s leading independent family brewer and inn-keeper, has raised £6,000 for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, by taking part in the first ever Jurassic Coast Challenge, the most brutal of the Ultra Challenge series of hikes.

The team members journeyed 24km from Poole to Corfe Castle and a group of four more dug deeper to go on to Weymouth, completing the 58km hike in 30 degree heat. The group set off from Poole at 10am and walked continuously for 18 hours through the night, before they arrived in Weymouth at 4am, having conquered the challenge.

David Hoare, Development Director at Hall & Woodhouse, said: “It was tough, especially in the heat and then in the dark, but we are proud to have raised such a significant amount for a worthy cause. We are very thankful for all who donated and supported us throughout the challenge. One air ambulance takes off in Britain every 10 minutes during daylight hours, so the fact we have helped a cause doing such amazing things kept us going.

“The Jurassic Coast Challenge certainly lived up to its name, the climb and then descent into Lulworth Cove was horrible. I could only do the climb 20 steps at a time before resting and the descent into Lulworth was only achieved by clinging onto wire fencing to stop us falling. The last 14km into Weymouth was hot, dark, painful and seemed endless.”

The Team raised a total of £6,000 in sponsorship for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, which is H&W’s charity partner for 2018-20.