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| Guide name: |
Walking in Bath
and Bristol. |
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| Type of walk: |
Details of a selection
of Walks throughout Bath & Bristol. |
| Description: |
On the DEFRA web site
you can find details - and maps - for Bath & Bristol walks,
rides and areas of open access provided under the Countryside
Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Schemes. |
| Distance: |
Various |
| Contact details: |
DEFRA |
| Telephone: |
08459 33 55 77 |
| Web: |
countrywalks.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx |
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| Guide name: |
Bath Skyline - Countryside
in the City |
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| Type of walk: |
Circular |
| Description: |
From the city up to
the skyline, the Kennet and Avon Canal to Prior Park Landscape
Garden. Stunning walk through fields and woods. |
| Distance: |
6 miles |
| Contact details: |
The National Trust |
| Telephone: |
01985 843600 |
| Web: |
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| Guide price: |
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| Guide name: |
Bristol and Bath
Railway Path |
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| Type of walk: |
Start: Bristol
Finish: Bath |
| Description: |
A wonderful walk beginning
in Bristol and looping towards Fishponds, through the Staple
Hill Tunnel, fields and woods Along a cycle path for all the
family. |
| Distance: |
13 miles |
| Contact details: |
Avon Valley Partnership
Development Officer |
| Telephone: |
0117 922 4325 |
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| Guide name: |
The Strawberry Line |
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| Type of walk: |
Start: Yatton
Finish: Congresbury |
| Description: |
From Yatton to Congresbury
along the railway sidings of the Cheddar Valley Branch Line
closed since 1960. Walk through a vibrant local nature reserve. |
| Distance: |
1.5 miles |
| Contact details: |
Forest of Avon |
| Telephone: |
0117 953 2141 |
| Web: |
www.forestofavon.org |
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| Guide name: |
Frome Valley Walkway |
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| Type of walk: |
Start: Bristol Finish:
Old Sodbury |
| Description: |
From the centre of Bristol
to the Cotswolds Hills along the River Frome through a variety
of landscapes and well established recreational routes. |
| Distance: |
18 miles |
| Contact details: |
Forest of Avon |
| Telephone: |
0117 953 2141 |
| Web: |
www.forestofavon.org |
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| Guide name: |
Welcome to the Leigh
Woods |
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| Type of walk: |
2 Walks |
| Description: |
Four woods in one, ancient,
coppiced, wood pasture and C20th woodland, recreation and education
in beautiful surroundings. |
| Distance: |
1.5 to 2 miles |
| Contact details: |
Forest of Avon |
| Telephone: |
0117 953 2141 |
| Web: |
www.forestofavon.org |
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| Guide name: |
Sea Mills Circular
Walk |
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| Type of walk: |
1 Circular Walk |
| Description: |
Walk from the Blaise
Castle Estate originally an Iron Age hill fort to Sea Mills
harbour on the River Avon, a Roman settlement in the third century. |
| Distance: |
4 miles |
| Contact details: |
Forest of Avon |
| Telephone: |
0117 953 2141 |
| Web: |
www.forestofavon.org |
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| Guide name: |
11 Circular Walks
from the Railway |
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| Type of walk: |
Start: Bristol
Finish: Weymouth |
| Description: |
Eleven walks from town
to countryside, taking in historical monuments, gardens and
the Wonderful White Horse of Westbury. |
| Distance: |
2 - 8.5 miles |
| Contact details: |
Bristol to Weymouth
Rail Partnership |
| Telephone: |
01305 785747 |
| Web: |
www.forestofavon.org |
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| Guide name: |
Exploring the Countryside
without a car - Bristol Area |
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| Type of walk: |
15 walks |
| Description: |
A series of 15 wonderful
walks exploring cities, towns and the countryside of the Community
Forest including coastline, estuary, river valleys and vales. |
| Distance: |
1.5 to 6.5 miles |
| Contact details: |
Bristol Tourist Information
Centre |
| Telephone: |
0117 926 0767 |
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| Guide name: |
Bristol Heritage
Walk |
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| Description: |
This walk takes you
through Bristol's impressive thousand year history. From Saxon
settlements to the present day. |
| Distance: |
2.75 miles |
| Contact details: |
Bristol Tourist Information
Centre |
| Telephone: |
0117 926 0767 |
| Price: |
£2.50 |
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| Guide name: |
Waterside Walks
near Bristol & Bath by Nigel Vine |
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| Description: |
Water always adds an
interest to a walk and the area around Bristol and Bath is particularly
fortunate in having so many waterways to explore. |
| Contact details: |
Bristol Tourist Information
Centre |
| Telephone: |
0117 926 0767 |
| Price: |
£6.95 |
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| Guide name: |
The Three Combes
Walk |
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| Type of walk: |
Start: Old Down
in Bath Finish: Bath City Centre |
| Description: |
Starting At Old Down
in Bath accessible by bus, the trail extends through Combe Hay,
Monkton Combe and Widcombe, and ends in Bath City Centre. This
trail combines a spectacular array of scenery from rural to
urban. |
| Distance: |
7 miles |
| Contact details: |
Bath Tourist Information
Centre |
| Telephone: |
01225 477101 |
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| Guide name: |
The Avon Ridge Walk |
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| Type of walk: |
Start: Bath Finish:
Bradford-on-Avon |
| Description: |
The walk extends through
Bath City Centre through Bathwick, Bathampton, Bathford and
ending up at Bradford on Avon. This route gives the perfect
combination of city and country. |
| Distance: |
8.5 miles |
| Contact details: |
Bath Tourist Information
Centre |
| Telephone: |
01225 477101 |
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| Guide name: |
The Bathampton Down |
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| Type of walk: |
Start: Monkton
Combe Finish: Bath |
| Description: |
Bathampton Down walk
commences beside the River Avon and finishes in a wonderful
location of the city centre along Great Pulteney Street. |
| Distance: |
5.9 miles |
| Contact details: |
Bath Tourist Information
Centre |
| Telephone: |
01225 477101 |
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| Guide name: |
Forest of Avon |
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| Type of walk: |
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| Description: |
Hugging the River Avon,
the path mostly follows the old river towpath between Pill harbour
and Dundas Viaduct. Passing through a variety of scenic landscapes
including Avon Gorge, Clifton Suspension Bridge, the floating
harbour, Conham River Park and the Georgian City of Bath. |
| Distance: |
22 miles |
| Contact details: |
Forest of Avon |
| Telephone: |
0117 953 2141 |
| Web: |
www.forestofavon.org |
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| Guide name: |
Slave Trade Trail
around Central Bristol |
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| Type of walk: |
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| Description: |
A popular and educational
half day walk, The Slave Trade Trail takes in the key sites
connected with a less pleasant aspect of Bristol's history.
Also visit the Industrial Museum which houses an exhibition
about the slave trade. |
| Distance: |
5 miles |
| Contact details: |
Bristol Tourist Information
Centre |
| Telephone: |
0117 926 0767 |
| Web: |
www.forestofavon.org |
| Price: |
£1.60 |
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