Bristol & Bath Year Round Walks (pocket size)

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

This walking guide contains 20 circular routes, covering the very best of Bristol and Bath’s wide-ranging landscape - from high in the Mendip Hills down to the Somerset Levels; through stunning Cotswold villages and along meandering waterways right out to the shoreline of the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel. Walks range in length from 3 to 6 miles, with recommendations for autumn, winter, spring and summer.

Highlights include:

SPRING 

  • A carpet of bluebells & Avon Gorge views at Leigh Woods 
  • Buttercups, clover & splendid views at Solsbury Hill 
  • East Harptree with its secluded woodland full of wild flowers 
  • A classic Cotswolds route at Hawkesbury Upton 

SUMMER 

  • Hidden gems of Litton & Hollow Marsh on the Mendip Hills
  • Civil War history and far-reaching views at Lansdown 
  • A seaside stroll at Sand Bay
  • Wide-open spaces at Draycott Sleights 

AUTUMN 

  • Dramatic colours at Westonbirt Arboretum 
  • Ancient woodland & valley views at Monkton Farleigh
  • Ashton Court with its impressive estate & deer park 
  • Picture-postcard Castle Combe & the By Brook 

WINTER

  • A bracing seaside walk at Brean Down  
  • Wintering wildfowl along the banks of the Severn Estuary 
  • Starling murmuration over the Somerset Levels at Ham Wall 
  • A pretty waterside stroll from Bradford-on-Avon to Avoncliff

All walks include:

  • Directions to the start & parking info
  • Numbered route map & directions
  • Distance
  • Points of interest along the way

A6 (softcover) 64 pages

Author: Nigel Vile

ISBN 9781846743900

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