Bradford-on-Avon Walking Wheel (spokes 7 and 8) – 26.9.22

September 26, 2022 at 11:16 am
This is a shortish easy walk that we have done a couple of times before. Here is a previous post on the same route.
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cute chubby sheep
The autumn fields have all been harvested so the footpaths are a bit harder to follow
A lovely heron
It was a beautiful clear and sunny day with views for miles
The local cows are generally friendly

South Stoke – 11.9.22

September 12, 2022 at 12:42 pm
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This walk was organized by Bath Ramblers in association with Bathscape Walking Festival
South Stoke Millenium Viewpoint

Browne’s Folly – 2.1.22

January 3, 2022 at 9:43 am

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Our regular New Year trek up to Browne’s Folly and through the woods at Bathford. We first did this walk in January 2017 and it has become the traditional first walk of the year for Bath Ramblers.
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Two weeks ago when we pre-walked this route it was damp and foggy

Widcombe & Combe Down – 11.07.21

July 13, 2021 at 1:29 pm

Ramblers group walks have started up again. We’ll be leading this walk in a couple of weeks (all details on the Bath Ramblers website) It’s a lovely route with great views of Bath city from Alexandra Park and the Skyline trail. At the moment the fields are full of wildflowers and we even caught a glimpse of the llamas near Prior Park. (they weren’t cooperating for photos sadly)

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The view from Alexandra Park

Bath Skyline and Smallcombe – 6.12.20

December 14, 2020 at 12:23 pm

A great little walk for any visitors to Bath as it starts and ends at the bus/train station. There are a couple of steep hills which will reward you with some terrific views of the city.

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3.6 miles through town and country
Alexandra Park in Widcombe provides some of the best aerial views of Bath, even on a hazy morning.

Upper Swainswick – 8.3.20

March 9, 2020 at 2:57 pm
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A lovely spring day for a walk which involved lots of hills giving clear and far reaching views.  The walk started from Upper Swainswick and took in much of the Upper Lambrook Valley. The village of Woolley has an interesting church (Grade 1 listed) built by John Wood the Younger with an unusual cupola as shown in the photo below. After a few more hills and fields it was across the A46 where there were good views of St Catherine’s Valley and Monkswood reservoir. The walk then continued across Charmy Down – a former RAF station with its many abandoned buildings hinting at a bygone age –  and back under the A46 to the start.

All Saints Church, Woolley

Browne’s Folly – 5.1.2020

January 7, 2020 at 9:55 am

Happy New Year from Bath Ramblings

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This walk starts and ends at Bathford Church
Walking up the hill towards Browne’s Folly

Winsley – 10.11.19

November 15, 2019 at 7:55 am
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This walk started from Hartley Farm and went through Turleigh then down to the canal at Avoncliffe. The canal was a really peaceful spot for a brief coffee break. Then it was uphill through Murhill to Winsley and back to Hartley Farm via Conkwell. It was a lovely day of welcome autumn sunshine and the trees were in their full autumn colour against the clear blue sky.

Autumn walks are so pretty

Larkhall – 4.8.19

August 10, 2019 at 9:18 am
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This walk started from Larkhall Sports Club and went round the edge of Charlcombe before heading up to Woolley with its attractive church and interesting graveyard and then on to Upper Swainswick. The return was via a footpath alongside but above the A46 and back through Lower Swainswick. There were several steep climbs which gave excellent views of the city and surrounding countryside.

Walking up the hill away from Bath

Kilmersdon – 20.1.19

January 24, 2019 at 9:24 am

This was a lovely walk with a good mix of landscape starting from Kilmersdon and quickly joining Colliers Way which still has a surprising amount of the old railway track. Much of the trackside is lined with apple trees and legend has it that these were grown when passengers on the trains threw their apple cores out of the window. The walk then headed for the grounds of Ammerdown House with its impressive column – this originally had a viewing space at the top. This is no longer accessible but the views would have been spectacular if you could manage the climb. After a brief lunch stop to take in the views it was back to Kilmersdon.

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It didn’t rain today but rain never seemed far away.