Bath Ramblings

Browne's Folly - 7.1.18

Browne’s Folly Revisited - 7.1.18 A cold but very sunny morning made the ideal conditions for this walk. Starting from Bathford, a steep climb led through woods to Browne’s Folly before descending through the reserve and heading back to Bathford. A slight variation in the route from the previous walk here avoided the very muddy bridleway and was a pleasant, shorter path. The clear skies gave excellent views. Winter colour contrasts

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Thursday, January 11, 2018
Last Modified on Monday, February 12, 2018

Monkton Farleigh - 12.11.17

Monkton Farleigh - a repeat of the 2016 Spring Walk here It’s interesting to note that the pub mentioned in the previous post has changed - read all about it here This walk, starting from Monkton Farleigh, was a repeat of that done on 20 March 2016 so much of the detail remains the same. It was however good to see the autumn scenery rather than the spring version. Many of the trees still had their autumn leaves but those which didn’t revealed their structure against the clear blue sky.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, November 13, 2017
Last Modified on Monday, February 12, 2018

Solsbury Hill - 22.10.17

A 4.5 mile walk starting and ending at Batheaston Carpark. This walk started from Batheaston car park and after a brief stroll through the village, the countryside was soon reached. A steep uphill climb led to the top of Solsbury Hill which gave extensive views of Bath and the surrounding countryside. Back down the hill and a gentle walk down to Bathampton Meadows - noting the Tin Church (a listed building) at Bailbrook on the way - and along the River Avon back to Batheaston.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, October 22, 2017
Last Modified on Monday, February 12, 2018

Doynton - 13.8.17

A 5.5 mile walk starting and ending in Doynton This walk started from the car park of the sadly closed pub in Doynton and went through woods and fields before skirting Dyrham Park and heading back to Doynton. The steep hills were well worth the effort as, combined with glorious weather, the reward was far reaching views stretching as far as the Severn bridge. Spotted! Llamas are becoming a common sight around the West Country.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, August 13, 2017
Last Modified on Monday, February 12, 2018

Ebbor Gorge - 30.7.17 *FEATURED WALK*

Welcome to our third featured walk which is a 4.9 mile circular hike through Ebbor Gorge on the West Mendip Way. Full instructions are below. This walk starts from Ebbor Gorge car park and heads down into the reserve before diverting into Wookey Hole village. From there it goes across fields and through woods before returning to the nature reserve and back to the car park. A challenging walk with steep flights of steps and climbs up hills but well worth the effort for the far reaching views across the Somerset countryside.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Last Modified on Monday, February 12, 2018

Ebbor Gorge - second prewalk 16.7.17

This is now the offical route for the walk we will be leading on 30.7.17 It’s a 5 mile circular route with quite a bit of climbing (worth it for the spectacular views) and lots of woodland steps. For more photos of this route see our previous post and if you want to join the walk see here for details Is this Arthur’s Point? We think so. Lower Milton from Arthur’s Point

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, July 17, 2017
Last Modified on Monday, February 12, 2018

Ebbor Gorge - 21.5.17

Ebbor Gorge - 6 miles. This was a test run of a walk we will be leading on 30th July - the route may differ slightly The Mendips and Glastonbury Tor in the distance Spooky old lime kilns The rocky crags of Ebbor This walk has vast and impressive views for miles on a clear day zooming in on the Tor Bears in the Woods Happy sheep with lambs There are many woodland steps along the route

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, May 22, 2017
Last Modified on Sunday, August 13, 2017

Westbury White Horse - 16.4.17

Westbury White Horse – A 5.9 mile walk starting and ending at the White Horse car park. The walk started from the Westbury White Horse car park and went past the old chalk quarry and skirted Imber Range – no firing today! The mostly level walk from high ground gave wonderful long distance views. Paragliders and kite flyers were taking advantage of the wind. Animal highlights included a Peregrine Falcon, skylarks, very woolly brown sheep and shaggy ponies – and, of course, the White Horse.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, April 17, 2017
Last Modified on Sunday, August 13, 2017

Nunney Revisited - 27.3.17

On a gloriously sunny spring day it was well worth repeating this walk - see walk on 31/7/16 - as the differences were clear. The views were spectacular and the wood anemones and primroses were flourishing along the stream side paths although the wild garlic had yet to flower. The absence of leaves improved the views and gave a clear impression of how large the quarry was! Wood Anemones Holwell Quarry

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Last Modified on Sunday, August 13, 2017

Box - 26.2.17

If you want to see this walk in a different light have a look at the pictures from last July when we walked it previously. This walk was a repeat of last July’s except for the weather and there were no wild flowers in the meadow. That was more than compensated for by the displays of spring flowers - especially snowdrops which seemed to be everywhere. The rain kindly held off until the walk was finished although it was clearly on its way.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, February 27, 2017
Last Modified on Wednesday, March 29, 2017