Bath Ramblings

A chronicle of walks around Bath UK

Kingscote - 12.4.15

Kingscote Somewhat further afield then usual but it was well worth the drive. The walk took us from Kingscote through lovely wooded valleys and the Ozleworth estate. The signs of spring were everywhere - baby lambs, trees coming into leaf and wild flowers in abundance. It was a truly lovely spring time walk. Question for today - can you identify this flower? UPDATE A handy botanist has been able to identify this plant as a ‘butterbur’

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Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, April 12, 2015
Last Modified on Thursday, May 7, 2015

Dyrham - 1.3.15

Dyrham and Doynton Rain on the way but the skies cleared and the circular walk from Dyrham via Doynton took us through open fields giving spectacular views across Bristol and it was just possible to see Wales in the distance. Varied landscapes of open fields and shaded paths with plants and trees starting to wake up. Very muddy in places but a most enjoyable early spring ramble. The theme of today’s walk was MUD!

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Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, March 1, 2015
Last Modified on Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Box - 8.2.15

Box Today’s walk started in Box at the Box Rock Circus - a funny little mini stonehenge. It was a really gorgeous day for walking, even though it’s still cold enough to have to scrape ice off the car in the morning there are signs of spring all over the place, snowdrops, wild primroses even a very optimistic daffodil: The walk is nice and varied - some bits through fields, some through woods.

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Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, February 8, 2015

Widcombe - 18.01.15

Widcombe area of Bath This is a short easy walk to do if you want to explore nearer to town. There are some lovely views at certain spots and various buildings of historical interest. The whole route is on either roads or pavements so no danger of mud etc. If you fancy a stroll and don’t want to travel too far this is perfect. If you like a good garden centre then at the bottom of Forefield Rise turn right and you will find Prior Park Garden Centre - a fantastic place with an amazing deli shop.

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Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, January 18, 2015

Bath Skyline - 10.01.15

This is the route of the Saturday morning Bath Skyline parkrun but it’s also really popular with walkers. Like most of the Skyline routes it has some great views of the city below. It meanders through ‘Fairy Wood’ and ‘Long Wood’ and can get pretty muddy during wet weather. There is one set of steep stone steps but other than that it’s fairly flat and easy. The route is a pretty accurate 5k having been measured for parkrun.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Saturday, January 10, 2015

Newton-St-Loe - 4.1.15

This is a really varied route - through woods, bridle paths, country lanes. It’s quite hilly so there would usually be good views but today the weather was dank and foggy so we couldn’t see very far. For the first half mile we were joined by a sweet little black kitten who seemed to think we were headed somewhere interesting. There wasn’t much else in the way of ‘wild’ life - probably all sheltering from the cold.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, January 4, 2015
Last Modified on Saturday, January 10, 2015

Charmy Down - 14.12.14

Charmy Down Route Details View Route on Garmin

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Posted by Bath Ramblings on Friday, December 12, 2014
Last Modified on Saturday, January 10, 2015

Stourhead - 19.10.14

Stourhead is, of course, well known for its landscaped gardens but this walk took us away from the crowds and into some beautiful countryside. It was a glorious day for walking despite the wind on the top of the hills. Lunch was eaten in the shelter of castle hill overlooking the small town of Mere which was looking lovely in the sunshine. The walk over we collapsed with a lovely cuppa in the NT cafe at Stourhead.

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Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, October 19, 2014
Last Modified on Thursday, February 12, 2015

Circuit of Bath walk 2013

This is a charity walk organised by Julian House. The complete route is a whole day affair but you can choose to do just one or more smaller sections of it. There are some amazing views, especially from the top of Little Solsbury Hill and as the walk usually happens in September it is an excellent opportunity to do some foraging - blackberries and sloes are abundant along the way.

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Posted by Bath Ramblings on Sunday, September 29, 2013
Last Modified on Saturday, January 10, 2015