Bristol & Bath Year Round Walks (pocket size)

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