Description
Book SynopsisThis 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 in Leigh Woods and Hawkesbury Upton in the Cotswolds; Summer: A seaside stroll at Sand Bay; Autumn: Dramatic colours at Westonbirt Arboretum and the deer park at Ashton Court; Winter: Wintering wildfowl along the banks of the River Severn and the starling murmuration over the Somerset Levels
Table of ContentsSPRING 1 Leigh Woods (4 miles) 2 Solsbury Hill (3 miles) 3 East Harptree (41/2 miles) 4 Hawkesbury Upton (51/2 miles) 5 The Chew Valley (5 miles) SUMMER 6 Priddy & North Hill (6 miles) 7 Sand Bay (5 miles) 8 Litton (6 miles) 9 Lansdown (3 miles) 10 Draycott Sleights (5 miles ) AUTUMN 11 Westonbirt (5 miles) 12 Monkton Farleigh (4 miles) 13 Ashton Court (21/2 miles) 14 Castle Combe (6 miles) 15 Mendip Heights (4 1/2 miles) WINTER 16 Tucker's Grave (4 miles) 17 The Severn Estuary (61/2 miles) 18 Bradford-on-Avon (3 miles) 19 The Somerset Levels (4 miles) 20 Brean Down (5 miles)
