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Book SynopsisBristol is a perfect city to explore on foot and the Severn Beach Line is the gateway to some of its finest sights. This guide has short strolls exploring Georgian crescents and city parks and all-day excursions through ancient woodlands, eighteenth-century estates and river gorges. It also includes a brief history of the Severn Beach Line.
Trade ReviewThis book is more than just a walks book with maps and pubs, it is a veritable mine of information. It is profusely illustrated with colour plates and historic photos, a huge amount of historical detail on points passed, including quotes from the Bristol Mercury, a good bibliography and a history of the Severn Beach Line ... The diversity of Bristol is amazing. A wonderful book which puts each route into context with its industrial past. (From the BIAS Newsletter)
Table of ContentsForeword by George Ferguson Introduction 1 Barton Hill, St Anne's Valley, Arno's Vale & Windmill Hill Lawrence Hill - Bedminster (7 miles) or Temple Meads (81/2 miles) 2 Bristol's Lost Railways Lawrence Hill - Temple Meads (71/2 miles) 3 Trooper's Hill, Royate Hill & St George Circular walk from Lawrence Hill (6 miles) 4 The Frome Valley Stapleton Road - Parkway (11 miles) 5 Montpelier, Stoke's Croft, St Paul's & Kingsdown Circular walk from Montpelier (4 miles) 6 St Andrew's, St Werburgh's & Montpelier Circular walk from Montpelier (41/2 miles) 7 Purdown, Stoke Park, Frenchay, Oldbury Court & Stapleton Circular walk from Montpelier (10 miles) 8 Redland, Henleaze, Westbury and the Trym Valley Redland - Sea Mills (9 miles) 9 Cotham, Clifton Wood, Hotwells & Clifton Redland - Clifton Down (6 miles) 10 Clifton, Brandon Hill, Christmas Steps & the Walled City Clifton Down - Temple Meads (5 miles) 11 Leigh Woods, Abbot's Pool & Ashton Court Circular walk from Clifton Down (13 miles) 12 Coombe Dingle, Henbury, Blaise Castle & Kingsweston Circular walk from Sea Mills (9 miles) 13 Lost Gardens, Spas & Railways of the Avon Gorge Sea Mills - Temple Meads (7 miles) 14 Pill, Paradise Bottom & the Avon Walkway Shirehampton - Temple Meads (11 miles) 15 Pilning, Patchway & Bradley Stoke Severn Beach - Parkway (11 miles) 16 Severn Shore & Severn Bridge Severn Beach - Chepstow (9 miles) or Severn Tunnel Jn (13 miles) The Severn Beach Line: A Brief History A Trip along the Line References Bibliography & Online Resources Acknowledgements & Picture Credits General Index Pub Index
