Long walkers: Clevedon, Weston in Gordano and Walton in Gordano. Saturday 7th November.

There were 6 of us who braved the very foggy drive to the start the walk at Clevedon Golf Club. We walked up the drive of the golf club to access the coastal path. Thankfully, the fog had cleared to make visibility on the path good but unfortunately not clear enough to see the views of Wales across the Bristol Channel.

We progressed along the path towards Portishead turning off at a fuel depot which we stopped to look at and discuss how it might be used; not sure if we came up with a viable answer! There followed quite a steep climb up to the road, which we crossed to make our way towards Middle Hill Common nature reserve. Had the weather been clearer we would have had panoramic views over Gordano Valley!

After passing through the village of Weston in Gordano we progressed towards Weston Moor nature reserve which is managed by Avon Wildlife Trust. This involved disturbing a very stubborn sheep that had made itself comfortable right in the middle of our path!

After our lunch stop on Walton Common, we walked down hill to the village of Walton in Gordano before climbing through the woods and back towards the golf club. We passed Walton Castle, which originated in 1620 and is built on the site of an Iron Age Fort. It is now used for holiday accommodation and weddings. We then made our way down the driveway back to our starting point.