This is a circular walk that takes you through the heart of the southern half of Bath, yet without going on streets or roads (mostly). How is this possible? Join us and find out! In previous years, the January walk has ended up being cancelled due to bad weather. This year's walk has been crafted… Read More »Combined: Bath Inside – 5 miles
This will be held in the Avon room at Saltford Hall and will be followed by an American Supper (i.e. where everyone brings along a contribution to the food - please label any non-obvious food so that people with allergies are aware).
A classic local walk taking in Upton Cheyney, Lansdown Racecouse and Kelton Roundhill. As we all know, this means there are hills to climb and come down.
A gentle circular walk through Star and the old mining settlement at Winterhead. Shipham was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sipeham, meaning 'The sheep home'. The hamlet of Star is in the same parish, along with Rowberrow. The mine at Winterhead was a lead mine.
A walk round the park in Bath. Please bring your bus pass (if you have one).
Along the way, we will see the The Purton Hulks (or Purton Ships' Graveyard) which is a number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached beside the River Severn near Purton in Gloucestershire, to reinforce the river banks. Most were beached in the 1950s and are now in a state of considerable decay. The site forms the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain. We will also… Read More »Long Walkers: Berkeley and Sharpness Canal – 9 miles
The walk encompasses Swineford, Upton Cheyney, Bitton and Oldland Common. There will be a coffee stop at a coffee shop half-way through.
Many of you will know Olive as the leader of the Strollers group. But you may not know that she has had a very interesting career, and the talk she is going to be giving will cover her time when she worked at the Embassy in Helsinki and also afterwards at the English Centre there.… Read More »Social: My Time in Finland – Olive Woolcott
A walk around the grounds of Newton Park.
Starting in Wells, this circular walk takes in Tor Hill, Fairy Glen, Pen Hill, Ebbor Gorge, and Wookey. We walk past the Bishop's Palace before climbing up Tor Hill and through the Ebbor Gorge to Wookey Hole.
In this walk, we will head to the top of Kelston Round Hill to follow the end of the Cotswold Way across the back of Weston Village, Sion Hill and Victoria Park to finish at Bath Abbey. We will catch the X39 bus back along the A4 to Saltford. So, if you have a bus… Read More »Amblers: Cotswold Way to Bath – 5 miles
A walk around the Fry's Chocolate Quarter in Keynsham, which was most recently the Cadbury's factory at Somerdale.