This is one of my favourite shorter walks, often done on a Saturday morning with a coffee stop (and sometimes cake or lunch) along the way. The walk can also be started from central Bath by joining the canal at Sydney Gardens and walking to the Larkhall Path off the...
Walks from Bathford
Bathford is a small village to the East of Bath that is easy to get to via car or on the No 3 bus from Bath. There is usually parking on Bathford hill starting at the Crown Pub at the junction to the A36s.
Tested and recommended refreshments in Bathford
Bathampton Meadow and Bannerdown Common
A great walk that starts at Batheaston across the Bathampton Meadows before moving across to Bathford and follows the contours and fields to Ashley. The route then crosses the London/Bath railway via a footbridge and starts the slow (but long) climb to the top of...
Warleigh, Monkton Farleigh and Brown’s Folly
This is a great walk to see the view from Brown’s Folly (often called the Pepper Pot locally). The walk can be done in reverse if you want to get the heart pumping from the start but is a lot more forgiving if you gain height gradually via Warleigh and Monkton...