Bristol Walk Fest 2016 Programme

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UK’s largest urban celebration of walking
Over 170 walks
and events to choose
from – there’s something
for everyone!
www.bristolwalkingfestival.co.uk
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Menu
At a Glance (index of walks)
Introduction
Important notes
About this programme
Safety
Medical
Public transport
Key to symbols
Thank You
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Review Event
At a Glance
Click on the name of the walk to
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Thursday 28 April
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Compass Walk ● ● ●
Sunday 1 May
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International Dawn Chorus Day Walk ●
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Bird Song Walk ●
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Bristol Dogs & Cats Home Mutt Strut ●
Try Nordic Walking - total body fitness through
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May Trees of Clifton Green ●
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Bristol Stories Walk ●
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Soundley Ponds Dog Walk ●
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Wild Food Walk ●
Monday 2 May
10 In the Footsteps of the Georgians ●
11 University and Memorial Garden ●
Tuesday 3 May
12 Brandon Hill Tree Trail ●
13 Trees of the Downs ●
14 The Floating Harbour and the New Cut ●
15 St George Park Stroll ●
16 On Track (Easton Weekly Walk) ●
17 Bristol in Books ●
Public Sculpture:
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Historic Monuments of the City Centre ●
19 Natural Dye Plant Identification ●
20 Blaise and Westbury on Trym ●
Wednesday 4 May
21 City Parks Walk ●
22 Hartcliffe Strollers - Wilmott Park ●
23 A Countryside Walk in NW Bristol ●
24 Memory Lane ●
25 Natural Dye Plant Identification ●
Thursday 5 May
26 A Market Meander ●
27 Walk the Roman Road ●
28 Mina Road Park Circuit ●
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29 The Norman City Walls ●
30 A Stroll in St George’s Park ●
31 Dundry Hill ●
Friday 6 May
32 Harbourside Netwalk for Women in Business ●
Wander the Waterways of St. Philips, Brislington
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& Crew's Hole ●
Ashton Court mansion & gardens, ancient
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woodland and meadows ●
Sacred Stories of Bristol - From Medieval
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Mechants to the Flying Trapeze ●
Saturday 7 May
36 Seasonal Women explore Walking Your Talk ●
37 Wye Valley Loop ●
38 Backwell Hill ●
Try Nordic Walking - total body fitness through
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40 Bristol Through Maps ●
41 Around the World in 80 Minutes ●
42 Explore Spring Flowers ●
43 Wild Food Walk ●
44 Bristol's Iconic Church Ruins ●
45 Bristol South Skyline Walk - One Year On ●
46 Historic Kings Weston - a hidden gem ●
47 Bedminster Street Art Walking Tour ●
Sunday 8 May
48 A Cotswolds Ramble ●
49 Mendip Meander ●
50 My Wild City - Hotwells Urban Wildlife Walk ●
51 Underfall Yard - History and Engineering Tour ●
52 Come Walk and De-stress Yourself! ●
Monday 9 May
53 Discover East Bristol - Golden Green Spaces ●
54 Northern Slopes, Local Nature Reserve Tree Trail ●
55 Good for your Heart, Good for your Head ●
56 Bristol's Women Remembered and Forgotten ●
57 Early Years Storywalk ●
58 A Mindful Excursion in Blaise Park ●
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Tuesday 10 May
Discover East Bristol - Nature Reserves & Open
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Spaces in Fishponds area ●
Hengrove Nature Reserve and Old Whitchurch
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Airfield ●
63 A Stroll around the Promenade and Plaza ●
64 Botanical Inks - Natural Dye Plant Foraging Walk ●
65 Bristol Street Art ●
Wednesday 11 May
66 The Yellow Brick Walk - a nature walk ●
67 Hartcliffe Strollers - The Gatehouse ●
Exploring part of the Bristol Community
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Forest Path ●
69 Windmill Hill ●
70 A Countryside Walk in NW Bristol ●
71 Lunch time walk to Brandon Hill ●
72 Urban Wandering - Learning Buildings ●
73 A History of the tobacco industry in Bristol ●
Thursday 12 May
74 Multi-Faith Trail ●
76 Bristol Through Maps ●
77 The Cumberland Basin ●
Underfall Yard - Stories behind our Heritage
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Lottery Fund project ●
80 The Source of the Malago ●
Wild Swimming Walks - Dartmoor & South Devon
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(in-store event)
Friday 13 May
82 Discover East Bristol - Hills, Views and Rivers ●
83 Stoke Park Estate History Walk ●
84 Avon Riverside Mindful Stroll ●
85 After Dark Arnos Vale ●
Saturday 14 May
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Frome Valley Day Walk ●
Seeking Horwood Forest 1- Horfield & Lockleaze ●
The Alan Burton Memorial Walk. Westbury,
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Purdown & St Werburghs ●
91 6 Bridges Walk ●
92 After Dark Arnos Vale ●
Sunday 15 May
93 Avon Gorge self-guided walk ●
94 To Paradise and Back ●
95 In the Footsteps of the Georgians ●
96 Harbourside Walk ●
97 Craft-in[g] Bristol ●
98 A History of the Tobacco Industry in Bristol ●
99 Discover the Avon Gorge on Portway Sunday ●
100 Harmonies in the Park ●
Monday 16 May
101 Come Walk and De-stress Yourself! ●
102 A Mindful Excursion in Blaise Park ●
Tuesday 17 May
104 The Launch of Bristol Walking Alliance (event)
107 A step back in time! ●
108 Botanical Inks - Natural Dye Plant Foraging Walk ●
109 South Bristol Parks ●
Wednesday 18 May
110 Hartcliffe Strollers - Wilmott Park ●
Nordic Walk for People with Cancer and their
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112 Discovering East Bristol - Hidden Fishponds ●
113 Brandon Hill Explorers ●
Thursday 19 May
115 The Norman City Walls ●
117 Abbotts Pool ●
118 Medicinal Herb Walk in Eastville Park ●
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Friday 20 May
119 6 Bridges Walk ●
Saturday 21 May
120 Marshfield and St Catherine Valley ●
121 Seeking Horwood Forest 2 - A Medieval Forest? ●
122 Historical Bedminster ●
123 A Tour of the Old City ●
125 Makers of Bristol Walk ●
Sunday 22 May
126 Llanthony up close and from a far ●
Discover East Bristol - Troopers Hill Avon
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Valley Walk ●
128 Historic City, Downs and Woodland Walk ●
129 A dog walk - Mallards Pike, Forest of Dean ●
130 Hidden Treasures Sculptures Walk ●
131 Bristol's Burning! The 1831 Riots ●
Monday 23 May
132 Bristol's Women Remembered and Forgotten ●
133 Explore Dundry Slopes ●
134 Qigong in the Harbourside ●
135 Walled City Walk ●
137 Eastville Lake Bat Walk ●
Tuesday 24 May
138 Bristol's Island of Alternative Living ●
139 A Walk for Mental Health ●
142 Blaise and Kingsweston ●
143 Plants and Trees of the Zoo Banks ●
Wednesday 25 May
144 A Hidden Gem! Crox Bottom ●
145 Step up and Set up! How to set up a health walk
146 Hartcliffe Strollers - The Gatehouse ●
147 The Floating Harbour and the New Cut ●
149 University and Memorial Garden ●
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150 OS Map Reading and Compass workshop
151 Brandon Hill Explorers ●
Thursday 26 May
Discover East Bristol
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- These Boots are made for Walking ●
From a pugilistic pub to a hospital of alternative
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155 The Cumberland Basin ●
157 Round Wrington ●
158 Eastville Lake Bat Walk ●
Friday 27 May
159 Wild Frome ●
160 Explore the Tramway ●
161 The Hidden History of Redcliffe and Temple ●
Saturday 28 May
162 Ups and Downs in the Avon Gorge ●
163 Over and Under the Clifton Suspension Bridge ●
164 Seeking Horwood Forest 3 - Frenchay & Downend ●
Exploring part of the Bristol Community
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Forest Path ●
166 Historic Kings Weston - A guided history walk ●
167 Creative Adventure Walk ●
169 Makers of Bristol Walk ●
170 Castle Park Herb Walk ●
Sunday 29 May
171 From Painswick to Washpool Valley (Cotswolds) ●
172 Underfall Yard - History and Engineering Tour ●
173 Bugs and Butterflies Walk ●
Tuesday 31 May
174 Explore the Mousehole ●
177 Leigh Woods ●
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Introduction
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Bristol Walk Fest | May 1 to May 31 2016
Important notes about our walks
Some walks require booking in advance and have
limited places. Please book promptly to avoid
disappointment.
For events booked on Eventbrite, please visit
www.eventbrite.co.uk and search for the event using
the name of the walk.
Arrive at walk start 10 minutes before stated time.
alk durations are approximate and will depend on
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group size and ability.
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supportive footwear.
Bring drinking water (see Refill Bristol advert on page
82) and money for transport and/or refreshments.
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in the interests of safety.
A ll walks return to the start point, unless a separate
end location is given.
Walks are free of charge unless stated otherwise.
All walks are suitable for everyone, unless otherwise
specified.
A ll children under 16 must be accompanied
by an adult.
If you have specific access needs, please contact the walk
organiser or Bristol Walking Festival team to check suitability.
Safety
Providers will plan and lead walks with due regard to the
comfort and safety of walkers, but participation is at your
own risk. Bristol City Council is not responsible for the
content of the walks, and the views and opinions presented
by walks providers do not necessarily reflect the views of
the city council. The council endeavours to supply full and
accurate information, however it cannot be held responsible
for any inaccuracies or inconvenience this may cause.
Medical
Do not walk if you feel unwell.
A lert the walk leader if you have a specific health
condition and advise them of medication you are
carrying.
If you have health concerns check with your doctor
before taking part.
Public transport
Bristol City Council wishes to encourage you to travel to walk
start points either under your own steam (on foot, or cycling),
or favouring public transport over private car use. Travelling
by bus or train can add to your enjoyment while reducing
the impact of cars. For travel services information, see this
website: www.travelwest.info or call Traveline on
0871 200 22 33 (calls cost 12p per minute plus any
charges your network provider makes).
For further information about the walking
festival contact:
About this programme
Tel: 0117 352 1663 (Monday & Wednesday)
At time of going to print details included in the programme are
accurate to the best of our knowledge. Any cancellations or
amendments after print will be advertised as soon as we are
made aware on the Walk Fest website and Facebook pages.
Tel: 0117 357 1283 (Tuesday & Thursday)
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Email: [email protected]
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Key to symbols
Walk repeated during the festival
Walks are themed to make it easier
to choose:
Well-being
Accessible by public transport
History and architecture
Booking essential
Nature and wildlife
Buggy friendly
Art and creativity
Dogs welcome
Business/Network walks
Family friendly
Walks are graded to these levels:
Wheelchair friendly
Easy - Mainly flat, on paved surfaces.
Mobility scooter friendly
Fairly easy - Mainly paths with good surfaces.
Could include some slopes and mixed terrain.
Toilets available
Moderate - More challenging slopes and varying
terrains to be expected.
Frequent stopping
Challenging - Suitable for experienced walkers
able to walk longer distances at a brisk pace over
mixed terrain and gradients.
Flight(s) of steps (number on walk)
Moderate slopes (number on walk)
Steep slopes (number on walk)
Stiles (number on walk)
Refreshments available to purchase
The above gradings are provided as guidance only.
Accessibility, and the perception of route difficulty, differ
from person to person.
Please refer to the walk description and additional symbols
when choosing a suitable walk to attend.
For further information contact the walk provider or Bristol
Walk Fest team.
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01 Compass Walk
Compass Walk Reception
Join us for one or more walks in this huge ‘relay’
launch event linking suburbs to city centre.
No need to book.
Please join us after the Compass Walk from
5:30pm upstairs at Bordeaux Quay (BS1 5UH)
for refreshments, notices and a chance to meet
this year’s walk providers.
For more details see:
NW
Shirehampton Public Hall
Start: 10:45am | Distance: 2.9 miles
The Hub, Lockleaze
Start: 10:15am | Distance: 3 miles
The Greenway Centre, Southmead
Coombe Dingle Sports Complex
Start: 12:45pm | Distance: 3.1 miles
Vassal Centre, Fishponds
Café Retreat, The Downs
Arrive: 2:30pm (Nordic Walking Tuition)
Start: 3pm | Distance: 1.3 miles
Southville Centre
Start: 4:30pm | Distance: 2 miles
Knowle West Health Park
Easton Community Centre
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Millennium Square
Arrive: 5:15pm
Redland Parish Church
Nordic Walking option
Headley Park Church
Barton Hill Settlement
St Anne’s Children’s Centre
New Stockwood Community Centre
Withywood Centre
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St Paul’s Learning & Family Centre
South Bristol Sports Centre, Brislington
Bridge Learning Campus, Hartcliffe
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Hillfields Library
Millennium Square
Arrive: 5:15pm
Thursday 28 April
Hengrove Leisure Centre
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Sunday 1 May
02International Dawn Chorus Day Walk
Join Avon Wildlife Trust for an early morning walk
around this beautiful bluebell woodland. Hear glorious
sounds of thrushes, blackbirds and robins.
04Bristol Dogs & Cats Home Mutt Strut
Our sponsored Mutt Strut is a unique opportunity
to take one of our residents for a stroll. Your furry
companion will escort you around some of Bristol’s
historic landmarks - stretch your legs, learn more
about our city and make a new friend while raising
funds for animals in need. Walkers are responsible for
the control of the dog at all times.
Sunday 1 May
Suitable for: Adults and older children. Avon Wildlife
Trust members only | Starts: 5am | Start location:
Prior’s Wood, Caswell Lane, Portbury, BS20 7UF
Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free to members. Join
Avon Wildlife Trust and/or register for this walk at
avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/dawnchoruswalk | Leader:
Matt Collis | Walk Provider: Avon Wildlife Trust
Suitable for: Adults (those under 18 can accompany
an adult but must not be responsible for a dog)
Starts: 10am | Start location: Bristol Dogs & Cats
Home, 50 Albert Road, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0XA
Duration: 3 miles | Cost: Registration £5 (sponsorship
to be raised) | Contact & Booking: Harriet Mortimer,
0117 300 3968, [email protected]
Leader: Harriet Mortimer/Eddie Grinham | Walk
Provider: Bristol Dogs & Cats Home
Led by local ecologist, Mary Wood, this will be an
introduction to bird song. We hope to get familiar with
up to 10 species. Bring your binoculars, if you have
them; some will be available on the day.
Starts: 10am | Start location: Badock’s Wood
(Northern Gateway), Doncaster Road, Southmead BS10
5PP | Duration: 0.75 miles (1.5 - 2 hours) | Cost:
Free - Donations welcome. Book online at www.fobw.
org.uk | Leader: Mary Wood | Walk Provider: Friends
of Badocks Wood
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05Try Nordic Walking
- total body fitness through walking
A taster session of Nordic Walking, and how you can
use it to enhance your ordinary walking to get a total
body workout. Plus a good walk on The Downs.
Suitable for: Adults | Starts: 10am | Start location:
Café Retreat, Clifton Downs, Stoke Rd, Bristol BS9 1FG
Duration: 1.5 - 2 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: Ros Ingleby, 07886 885 213 | Leader: Ros
Ingleby/Vicky Welsh | Walk Provider: Bristol Nordic
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Sunday 1 May
Sunday 1 May
03Bird Song Walk
06 Trees of Clifton Green
08 Soundley Ponds Dog Walk
A chance to explore the trees and history of Clifton Green.
The walk start with a stiff climb, rewarded with views
across the Severn. It continues along the contour of
the hill & back down via a large loop. Bring water for
your dog and wear walking boots.
Starts: 10am | Start location: Christ Church, Clifton
Down Rd, Bristol, BS8 3BN | Duration: 1 mile | Cost:
Free | Contact & Booking: 0117 968 1061 or
[email protected] | Leader: R L Bland | Walk
Provider: Bristol Naturalist’s Society
Suitable for: Dog walkers only | Starts: 10am
Start location: Car park on Soundley, Littledean Hill
Rd, Cinderford, Glos, GL14 2BJ | Duration: 3.6 miles
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: cawatson88@
hotmail.com or 07815 494 415 after 6pm | Walk
Provider and Leader: Claudine Watson
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Sunday 1 May
On the walk we will see Bristol’s famous highlights,
as well as providing stories about the city’s history
and culture, and anecdotes about many extraordinary
Bristolians, past and present.
Starts: 10:30am, 11:30am and 2:30pm | Start
location: Outside the Victoria Rooms, Queens Road,
BS8 1SA | End: Harbourside | Duration: 3 miles
Cost: Pay what you think it’s worth | Contact:
[email protected] | Leader: James
Walk Provider: Bristol Free Walking Tour
Join the Ramblers and discover
the world of walking
09 Wild Food Walk
In conjunction with Bristol Food Connections. Discover
the hidden habitats and edible secrets of Blaise Estate.
Foraging changes our relationship with the world.
We learn to slow down, becoming intimately involved
with our surroundings. Looking for clues, our senses
sharpened and we become ever more present.
Starts: 11am | Start location: Blaise Estate, The
Dingles car park, BS14 0SX | Duration: 0.5 miles
Cost: £25 | Contact & Booking: Book online at
www.goforaging.co.uk | Leader: Martin Bailey | Walk
Provider: Go Foraging
We are the only charity dedicated to looking after paths and
green spaces, leading walks, opening up new places to explore
and encouraging everyone to get outside and discover how
walking boosts your health and your happiness.
Join from just £3.25 a month. Visit www.ramblers.org.uk/join
or call 020 7339 8595.
Why not join us on a ramble?
Visit www.bristolramblers.org.uk to find out
more about the walks available in our area.
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Sunday 1 May
07 Bristol Stories Walk
12 Brandon Hill Tree Trail
Georgian House © Neil Phillips
Starts: 10am | Start location: Brandon Hill entrance,
corner of Charlotte St and Charlotte St South, BS1
5QB | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free | Booking:
Search ‘Brandon Hill Tree Trail’ on eventbrite.co.uk
Leader: Fraser Bridgeford | Walk Provider: Friends
of Brandon Hill
Tuesday 3 May
Join the Friends of Brandon Hill tree experts on their
Tree Trail for a guided walk round some of its 500
trees of over 100 different species.
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A jaunty perambulation around the city centre’s
Georgian and Regency architecture. Includes a visit to
The Georgian House Museum, the former home of an
18th-century sugar-plantation owner.
Starts: 10:30am | Start location: M Shed, Princes
Wharf, BS1 4RN | End: The Georgian House Museum,
BS1 | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Pay what you think
Contact: M Shed information desk, 0117 352 6600
Leader: Steve Spear | Walk Provider: M Shed
13 Trees of the Downs
A walk exploring the trees in this area of the Downs.
Suitable for: All welcome | Starts: 10am | Start
location: Café Retreat, Clifton Downs, Stoke Rd,
Bristol BS9 1FG | End location: | Duration: 1 mile
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: 0117 968 1061
or [email protected] | Leader: RL Bland | Walk
Tuesday 3 May
Monday 2 May
10 In the Footsteps of the Georgians
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11 University and Memorial Garden
14 The Floating Harbour and the New Cut
Up, down and around Bristol University campus, St
Michaels Hill and Tyndalls Park. Includes a stop in the
Memorial Garden.
A gentle stroll along the Floating Harbour with Ed and
Dave revealing the richness and variety of Bristol’s
maritime history and heritage along the way.
Starts: 11am | Start location: Outside Bristol
Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Rd, BS8 1RL
Duration: 2.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact: Maureen,
07960 473 378 | Leader: Maureen | Walk Provider:
Bristol Ramblers
Wharf, BS1 4RN | Duration: 3 miles | Cost: Pay what
you think | Contact & Booking: M Shed information
desk, 0117 352 6600 | Leader: Ed Hall/Dave
Blackburn | Walk Provider: M Shed
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Tuesday 3 May
15 St George Park Stroll
A gentle stroll from the Beehive Centre. The park
has paved paths on the flat including a circular path
around the pond which is home to a variety of birds.
Suitable for: Over 55s | Starts: 10:30am | Start
location: The Beehive Centre, 19a Stretford Road,
Whitehall, Bristol BS5 7AW | Duration: 1 mile | Cost:
Free | Contact: 0117 935 4471 | Leader: Janet Elliot
Walk Provider: LinkAge Bristol
Tuesday 3 May
16 On Track (Easton Weekly Walk)
A stroll, there and back, up the old Railway Path from
the Community Centre to the Allotments. Come and
meet regular walkers and your local Health Advisors.
Special guest for 3 May only: Matt, from Avon Wildlife
Trust.
Starts: 12pm | Start location: Easton Community
Centre (foyer), BS5 6AW | Duration: 1 mile (0.5
mile option) | Cost: Free Contact: Morowa Selassie,
0117 922 3470 | Leader: Morowa Selassie | Walk
Provider: Public Health Bristol
Take a closer look at the fine public sculpture on the
streets, buildings, parks and squares of the historic
city centre.
Starts: 6pm | Start location: M Shed, Princes Wharf,
BS1 4RN | End location: City Centre, BS1 | Duration:
2 miles | Cost: Pay what you think | Contact &
Booking: M Shed information desk, 0117 352 6600
Leader: Richard Stableford/Steve Spear | Walk
Provider: M Shed
Tuesday 3 May
18 Public Sculpture: Historic Monuments
of the City Centre
19 Natural Dye Plant Identification
Tuesday 3 May
Actor, Craig Edwards, explores Bristol’s literary
heritage, from Samuel Taylor Coleridge to Angela
Carter; from old classics to modern thrillers. Join us on
a mystery tour of literary locations brought to life with
a short reading.
Suitable for: Not suitable for young children | Starts:
5:30pm | Start location: Bristol Central Library, BS1
5TL | Duration: 3 miles | Cost: Free | Leader: Craig
Edwards | Walk Provider: Bristol Libraries
In conjunction with Bristol Food Connections. Develop
a holistic understanding of wild plants. Natural dye
plants, foods, and medicines growing around us. From
cracks in the pavement to hedgerows, wild edges of
paths, and river sides.
Starts: 6:30pm | Start location: Fishponds Road
entrance to Eastville Park, BS5 6PY | Duration: 1 mile
Cost: £18/£14 concessions | Contact & Booking:
www.floraarbuthnott.com/the-natural-dye-garden-1/
wildcolourwalks | Leader: Flora Arbuthnott | Walk
Provider: The Natural Dye Garden
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Tuesday 3 May
17 Bristol in Books
Bristol Walk Fest
Visit us at our Bristol shop for maps,
guides, gifts and more.
A pleasant evening stroll around the Blaise estate and
exploring some of the hidden lanes of Westbury on
Trym and Stoke Bishop.
Suitable for: Adults only | Starts: 6:30pm | Start
location: Millhouse Pub (outside), 94 Shirehampton
Rd, Bristol, Avon BS9 2DS - ST555766 | Duration:
4 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Keith
Budd, 0117 949 7076 | Leader: Keith Budd | Walk
Provider: Bristol Ramblers
Starts: 10am | Start location: Morrisons (outside),
Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, BS13 0BE | Duration:
1 mile | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Jason
(0117 946 5285), Claire (0117 922 4793) | Leader:
Jason Edwards-Brown/Claire McNeil | Walk Provider:
HHEAG & Public Health Bristol
23 A Countryside Walk in NW Bristol
This circular walk passes through the Tyrm Valley, the
grounds of Repton House, and the nature reserve of
Badock’s Wood. The walk offers a mixture of country
paths and grass.
Starts: 11am | Start location: The Greenway Centre,
Doncaster Road, BS10 5PY | Duration: 5.6 miles
Cost: Free | Leader: Helen Sharpe | Walk Provider:
Southmead Development Trust
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24 Memory Lane
21 City Parks Walk
From the M shed to Westbury-on-Trym via Ashton
Court over the Suspension Bridge to the Downs.
An opportunity to come together with neighbours to
share insights, and stories of the past from the local
St. George area.
Starts: 10am | Start location: M Shed, Princes
Wharf, BS1 4RN | End location: Westbury on Trym
Duration: 6 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
0117 923 1680 | Leader: Bridget Gregory | Walk
Provider: Bristol Ramblers
Starts: 2:30pm | Start location: St George
Park, Church Road, BS5 8AA | Duration: 2 miles
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Katey Burak,
[email protected] | Leader: Katey Burak
Walk Provider: Katey Burak
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Wednesday 4 May
Wednesday 4 May
Tuesday 3 May
20 Blaise and Westbury on Trym
Join us for a gentle walk lasting about 45 minutes,
followed by a cup of tea/coffee (bring money) and a chat.
Wednesday 4 May
29 Corn Street, Bristol, BS1 1HT
Tel:- 0117 929 9966 • Email:- [email protected]
22 Hartcliffe Strollers - Wilmott Park
Wednesday 4 May
Stanfords is proud to sponsor
Wednesday 4 May
25 Natural Dye Plant Identification
Repeated walk - see walk #19 (3 May)
Starts: 6:30pm | Start location: Fishponds Road
entrance to Eastville Park, BS5 6PY | Duration: 1 mile
Cost: £18/£14 concessions | Contact & Booking:
www.floraarbuthnott.com/the-natural-dye-garden-1/
wildcolourwalks | Leader: Flora Arbuthnott | Walk
Provider: The Natural Dye Garden
Bristol Food
Connections
is teaming up
with Walkfest
to explore good
food in our city.
Discover
Bristol’s
hidden food
scene with
these Walkfest
food tours:
Go Foraging – 1st & 7th May
Natural Dye – 3rd & 4th May
Market Meander – 5th May
To find out more, head to
bristolfoodconnections.com
28 Mina Road Park Circuit
Thursday 5 May
In conjunction with Bristol Food Connections.
A riverside stroll to Bristol’s premier wholesale fruit &
veg market in St. Philips. Find out about the market’s
past, present and future in the comfort of the Shiny
Diner cafe afterwards.
Starts: 9:50am | Start location: Bristol Temple
Meads (outside main entrance), BS1 6QF | Duration:
2.5 miles (1.5 miles oneway) | Cost: Free | Contact
& Booking: Nic Ferris, 07810 506 738 | Leader: Nic
Ferris | Walk Provider: Public Health Bristol
Thursday 5 May
27 Walk the Roman Road
We will walk the Roman Road and the old Stoke Road.
Starts: 10am | Start location: Café Retreat, Clifton
Downs, Stoke Rd, Bristol BS9 1FG | Duration: 1 mile
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: rlbland673@gmail.
com | Leader: RL Bland | Walk Provider: Friends of
the Downs
Suitable for: Over 55s | Starts: 10am | Start
location: Napolita Cafe, 83 Mina Road, St Werburgh’s,
BS2 9XP | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: Raj Lalla, 0117 955 7463 | Leader: Kelvin
Lockett/Raj Lalla | Walk Provider: LinkAge Bristol
29 The Norman City Walls
Follow the route of Bristol’s Norman walls through the
heart of the Old City. See the mercantile area’s grand
buildings and learn the history of what was Britain’s
second busiest port.
Starts: 11am | Start location: Merchant Navy
Memorial, Welsh Back, BS1 2RR | Duration: 1 mile
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Ed Hall, 07805 007
304 | Leader: Ed Hall | Walk Provider: Bristol Civic
Society
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A gentle walk suitable for people who have not walked
much and are looking to become more active or
returning from illness or injury.
Thursday 5 May
26 A Market Meander
A walk to and around St George’s Park, taking in the
Lake and surrounding tree-lined paths.
Starts: 5pm | Start location: Crofts End Church
(outside), Crofts End Road, Bristol BS5 7UW
Duration: 2.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: Catherine Gurney, 07962 580 922
Leader: Catherine Gurney/Julie Bold | Walk Provider:
Croft End Church Walking Group (WfHB)
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A walk which encircles the Dundry Ridge giving
wonderful views over Somerset, the Bristol Channel
and Bristol itself.
location: The Car Park, near Dundry Church, BS41
8LR. Grid Ref: 557669 (Explorer 154) | Duration:
5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: 0117 974
4531 | Leader: Stephen Draper | Walk Provider:
Bristol Ramblers
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This harbourside Netwalk offers women in business
the opportunity to make new contacts and share
best practice; all whilst enjoying the fresh air and
harbourside views.
Starts: 8am | Start location: Bordeaux Quay,
V-Shed, Canons Way, Bristol BS1 5UH | Duration:
3 Miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: For more
information visit http://bit.ly/1Si0fmh. To book tickets
via eventbrite visit http://bit.ly/1Si0w8N or search
‘Harbourside Netwalk, Networking for Women in
Business’ on eventbrite.co.uk | Leader: Rosalind J
Turner | Walk Provider: Netwalking South West
33 Wander the Waterways of St. Philips, Brislington & Crew’s Hole
Explore times past and discover a wealth of wildlife
along the waterways of St Philips, Brislington and
Crew’s Hole. Mainly riverside paths with some onstreet walking.
Suitable for: Adults and older children | Starts: 10am
Start location: Bristol Temple Meads, BS1 6QF
(pedestrian entrance to long stay car park) | Duration:
5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: 0117 922
4325 | Leader: Rob Acton-Campbell/Paula Spiers
Walk Provider: Avon Frome Partnership and Friends
of Troopers Hill
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Friday 6 May
Thursday 5 May
31 Dundry Hill
32 Harbourside Netwalk for Women in Business
Friday 6 May
Thursday 5 May
30 A Stroll in St George’s Park
Friday 6 May
34 Ashton Court mansion & gardens,
ancient woodland and meadows
A walk up to Ashton Court over the fly-over. The estate
remains almost entirely surrounded by Somerset
countryside; 850 acres of woodland and meadows
with a large mansion, a deer keeper’s cottage and 5
gatehouses/lodges.
Starts: 11am | Start location: Create Centre
(reception), B Bond, Smeaton Road, BS1 6XN
[email protected]; 01173 521 283; gemma.
[email protected]; 01275 796 200 | Leader: Sheila,
Stuart & Pat | Walk Provider: Walk for Health Bristol
(WfHB) and Bristol Autism Spectrum Service
Beginning in Bristol (bus to Portishead) and ending in
Clevedon, we’ll walk the Mariners Way and stops on
route. For women of all ages interested in personal
development. The pace will be relatively slow.
Suitable for: Women | Starts: 9am | Start location:
Bordeaux Quay, V-Shed, Canons Way, Bristol BS1 5UH
End location: The Moon & Sixpence, 15, The Beach,
Clevedon, BS21 7QU | Duration: 7 miles | Cost: Free
(special offer for BWF 2016) | Contact & Booking:
For more information visit http://bit.ly/1T7RQTE. To
book tickets via eventbrite visit http://bit.ly/1LV4ayP
or search ‘Seasonal Women, Walking your Talk’ on
eventbrite.co.uk | Leader: Rosalind J Turner | Walk
Provider: Seasonal Women
Saturday 7 May
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Walking Your Talk
35Sacred Stories of Bristol - From
Medieval Mechants to the Flying Trapeze
Join Conservation Officer, Emma Brown, to discover
the unique stories of three very different churches. This
tour will include the medieval gem of St Johns and its
crypt, St Thomas the Martyr, and the ‘wedding cake
church’ of St Paul’s.
Starts: 1pm | Start location: St John the Baptist,
Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2EZ | End location:
St Paul’s, Portland Square | Duration: 1 mile
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Ed McGregor
at: [email protected] or 0117 929 1766
Leader: Ed McGregor | Walk Provider: The Churches
Conservation Trust
37 Wye Valley Loop
This walk takes in Tintern Abbey, Offa’s Dyke,
Chepstow Castle and stunning views of the valley.
This walk is mainly on paths.
Suitable for: Aged 20 - 39, but all adults welcome
Starts: 10am | Start location: St Mary Redcliffe Car
Park, Portwall Lane, BS1 6RA | Duration: 11.5 miles
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: http://goo.gl/
forms/2823QshOV9 | Leader: Wayne McQuaig
Walk Provider: Brunel Walking Group
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Friday 6 May
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41 Around the World in 80 Minutes
Saturday 7 May
A circular walk up through Bourton Combe Woods
and Jubilee Stone Nature Reserve. Fine views and
bluebells!
The Grange (gateway), Flax Bourton (A370), BS48 3QH
Duration: 5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact: 01275 218
712 | Leader: Mike Thorne | Walk Provider: Bristol
Ramblers
Starts: 10:30am | Start location: University of Bristol
Botanic Garden, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop,
Bristol, BS9 1JG | Duration: 1 mile (80 mins) | Cost:
£4.50 (Discounted rate), Free for under 16s and NUS.
Contact & Booking: 0117 331 4906 | Leader:
Volunteer Guide | Walk Provider: University of Bristol
Botanic Garden
Saturday 7 May
38 Backwell Hill
Come and enjoy a therapeutic walk around our plant
collections from every corner of the world. Lead by a
friendly guide; we can guarantee tropical plants, if not
weather!
39 Try Nordic Walking
- total body fitness through walking
Suitable for: Adults | Starts: 10:30am | Start
location: Café Retreat, Clifton Downs, Stoke Rd,
Bristol BS9 1FG | Duration: 1.5 - 2 miles | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: Ros Ingleby, 07886 885 213
Leader: Ros Ingleby/Vicky Welsh | Walk Provider:
Bristol Nordic Walking
42 Explore Spring Flowers
Ecologist, Mary, will take you on a journey around the
amazing spring flowers that blossom in Arnos Vale.
Starts: 11am | Start location: Arnos Vale Cemetery
East Lodge, Bristol BS4 3EW | Duration: 1.5 miles
Cost: £5 | Contact & Booking: Janine Marriott,
search ‘Explore Spring Flowers’ on eventbrite.co.uk
Leader: Mary Wood | Walk Provider: Arnos Vale
Cemetery Trust
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40 Bristol Through Maps
This walk covers the history of Bristol through maps
(copies provided) from 1480 to today, highlighting
what maps tell us about our city at each time.
Starts: 10:30am | Start location: Confirmed on
booking | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: £2 (covers map
costs) | Contact & Booking: Jeff Bishop, 07941 063
138, [email protected] | Leader: Jeff Bishop
Walk Provider: Jeff Bishop
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A chance to see a new perspective on Bristol’s skyline
while finding out about lesser known parts of South
Bristol. A journey of discovery.
© Go Foraging
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Bristol Temple Meads,
BS1 6QF | Duration: 7 miles (4 hours) - 3 mile option
available | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: 07796
080625 | Leader: Len Wyatt/Shaun Hennessey
Walk Provider: Bristol South Skyline Walk
Saturday 7 May
43 Wild Food Walk
In conjunction with Bristol Food Connections. Discover
the hidden habitats and edible secrets of Brandon Hill.
Foraging changes our relationship with the world. We
learn to slow down, becoming intimately involved with
our surroundings.
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5QB Duration: 0.5 miles | Cost: £25 | Contact &
Booking: www.goforaging.co.uk | Leader: Martin
Bailey | Walk Provider: Go Foraging
44 Bristol’s Iconic Church Ruins
Discover two of Bristol’s most iconic ruined churches,
Temple Church and Saint Peter’s, with Wild Ruins’
author Dave Hamilton. Followed by tea and biscuits in
the bookshop.
Suitable for: Families, and adults of all ages | Starts:
1pm | Start location: Stanfords Bookshop, 29, Corn
Street, BS1 1HT | Duration: 1.5 miles | Cost: £4 with
£4 off a copy of “Wild Ruins” | Contact & Booking:
Pop in-store, call 0117 929 9966, or book online at
www.stanfordsbristol.eventbrite.com | Leader: Dave
Hamilton | Walk Provider: Stanfords, Bristol
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46 Historic Kings Weston - a hidden gem
Find out about the hidden heritage of this fascinating
estate; its amazing history and links to Bristol’s past.
Discover its wealth of wildlife and admire some
stunning views.
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Kings Weston Estate,
Shirehampton Road car park (opposite golf course),
BS11 | Duration: 2.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact
& Booking: Jules Woolford, [email protected].
com | Leader: David Martyn/Jules Woolford | Walk
Provider: Kings Weston Action Group (KWAG)
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Saturday 7 May
Saturday 7 May
Saturday 7 May
45 Bristol South Skyline Walk
- One Year On
47 Bedminster Street Art Walking Tour
49 Mendip Meander
Celebrating Bristol’s city-wide depth of street art
and graffiti art, we’ll learn about this worldwide art
phenomenon from one of Bristol’s most notable figures
on the subject, John Nation. In collaboration with UpFest.
From Burrington Combe we climb up to Black Down
before heading to Cheddar via Velvet Bottom and
Jacobs Ladder. The walk returns via Shipham and over
Dolebury Warren.
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Tobacco Factory
carpark, Raleigh Road, Bristol BS3 1TF | End
location: Bedminster Parade, BS3 4ET | Duration:
1.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
www.wherethewall.com | Leader: John Nation
Walk Provider: WHERETHEWALL
Suitable for: Those aged 20-39, but all adults
welcome | Starts: 9am | Start location: St Mary
Redcliffe Car Park, Portwall Lane, BS1 6RA
Duration: 15 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: http://goo.gl/forms/2823QshOV9 | Leader:
Tania Young | Walk Provider: Brunel Walking Group
Sunday 8 May
Saturday 7 May
An undulating walk on the edge of the South
Cotswolds, following footpaths (which may be muddy!)
through fields and woods, as well as some walking on
lanes and tracks.
Suitable for: Those aged 40+ | Starts: 8:45am
Start location: St Mary Redcliffe Car Park,
Portwall Lane, BS1 6RA | Duration: 1.2 miles
forms/2823QshOV9 | Leader: Bev Burne | Walk
Provider: Brunel Walking Group
© Dave Blackburn
Sunday 8 May
48 A Cotswolds Ramble
Enjoy a walk along the river to spot wildlife in the
heart of the city. Spot kingfishers, housemartins,
swifts, grey wagtails and if you’re extremely lucky,
you might spot an otter too.
Starts: 9am | Start location: The Pump House,
Merchants Road, Hotwells, BS8 4PZ | Duration:
1 mile (1.5 hours) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/hotwellswildlifewalk | Leader:
Matt Collis | Walk Provider: Avon Wildlife Trust
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50 My Wild City
- Hotwells Urban Wildlife Walk
An amble up hill and down dale, linking Troopers Hill
Local Nature Reserve and Dundridge Park, returning
to hot drinks, fruit and cake, celebrating the St George
Strollers 5th birthday.
Sunday 8 May
© Bristol Culture, Bristol City Council
Starts: 10am | Start location: Summerhill Methodist
Church (in front of), 5 Air Balloon Rd, St George, BS5
8LB | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: 0117 947 5037 | Leader: Susan ActonCampbell | Walk Provider: St George Strollers (WfHB)
51 Underfall Yard
- History and Engineering Tour
Discover the fascinating history of Underfall Yard and
the vital harbour functions that still take place at the
yard to this very day.
A circular walk around Clifton Downs with intermittent
stops to learn and apply de-stressing techniques from
the BodyTalk System and Touch for Health.
Starts: 11am | Start location: Café Retreat, Clifton
Downs, Stoke Rd, Bristol BS9 1FG | Duration: 1.5
miles (1.5 hours) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
Helena Kangai, 07817 651 006 | Leader: Helena
Kangai | Walk Provider: BodyTalk Bristol
54 Northern Slopes
- Local Nature Reserve Tree Trail
Discover this local nature reserve seeing Bramble
Farm, the noted roundhouse & ancient well head on
the Springfield Allotment. Pick out trees & shrubs of
interest along the tree Trail, and much more on this
walk.
location: The Park Local Opportunity Centre, Daventry
Road, (opposite St Barnabas Church), BS4 1DQ
Duration: 1.5 - 2 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: 07932 368 172 or Julia.tutton@btinternet.
com; [email protected]
Leader: Julia, Ann, Jim, Martin | Walk Provider:
LinkAge Bristol
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Monday 9 May
Starts: 10am | Start location: Underfall Yard,
Cumberland Road, BS1 6XG | Duration: 2 hours
Cost: Free - Donations welcome | Contact &
Booking: Sarah Murray, www.underfallyard.eventbrite.
co.uk | Leader: Sarah Murray | Walk Provider:
Underfall Yard
52 Come Walk and De-stress Yourself!
Sunday 8 May
Monday 9 May
53 Discover East Bristol
- Golden Green Spaces
55 Good for your Heart, Good for your Head
57 Early Years Storywalk
Enjoy a gentle walk through the Frome Valley and hear
more about how to live well with dementia in Bristol.
There will be information stalls at the café stop at
Snuff Mills. Bring money for refreshments.
Fancy joining Rosie’s Walk? Or going on a walk
with Elmer? Join us in a fun stroll along the Malago
Greenway with stories to entertain us along the way.
Perfect for early years children and their carers.
Suitable for: Those interested in knowing more
about living well with dementia | Starts: 11am
Start location: 10am Neptune Statue, BS1 4UX
(for No 48 bus to Fishponds Park) or 11am Oldbury
Court carpark, BS16 2JH | End location: Snuff Mills
carpark, River View, Bristol, BS16 1DL | Duration:
2-3 miles | Cost: Free | Leader: Margi Johnson/John
Townsend | Walk Provider: Walk for Health Bristol
Suitable for: Early years children and their parents/
carers | Starts: 2pm | Start location: Bishopsworth
Library, BS13 7LN | Duration: 0.5 miles | Cost: Free
Leader: Julie Ball/Claire Harris | Walk Provider:
Bristol Libraries
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58 A Mindful Excursion in Blaise Park
© Bristol Culture, Bristol City Council
Quiet, circular walk through park and wood,
interspersed with pauses for mindfulness meditations
and Qi Gong/Tai Chi exercises. For all the senses and
deeper awareness of the present moment.
Suitable for: Adults | Starts: 2pm | Start location:
Blaise Castle House Museum, BS10 7QS | Duration:
2.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Tim
Mason, 07789 200 685 | Leader: Tim Mason | Walk
Provider: Qigong-Bristol
56 Bristol’s Women Remembered
and Forgotten
The walk will take people to the blue plaques which
have the names of women. Walkers will be told a bit
about their lives and about interesting Bristol women
who have not been given plaques.
Starts: 11am | Start location: Hannah More School,
New Kingsley Road, BS2 0LT | End location: Public
Toilet, Clifton Downs, BS9 1FG | Duration: 2.5 miles
Cost: Free | Contact: [email protected]
Leader: Chloe Scholefield/Oliver Gamblin | Walk
Provider: Irons in the Fire
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Monday 9 May
Monday 9 May
Monday 9 May
Monday 9 May
59 Discover East Bristol - Nature Reserves & Open Spaces in Fishponds area
We will walk through two nature reserves and discover
playing fields & play areas - all tucked away amongst
industrial estates and houses. Can be muddy in places.
Centre (foyer), BS5 6AW | Duration: 1 mile (0.5 mile
option) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Morowa
Selassie, 0117 922 3470 | Leader: Morowa Selassie
Walk Provider: Public Health Bristol
Starts: 10:30am | Start location: Junction of
Royate Hill & Fishponds Rd (opp Queens Head pub),
BS5 6PY | End location: Fishponds Road, close to
Lidl | Duration: 3 miles (2 mile option) | Cost: Free
Leader: Jane, Joan, Sheila, John, Stuart & ‘C’ | Walk
Provider: Lockleaze & Horfield Strollers (WfHB)
Whitehall, Bristol BS5 7AW | Duration: 1 mile
Leader: Janet Elliot | Walk Provider: LinkAge Bristol
“Walking is man’s best medicine!”
- Hippocrates
63 A Stroll around the Promenade
and Plaza
A walk round Hengrove Plaza for people recovering
fron illness, injury or have restricted mobility.
Suitable for: Over 50’s | Starts: 2pm | Start
location: Hengrove Park Leisure Centre Cafe,
Hengrove, BS14 0DE | Duration: 400 metres (800m
option) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: 0117
937 0200 | Leader: Cheryl Martin | Walk Provider:
Parkwood Community Leisure and LinkAge
Tuesday 10 May
Tuesday 10 May
61 Hengrove Nature Reserve and Old Whitchurch Airfield
A walk across the old Whitchuch airport onto the
mounds; a local gem with wildlife, birdsong and many
flowers; the cherry trees will be in blossom in May.
location: Whitchurch Library, near Asda, Whitchurch
BS14 0SX | End location: Hengrove Park Leisure
Centre Cafe, BS14 0DE | Duration: 2.5 miles | Cost:
Free | Leader: Margaret Oxenham/Betty Culpin/Terry
Butler/Brenda Moss | Walk Provider: LinkAge Bristol
64 Botanical Inks
- Natural Dye Plant Foraging Walk
A gentle stroll through the woods and grassy areas to locate
colour-producing plants for the dye-pot and ink-making.
Starts: 6pm | Start location: Clifton Woods: Devon
Road entrance | End location: | Duration: 1 mile
Cost: £15/ £10 concessions | Contact & Booking:
Bookings at: http://bit.ly/240u6o7 | Leader: Babs
Behan | Walk Provider: Botanical Inks
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Tuesday 10 May
Tuesday 10 May
Tuesday 10 May
Tuesday 10 May
Exploring Bristol street art by Banksy and others.
location: Montpelier Station, Station Road, BS6
5EE, GR ST592745 | Duration: 5 miles | Cost: Free
Gwyneth Littlejohn | Walk Provider: Bristol Ramblers
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This is a linear, mostly urban walk, taking in; historic
Ashton Court Estate, Supsension Bridge, Observatory,
Clifton Down, Sneyd Park, Sea Mills and Blaise Estate.
Suitable for: Adults and older children | Starts:
10:30am | Start location: Ashton Court Estate car
park (adjacent to The Ashton Pub), Ashton Road,
BS41 9LX | End location: Blaise Estate car park,
Kingweston Road, BS10 7QS | Duration: 7.5 miles
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: tonytublin@aol.
com or 01275 853 112 | Leader: Tony Tublin | Walk
Provider: Bristol U3A Walk Group
66 The Yellow Brick Walk - a nature walk
A walk to Portway, under Avonmouth Bridge to the
start of Yellow Brick Road, a nature reserve beside the
River Avon to the Lamplighters Inn for refreshments
and return.
location: Avonmouth Community Centre, Avonmouth
Road (opposite the park) BS11 9EN | Duration:
3 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: 07815
494 415 | Leader: Julie Morgan/Pat Maule/Ricky
Skelton Walk Provider: LinkAge Bristol
67 Hartcliffe Strollers - The Gatehouse
Tuesday 10 May
68 Exploring part of the Bristol
Community Forest Path
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69 Windmill Hill
A brisk stroll to the top of Victoria Park. Along the way,
Caroline and Nic will discuss the expansion of the city
to the south, illustrated with a wealth of fascinating
photos and maps.
desk, 0117 352 6600 | Leader: Caroline Levett/Nic
Billane Walk Provider: M Shed
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Join us for a gentle walk lasting about 45 minutes,
followed by a cup of tea/coffee (bring money) and a chat.
Starts: 10am | Start location: The Gatehouse,
Hartcliffe, BS13 9JN | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: Jason (0117 946 5285), Claire
(0117 922 4793) | Leader: Jason Edwards-Brown/
Claire McNeil | Walk Provider: HHEAG & Public
Health Bristol
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Wednesday 11 May
Wednesday 11 May
65 Bristol Street Art
Wednesday 11 May
Wednesday 11 May
Starts: 11am | Start location: The Greenway Centre,
Doncaster Road, BS10 5PY | Duration: 5.6 miles
Cost: Free | Leader: Helen Sharpe | Walk Provider:
Southmead Development Trust
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71 Lunch time walk to Brandon Hill
Join the Wednesday Walk for Health group for a lunch
time circular walk from Bristol City Centre to Brandon
Hill and back. The walk will include a visit to the wildlife
pond created by Avon Wildlife Trust.
Starts: 12:30pm | Start location: Cascade Steps
(top of the fountains), The Centre, Bristol (nr. BS1
5UH) | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: 07725 585 6211 | Leader: Ruth Revell
Walk Provider: Walk for Health Bristol (WfHB)
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72 Urban Wandering - Learning Buildings
A guided architecture walk sharing stories behind
some of the city’s most significant education buildings
including the Wills Memorial building, Bristol University’s
Chemistry building and Bristol Grammar School.
Suitable for: Adults, and children over 12 if
accompanied | Starts: 6pm | Start location: Wills
Memorial Building (outside), BS8 1RJ | End location:
St Michaels Hill, BS2 8BH | Duration: under 2
miles | Cost: £6 (£4 Architecture Centre members
and concessions) | Contact & Booking: See
architecturecentre.co.uk/events-learning-buildings
Leader: Alastair Brook | Walk Provider: The
Architecture Centre
An urban walk looking at the history of the Tobacco
Industry from 1786 to the present day, taking in
Redcliff Street, East Street and North Street.
Starts: 6:30pm | Start location: Corner of Redcliff
Street and Victoria Street, BS1 6GR | End location:
Tobacco Factory, North Street | Duration: 4 miles (or
2 miles one way) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
[email protected] | Leader: Simon Birch | Walk
Provider: Bristol Civic Society
74 Multi-Faith Trail
Visit places of worship in East Bristol and greet members
of six different religions on this multi faith trail. (5 x 15
minute walks, with 40 minute visits: for timetable and
venue access visit www.bristolmultifaithforum.org.uk).
Starts: 9:30am | Start location: Hindu Temple, Church
Rd, Bristol, BS5 9LA | End location: Bristol Sikh
Temple, Fishponds Road | Duration: 2.5 miles
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Lily Khandker, 07789
040 267 | Leader: Morowa Sellasie/Daisy Rajput/Nicola
Ferris | Walk Provider: Bristol Multi-Faith Forum and
Bristol Public Health
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Wednesday 11 May
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Thursday 12 May
Wednesday 11 May
70 A Countryside Walk in NW Bristol
Wednesday 11 May
Wednesday 11 May
Starts: 10:30am | Start location: Confirmed on
booking | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: £2 (covers map
costs) | Contact & Booking: Jeff Bishop, 07941 063
138, [email protected] | Leader: Jeff Bishop
Walk Provider: Jeff Bishop
79 Underfall Yard: Stories behind our
Heritage Lottery Fund project
A walking tour of Underfall Yard exploring the works
undertaken during our Heritage Lottery Funded project
to restore the buildings using an ‘adaptive reuse’
approach.
Starts: 6pm | Start location: Underfall Yard,
Cost: Free - Donations welcome | Contact &
Booking: Sarah Murray, underfallyard.eventbrite.com
Leader: Nicola Dyer | Walk Provider: Underfall Yard
Thursday 12 May
Thursday 12 May
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80 The Source of the Malago
Thursday 12 May
A walk around Cumberland Basin - the gateway to the
world. Hear how Bristol conquered the tides.
Starts: 11am | Start location: The Cottage Pub,
Baltic Wharf, Bristol, BS1 6XG | Duration: 0.5 miles
(1.5 hours) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
Ed Hall, 07805 007304 | Leader: Ed Hall | Walk
Suitable for: Adults only | Starts: 7pm | Start
location: Manor Woods Valley (entrance), Junction
of Hartcliffe Way and Headley Vale, BS13 7PY ST580698 | Duration: 5 - 6 miles | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: 0117 949 7076 | Leader: Keith
Budd | Walk Provider: Bristol Ramblers
Thursday 12 May
Leader: Catherine Gurney/Julie Bold Walk Provider:
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77 The Cumberland Basin
This walk link several parks and streams sourced
by the Malago. May be tough, muddy going in bad
weather, so please be fit and well prepared.
81‘Wild Swimming Walks - Dartmoor &
South Devon’ Book Launch
Join us for the book launch of ‘Wild Swimming
Walks’, a celebration of the best hikes and swims
that our favourite neighbours, Devon & Dartmoor,
have to offer. Complimentary refreshments.
Starts: 7pm | Location: Stanfords Bookshop,
29, Corn Street, BS1 1HT | Duration: 1.5
hours | Cost: £4, with £4 off a copy off the Wild
Swimming Walks book | Contact & Booking:
Pop in-store, call 0117 929 9966, or book online
at www.stanfordsbristol.eventbrite.com | Event
Provider: Stanfords, Bristol
- Hills, Views and Rivers
A relatively leisurely circular walk covering much of the
Discover East Bristol map area from south to north and
back, exploring green spaces, discovering views and
finding out more, from the Avon Frome Partnership,
about our watercourses.
Accommodation
bookings
Tickets
General advice and info
Gifts
Souvenirs
Books
Postcards
Maps
Travel guides
Leaflets
Brochures
Pop into the Bristol Tourist
Information Centre, for
friendly advice and a great
range of souvenirs
E Shed, 1 Canons Road, BS1 5TX
Next door to Watershed Media Centre
Tel: 0906 711 2191 Web: www.visitbristol.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
(calls are charged at 50p per minute plus network extras)
83 Stoke Park Estate History Walk
A circular walk around beautiful Stoke Park, with
spectacular views of the landscape. We will be
stopping at the Obelisk monument, the Dower House
and the telecommunications tower.
Starts: 11am | Start location: The Hub,
Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze, BS7 9FB | Duration:
3.5 - 4 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: The
Hub, 0117 914 2119 - leave name with a member
of staff | Leader: Stuart Lilley | Walk Provider:
Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust
Starts: 9am | Start location: Troopers Hill Local
Nature Reserve, St George, Bristol, BS5 8HX (details on
booking) | Duration: 11 miles | Cost: Free - Donations
welcome | Contact & Booking: Susan ActonCampbell, 0117 947 5037 events2016@troopers-hill.
org.uk | Leader: Susan Acton-Campbell/Paula Spiers
Walk Provider: Friends of Troopers Hill
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Friday 13 May
Thursday 12 May
Friday 13 May
84 Avon Riverside Mindful Stroll
Fully accessible gentle stroll from CREATE Centre
along the river towards Clifton Suspension Bridge.
During stroll we will be exploring mindfulness when
walking by taking in and focusing on our surroundings.
Suitable for: Older adults, but all welcome | Starts:
3pm | Start location: Create Centre (reception),
B Bond, Smeaton Road, BS1 6XN | Duration: 1.25
miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Nicola.
[email protected]; 01173521283; gemma.
[email protected]; 01275 796 200 | Leader: Sarah
Fairham/Vicky Short/Mila P | Walk Provider: Bristol
Autism Spectrum Service (BASS)
Start location: University of Bristol Botanic Garden,
Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, BS9 1JG
Duration: 1 mile (80 mins) | Cost: Free | Contact
& Booking: 0117 3314906 | Leader: Self-guided
Walk Provider: University of Bristol Botanic Garden
Saturday 14 May
Enjoy a therapeutic walk around our plant collections
from every corner of the world. Self-guided as part of
BS9 Arts Trail. The Botanic Garden is open from 10am
until 4.30pm.
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Discover the darker side of Arnos Vale, in an
atmospheric exploration of tragic tales, folk customs
and funeral etiquette of Victorian society.
Suitable for: Adults | Starts: 7:30pm | Start
location: Arnos Vale Cemetery East Lodge, Bristol
BS4 3EW | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: £9 | Contact
& Booking: Janine Marriott, 0117 971 9117 | Walk
Provider: Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust
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Repeated walk – see walk #12 (3 May)
of Brandon Hill
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Saturday 14 May
Friday 13 May
85 After Dark Arnos Vale
Suitable for: Gay men over 18, must register online
Starts: 10am | Start location: The White Lion PH
(outside), Frenchay Common, BS16 1LZ | Duration:
11 miles | Cost: Free to members | Contact &
Booking: www.outdoorlads.com | Leader: Mike
Walker | Walk Provider: www.outdoorlads.com
89 Seeking Horwood Forest 1
- Horfield & Lockleaze
A multi-terrain walk from Horfield Common to Stoke
Park and back looking for rumours and remnants of
the Forest of Horwood.
Suitable for: Adults, but all welcome | Starts: 10am
Start location: Wellington Hotel, Gloucester Road, BS7
8UR | Duration: 5.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: [email protected] | Leader: Christopher
Bloor | Walk Provider: Forest of Avon Trust
90 The Alan Burton Memorial Walk.
Westbury, Purdown & St Werburghs
Following parks, woods and alleyways; the walk
crosses Purdown and drops to St Werburghs before
returning to Westbury. It remembers a long-serving
member of Bristol Ramblers, Alan Burton.
Westbury Parish Church, Church Road, Westbury, BS9
3EQ | Duration: 11 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: 0117 974 4531 | Leader: Stephen Draper
Walk Provider: Bristol Ramblers
91 6 Bridges Walk
A family-friendly walk exploring six of Bristol’s central
bridges, along the floating harbour towards the River,
looking at points of interest along the way including
statues, building and famous landmarks.
Starts: 11am | Start location: Silver Ball
(Planetarium), Millenium Square, BS1 5DB | End
location: Cascade Steps, Harbourside | Duration:
2 miles (1 hr) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
Laura Hathway, 0117 377 2255 or 0772 511 3390
Leader: Laura Hathway/Estella Piction | Walk
Provider: Knowle West Health Park Company
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© GoForaging
A walk along the Frome Valley to Snuff Mills and
Stapleton Village before heading up to Stoke Park and
returning to Frenchay. There will be a combination
of meadows and woodland together with fine views
across the city.
Saturday 14 May
Saturday 14 May
Saturday 14 May
88 Frome Valley Day Walk
92 After Dark Arnos Vale
95 In the Footsteps of the Georgians
location: Arnos Vale Cemetery East Lodge, Bristol
BS4 3EW | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: £9 | Contact
& Booking: Janine Marriott, 0117 971 9117 | Walk
Provider: Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust
Wharf, BS1 4RN | End location: The Georgian House
Museum, BS1 | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Pay what
you think it’s worth | Contact & Booking: M Shed
information desk, 0117 352 6600 | Leader: Steve
Spear | Walk Provider: M Shed
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Saturday 14 May
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93 Avon Gorge self-guided walk
96 Harbourside Walk
Explore the Avon Gorge without cars all afternoon
from 1 - 6pm. Visit our webpages to confirm timings
and download our walks booklet (includes five walks);
climb the slopes, or simply stroll beside the river.
A flat walk around the historic harbourside
Start location: Portway between Cumberland Basin
and Sea Mills | Duration: 6 miles | Cost: Free
Contact: [email protected],
www.portwaysundaypark.co.uk | Leader: Self-guided
Walk Provider: Peaceful Portway
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Join us on a circular walk from the city to Paradise.
Enjoy beautiful bluebells, the tranquillity of the gorge
when closed to traffic and the fascinating history of
Leigh Woods.
Starts: 10am | Start location: Bristol Observatory
Tower, The Downs, Bristol, BS8 3LT | Duration: 6.5
miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Nicole Daw,
0117 973 1645 or www.nationaltrust.org.uk/leighwoods/whats-on | Leader: Bill Morris/Nikki Morgans
Walk Provider: National Trust & Forestry Commission
97 Craft-in[g] Bristol
Explore the crafts; past, present and future, that
built, and build, our city. The walk coincides with a
weekend of craft talks, workshops and demonstrations
at Centrespace, Leonard Lane and the Carpenters
Fellowship, King street.
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Centrespace, Leonard
Lane, Bristol, BS1 1EA | Duration: 2 miles | Cost:
Free | Contact & Booking: Peter.Flemming@
uwe.ac.uk [email protected] | Leader:
Peter Flemming/James Burgess | Walk Provider:
Centrespace & UWE History Department
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Sunday 15 May
94 To Paradise and Back
Sunday 15 May
Suitable for: Families, people with long term health
conditions | Starts: 10:30am | Start location: The
Planetarium, Millennium Square, BS1 5DB | Duration:
930 9986 | Leader: Anne Ploss/David Ploss/Sandra
Tweddell/Michael Bird | Walk Provider: Bristol
Diabetes Support Network
Sunday 15 May
Sunday 15 May
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98 A History of the Tobacco Industry in Bristol
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Corner of Redcliff Street
and Victoria Street, BS1 6GR | End location: Tobacco
Factory, North Street | Duration: 4 miles (or 2 miles
oneway) | Cost: Free | Contact: simon.birch7@gmail.
com | Leader: Simon Birch | Walk Provider: Bristol
Civic Society
100 Harmonies in the Park
A stroll around Victoria Park, enjoying the spring
flowers & wildlife; stopping to learn and sing seasonal
songs along the way. No singing experience needed.
All welcome, an uplifting and fun event.
Starts: 2:30pm | Start location: Somerset Terrace
entrance to Victoria Park, next to Mrs Brown’s café,
BS3 4LL | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: £5 | Contact &
Booking: 0117 963 6904 Leader: Helen Adshead/
Nicola Ramsden | Walk Provider: Victoria Park Action
Group
Sunday 15 May
Sunday 15 May
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101 Come Walk and De-stress Yourself!
Sunday 15 May
Starts: 1:30pm | Start location: Café Retreat, Clifton
Downs, Stoke Rd, Bristol BS9 1FG | Duration: 1.5
miles (1.5 hours) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
Helena Kangai, 07817 651 006 | Leader: Helena
Kangai | Walk Provider: BodyTalk Bristol
Monday 16 May
99 Discover the Avon Gorge on Portway Sunday
Enjoy the peace and tranquility of a car-free gorge on
this special Sunday stroll. Find out about the gorge’s
rare plants, spot a peregrine falcon and discover our
gorge-ous goats.
102 A Mindful Excursion in Blaise Park
Suitable for: No dogs or young children | Starts: 2pm
Start location: Blaise Castle House Museum, BS10
7QS | Duration: 2.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: Tim Mason, 07789 200 686 | Leader: Tim
Mason | Walk Provider: Qigong-Bristol
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Monday 16 May
Suitable for: Families with older children (7 years old+)
Starts: 2:30pm | Start location: Bristol Zoo Gardens
(outside), Clifton Down Road, BS8 3HA | Duration:
2 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Mandy
Leivers, 0117 903 0609 or [email protected]
Leader: Mandy Leivers/Robin Haward | Walk Provider:
Avon Gorge & Downs Wildlife Project and Friends of the
Downs and Avon Gorge
carers | Starts: 2pm | Start location: Westbury
Library, BS9 3JZ | Duration: 0.5 miles | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: | Leader: Julie Ball/Claire Harris
Walk Provider: Bristol Libraries
104 T he Launch of
Bristol Walking Alliance
This is an opportunity for residents, walking
groups and organisations, policy makers, transport
planners and urban designers to consider ways
to improve Bristol’s walking environment. Light
refreshments provided.
A walk around the old Whitchurch Airport.
Suitable for: Over 50’s | Starts: 2pm | Start
Hengrove, BS14 0DE | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Free
Naomi Button | Walk Provider: Parkwood Community
Leisure and LinkAge
108 Botanical Inks Natural Dye Plant Foraging Walk
Starts: 6pm | Start location: Clifton Woods: Devon
Road entrance | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: £15/ £10
concessions | Contact & Booking: Bookings at:
http://bit.ly/240u6o7 | Leader: Babs Behan | Walk
Provider: Botanical Inks
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107 A step back in time!
Tuesday 17 May
Fokker 7a (The Spider) July 1931
Tuesday 17 May
Starts: 6:30pm arrival (7pm start) Location:
Waterside 3, The Watershed, 1 Canon’s Rd,
Bristol BS1 5TX | Duration: 1.5 hours | Cost:
Free | Contact & Booking: For more information
[email protected]. To book search
‘Bristol Walking Alliance’ on eventbrite.co.uk
Event Provider: Bristol Walking Alliance
Tuesday 17 May
Tuesday 17 May
Monday 16 May
A circular walk through six parks.
location: Bristol Temple Meads, BS1 6QF | Duration:
5-6 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: 0117
974 4531 | Leader: Stephen Draper | Walk Provider:
Bristol Ramblers
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Tuesday 17 May
109 South Bristol Parks
110 Hartcliffe Strollers - Wilmott Park
Starts: 10am | Start location: Morrisons (outside),
Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, BS13 0BE | Duration:
1 mile | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Jason
0117 946 5285, Claire 0117 922 4793 | Leader:
Jason Edwards-Brown/Claire McNeil | Walk Provider:
HHEAG & Public Health Bristol
Suitable for: People living with cancer and their
supporters | Starts: 10am | Start location: Silver
Ball (Planetarium), Millenium Square, BS1 5DB
Duration: 2 miles (1.5 hrs) | Cost: Free - Donations
welcome | Contact & Booking: Sophie Bayley, 01275
370100/111 | Leader: Vicky Welsh/Patsy Warn | Walk
Provider: Penny Brohn UK and Bristol Nordic Walking
112 Discovering East Bristol
- Hidden Fishponds
An unusual walk through lesser known parts of
Fishponds and Trendle Wood Meadow, through
Eastville Park to the Eastgate Centre.
Starts: 10:30am | Start location: Morrisons
Supermarket (entrance), Fishponds Road, BS16 3US
End location: Eastville Park, near Eastgate Centre
0122 587 2392 | Leader: Roger Salter/Dave Monks
Walk Provider: Hillfields Walking Group (WfHB)
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Wednesday 18 May
Wednesday 18 May
Vicky Walsh, a qualified instructor, will be teaching
basic Nordic Walking skills on a gentle walk (poles
provided). This is a fantastic opportunity to try Nordic
Walking and experience its benefits.
Wednesday 18 May
111 Nordic Walk for People with Cancer and their Supporters
Wednesday 18 May
113 Brandon Hill Explorers
Taking in the sights and sounds of the harbour before
exploring Brandon Hill Park and Tower. A social, friendly
walking group for LGBT people, their family, friends
and carers.
Leader: Catherine Gurney/Julie Bold | Walk Provider:
Suitable for: LGBT people and supporters, under
18’s must be accompanied | Starts: 10:30am | Start
location: Watershed (outside), 1 Canon’s Rd, Bristol
BS1 5TX | End location: College Green Restaurant
Duration: 2 miles (1 hour) | Cost: Free | Contact:
David Sully, [email protected] | Leader: David
Sully/Sarah-Louise Minter | Walk Provider: Walk Out
(LGBT) Bristol
Thursday 19 May
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115 The Norman City Walls
Starts: 11am | Start location: Merchant Navy
Memorial, Welsh Back, BS1 2RR | Duration: 1 mile
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Ed Hall, 07805 007 304
Leader: Ed Hall | Walk Provider: Bristol Civic Society
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117 Abbotts Pool
A circular walk starting from Brunel’s bridge, skirting
Leigh Woods across fields to Abbotts Leigh and
Abbotts Pool. Returning through Ashton Court Estate
and climbing the Zig Zag path from the Portway before
returning.
location: Clifton Suspension Bridge (Clifton side),
Bridge Rd, Bristol BS8 3PA | Duration: 7 miles | Cost:
Free | Contact & Booking: 07970 811 668 | Leader:
Wendy Britton | Walk Provider: Bristol Ramblers
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Thursday 19 May
Thursday 19 May
119 6 Bridges Walk
© Flora Arbuthnott
Starts: 6pm | Start location: Silver Ball
(Planetarium), Millenium Square, BS1 5DB | End
location: Cascade Steps, Harbourside | Duration:
2 miles (1 hr) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
Laura Hathway, 0117 377 2255 or 0772 511 3391
Leader: Laura Hathway/Estella Piction | Walk
Provider: Knowle West Health Park Company
Take a spring walk with qualified herbalists Annwen Jones
& Becs Griffiths and discover the wild plants growing
around Eastville Park. We will talk about their medicinal
properties, how to harvest them and when to use them.
Starts: 6:30pm | Start location: Tennis courts in
Eastville Park, BS5 | Duration: 3 - 4 miles | Cost:
Free | Contact & Booking: 0741 239 9154 / 07596
467 254 | Leader: Becs Griffiths/Annwen Jones
Walk Provider: Rhizome Community Herbal Clinic
Bristol Walking Alliance:
Campaigning to improve Bristol’s
walking environment
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Welcoming
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Safe
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Convenient
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Inclusive
Visit our website at:
www.bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk
120 Marshfield and St Catherine Valley
This walk takes in the countryside around Marshfield
and St Catherine Valley. Going past a disused airfield
and old fort there is plenty to see. Expect some steep
ascents and plenty of mud.
Starts: 9am | Start location: St Mary Redcliffe Car
Park, Portwall Lane, BS1 6RA | Duration: 12 miles
forms/2823QshOV9 | Leader: Barbara Russell
Walk Provider: Brunel Walking Group
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Saturday 21 May
Our aim is to create a pedestrian
environment that is:
© Steve Heap
Thursday 19 May
118 Medicinal Herb Walk in Eastville Park
Friday 20 May
Repeated Walk - see walk #91 (14 May)
A walk through fields and woods around Horwood
Farm and Lower Woods Nature Reserve. Parking is
available at Buthay Pub if you use the pub afterwards.
Starts: 10am | Start location: Buthay Inn, High St.,
Wickwar, GL2 8NE Duration: 4 miles | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: [email protected] | Leader:
Christopher Bloor | Walk Provider: Forest of Avon Trust
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© Dave Blackburn
- A Medieval Forest?
123 A Tour of the Old City
Let Jon and Steve take you back in time as you
journey to the historic heart of the old city.
desk, 0117 352 6600 | Leader: Jon Cunningham/
Steve Spear Walk Provider: M Shed
Sunday afternoons | 15 May & 25 September
1pm-6pm | For more information visit:
Botanic Garden
portwaysundaypark.co.uk
122 Historical Bedminster
Starts: 10:30am | Start location: Bedminster Library
(outside), East Street, BS3 4AQ | Duration: 4.5 miles
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Maureen, 07960
473 378 | Leader: Maureen | Walk Provider: Bristol
Ramblers
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125 Makers of Bristol Walk
Discover the people and events that made Bristol the
city it is today.
Suitable for: Adults | Starts: 1:30pm | Start location:
Arnos Vale Cemetery East Lodge, Bristol BS4 3EW
Duration: 1.5 miles | Cost: £5 | Contact & Booking:
Janine Marriott, 0117 971 9117 | Leader: Dave and
Alan | Walk Provider: Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust
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Saturday 21 May
Walking through the streets of Bedminster with a view
of 18th century industrial locations, as well as some
modernity.
Saturday 21 May
Saturday 21 May
Saturday 21 May
Saturday 21 May
We will wind through Bristol’s West End, from the old
city to The Downs. Crossing Brunel’s landmark bridge,
then to Leigh Woods. Following the Floating Harbour
back to St Mary Redcliffe.
An undulating walk in the Welsh Black Mountains.
Great views from Llanthony Prior and surrounding
valleys. Includes a climb up to Bal-Mawr and a section
of the Beacons Way.
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Starts: 9am | Start location: St Mary Redcliffe
Car Park, Portwall Lane, BS1 6RA | Duration: 14
miles | Cost: £5 | Contact & Booking: http://goo.gl/
forms/2823QshOV9 | Leader: Wayne McQuaig | Walk
- Troopers Hill Avon Valley Walk
A circular walk from Troopers Hill Local Nature Reserve
through St George and Brislington. Discover Avon
Valley’s industrial past and its current importance as a
wildlife habitat.
Starts: 10am | Start location: Troopers Hill Local
Nature Reserve, St George, Bristol, BS5 8HX (details
on booking) | Duration: 5 miles (upto 5 hours) | Cost:
Free - Donations welcome | Contact & Booking:
Susan Acton-Campbell, 0117 947 5037 events2016@
troopers-hill.org.uk | Leader: Rob and Susan ActonCampbell | Walk Provider: Friends of Troopers Hill
129 A dog walk
- Mallards Pike, Forest of Dean
This walk takes you to the ridge above Mallards Pike,
the steady climb being rewarded with views over the
Forest. A steep grassy track winds its way down from
the ridge & then gently downhill to Mallards Pike. Bring
water for your dog; wear walking boots.
Suitable for: Dog walkers only | Starts: 10:30am
Start location: Mallards Pike car park, Forest of
Dean, Glos | Duration: 5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact
& Booking: [email protected] or 07815
494 415 after 6pm | Leader: Claudine Watson | Walk
Provider: Claudine Watson
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Sunday 22 May
Sunday 22 May
Sunday 22 May
126 Llanthony up close and from a far
Starts: 10am | Start location: St Mary Redcliffe
Car Park, Portwall Lane, BS1 6RA | Duration: 8
miles | Cost: £5 | Contact & Booking: http://goo.
gl/forms/2823QshOV9 | Leader: Ben Burke | Walk
Sunday 22 May
128 Historic City, Downs and
Woodland Walk
A general introduction to the wood and its wildlife with
particular emphasis on the new wildlife sculptures
from the group’s Hidden Treasures Project for Bristol
2015 Green Capital year. Dogs must be on a lead.
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Badock’s Wood
(Northern Gateway), Doncaster Road, Southmead
BS10 5PP | Duration: 1 mile (1.5 -2 hours) | Cost:
Free - Donations welcome | Contact & Booking: Info:
www.fobw.org.uk | Leader: Frances Robertson | Walk
Provider: Friends of Badock’s Wood
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Starts: 3pm | Start location: M Shed, Princes Wharf,
BS1 4RN | End location: Queen Square, BS1 4QS
Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Pay what you think it’s
worth | Contact & Booking: M Shed information
desk, 0117 352 6600 | Leader: Steve Spear | Walk
Provider: M Shed
132 Bristol’s Women Remembered
and Forgotten
Starts: 1pm | Start location: Scout Hut, 501 Bishport
Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol BS13 9LR | Duration: 2.5
miles | Cost: Free - Donations welcome | Contact &
Booking: Shani Ali, 07974 055 889 | Leader: Shani
Ali/Paul Bradley | Walk Provider: Room 13 Hareclive
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134 Qigong in the Harbourside
A walk around the harbourside, stopping to carry out a
physical warm up and some simple Qigong exercises.
location: Arnolfini (outside), 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol,
BS1 4QA | End location: M Shed, BS1 4RN
07954 276 215 | Leader: Janice Rossiter | Walk
Provider: Qigong-Bristol
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135 Walled City Walk
Starts: 11am | Start location: Hannah More School,
New Kingsley Road, BS2 0LT | End location: Public
Toilet, Clifton Downs, BS9 1FG | Duration: 2.5 miles
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: oliver.gamblin11@
bathspa.ac.uk | Leader: Chloe Scholefield/Oliver
Gamblin | Walk Provider: Irons in the Fire
A walk following the line of Bristol’s Saxon city wall
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Centrespace, Leonard
Lane, Bristol, BS1 1EA | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: [email protected] Sally.
[email protected] | Leader: Peter Flemming | Walk
Provider: Centrespace & UWE History Department
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Monday 23 May
Monday 23 May
What led to three days of full-scale rioting in October
1831? And what were the consequences? Join Steve
to hear the story and explore the sites.
Come see the Dundry Slopes through the eyes of
children. A hidden treasure: stunning views across
Bristol to South Wales; spot Wiltshire’s White Horse as
well as seeing the Mendips.
Monday 23 May
Sunday 22 May
131 Bristol’s Burning! The 1831 Riots
133 Explore Dundry Slopes
Monday 23 May
Sunday 22 May
130 Hidden Treasures Sculptures Walk
carers | Starts: 2pm | Start location: St George
Library, BS5 8AL | Duration: 0.5 miles | Cost: Free
Leader: Julie Ball/Claire Harris | Walk Provider:
Bristol Libraries
Join Avon Bat Group in a search for these fascinating
creatures at Eastville Lake. Please bring a torch and
suitable clothing. No dogs except guidedogs.
Starts: 8:40pm | Start location: Merchants Arms
(outside), Eastville Park Lake, Bell Hill, Eastville, BS16
1BQ | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: www.avonbatgroup.org.uk | Leader:
Stewart Rowden/Kiri Green | Walk Provider: Avon Bat
Group
The walk crosses into 3 inner suburbs; St.Paul’s,
Stokes Croft and Montpelier - prepare for something
unexpected both socially and architecturally.
Starts: 10am | Start location: The Island (formerly
the Bridewell Police & Fire Station) Nelson St, BS1
2AA | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: [email protected]; 07974 717 407
Leader: Professor Timothy Mowl | Walk Provider:
Professor Timothy Mowl
Suitable for: Especially those using mental health
services, but all welcome | Starts: 10:30am | Start
location: Bristol Cathedral (outside main entrance),
College Green, BS1 5TJ | Duration: 2 miles | Cost:
Sue Willingham/Paul Davies | Walk Provider: Second
Step and Bristol Active Life Project (BALP)
Whitehall, Bristol BS5 7AW | Duration: 1 mile | Cost:
Janet Elliot | Walk Provider: LinkAge Bristol
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Tuesday 24 May
Tuesday 24 May
138 Bristol’s Island of Alternative Living
Meet regular BALP walkers and feel the wellbeing
benefits of a Harbourside stroll. Take in a Banksy
mural, Underfall Yard and a refreshment stop at
Brunel’s Buttery. Find out about the new afternoon
BALP walk. A walk focusing on mental well-being.
Tuesday 24 May
Monday 23 May
137 Eastville Lake Bat Walk
139 A Walk for Mental Health
Tuesday 24 May
Monday 23 May
Tuesday 24 May
A walk through woods and open spaces, with historical
sites offering a glimpse of a rich and varied past.
location: Blaise Estate carpark, Kings Weston Road,
BS10 7QS | Duration: 4.25 miles | Cost: Free
Wendy Britton | Walk Provider: Bristol Ramblers
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Tuesday 24 May
Starts: 7pm | Start location: Ventilation Shaft at the
top of Pembroke Road, BS8 2XQ | Duration: 1 mile
or [email protected] | Leader: RL Bland | Walk
144 A Hidden Gem! Crox Bottom
A walk to discover Crox Bottom and Pidgeonhouse
stream.
Suitable for: Over 50’s | Starts: 10am | Start
Hengrove, BS14 0DE | Duration: 3 miles | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: | Leader: Naomi Button
Walk Provider: Parkwood Community Leisure
Starts: 10am | Location: Roll for the Soul,
2 Quay Street, BS1 2JL | Duration: 2.5 hours
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Nicola on
0117 352 1283 or Search ‘Step up and Set
up!’ on www.eventbrite.co.uk | Event Provider:
Public Health Bristol
146 Hartcliffe Strollers - The Gatehouse
Starts: 10am | Start location: The Gatehouse,
Hartcliffe, BS13 9JN Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: Jason (0117 946 5285), Claire
(0117 922 4793) | Leader: Jason Edwards-Brown/Claire
McNeil | Walk Provider: HHEAG & Public Health Bristol
147 The Floating Harbour and the
New Cut
you think it’s worth | Contact & Booking: M Shed
information desk, 0117 352 6600 | Leader: Ed Hall/
Dave Blackburn | Walk Provider: M Shed
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Wednesday 25 May
Wednesday 25 May
We will walk along the zoo banks examining the trees
and plants.
A Walk & Talk event aimed at health/community
champions. What is a Health Walk? How is a
group set up? What resources are needed?
Find out & go on a health walk.
Wednesday 25 May
143 Plants and Trees of the Zoo Banks
145 Step up and Set up!
- How to set up a health walk
Wednesday 25 May
142 Blaise and Kingsweston
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Brandon Hill entrance,
of Brandon Hill
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150 OS Map Reading and Compass
workshop
Wednesday 25 May
Make the most of your walks in our workshop
lead by an Ordnance Survey expert. Learn how
to fully understand a map, take grid references
and use a compass properly. Complimentary
refreshments.
149 University and Memorial Garden
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Museum & Art Gallery
(outside), Queens Rd, BS8 1RL | Duration: 2.5 miles
Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Maureen, 07960
473 378 | Leader: Maureen | Walk Provider: Bristol
Ramblers
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www.travelwest.info/buschecker
Suitable for: Not suitable for young children
Starts: 6:30pm | Location: Stanfords Bookshop,
29, Corn Street, BS1 1HT | Duration: 1 hour
Cost: £4 | Contact & Booking: Pop in-store,
call 0117 929 9966, or book online at www.
stanfordsbristol.eventbrite.com | Event Provider:
Stanfords, Bristol and OS Maps
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Suitable for: LGBT people and supporters, under
18’s must be accompanied | Starts: 6:30pm | Start
location: Watershed (outside), 1 Canon’s Rd, Bristol
BS1 5TX | End location: Goldbrick House | Duration:
2 miles (1 hour) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
David Sully, [email protected] | Leader: David
Sully/Sarah-Louise Minter | Walk Provider: Walk Out
(LGBT) Bristol
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Wednesday 25 May
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Wednesday 25 May
Wednesday 25 May
- These Boots are made for Walking
A walk along Magpie Bottom beside the Strad Brook to
find the surprising locations of George Bryant Britton’s
boot-making businesses. An optional pub lunch at
Hanham afterwards.
Starts: 10am | Start location: Maypole public house
(outside), High St, Hanham, BS15 3DP | Duration:
947 5037 | Leader: Susan Acton-Campbell | Walk
Provider: St George Strollers (WfHB)
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154 From a pugilistic pub to a hospital of alternative medicine
Starts: 10am | Start location: The Hatchet
Inn, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA | End location:
Homeopathic Hospital Gardens, Tyndall Park Ave/
St Michael’s Hill | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: [email protected];
07974 717 407 | Leader: Professor Timothy Mowl
Walk Provider: Professor Timothy Mowl
Starts: 11am | Start location: The Cottage Pub,
Baltic Wharf, Bristol, BS1 6XG | Duration: 0.5 miles
(1.5 hours) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
Ed Hall, 07805 007 304 | Leader: Ed Hall | Walk
(outside), Crofts End Road, Bristol BS5 7UW | Duration:
2.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking: Catherine
Gurney, 07962 580 922 | Leader: Catherine Gurney/
Julie Bold | Walk Provider: Croft End Church Walking
Group (WfHB)
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Thursday 26 May
Starting at one of Bristol’s oldest surviving pubs this
walk includes some of the city’s earliest medieval
buildings, a Gothic church & rectory and almshouses.
It ends at the first purpose-built homeopathic hospital.
155 The Cumberland Basin
Thursday 26 May
Thursday 26 May
Thursday 26 May
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Thursday 26 May
159 Wild Frome
Thursday 26 May
157 Round Wrington
A circular walk round Wrington along tracks climbing
to Wrington Hill, then through fields and woods to
Iwood Manor before wending our way back over fields
to Wrington.
Thursday 26 May
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158 Eastville Lake Bat Walk
Starts: 8:40pm | Start location: Merchants Arms
(outside), Eastville Park Lake, Bell Hill, Eastville, BS16
1BQ | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: www.avonbatgroup.org.uk | Leader:
Stewart Rowden/Kiri Green | Walk Provider: Avon Bat
Group
160 Explore the Tramway
We will explore the 19th Century tramway linking the
Gorge to the Downs.
Starts: 10am | Start location: The Sea Walls, The
Downs, Clifton, BS9 Duration: 2 miles | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: [email protected]
Leader: RL Bland | Walk Provider: Friends of the Downs
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A chance to explore some of the city’s most alluring
historic sites, from St. Mary Redcliffe church and Temple
Meads railway station, to tucked-away gems such as the
Hermit’s Cave and the remains of the city’s Water Gate.
Please visit
www.bristol20mph.co.uk
Starts: 1:30pm | Start location: M Shed, Princes
desk, 0117 352 6600 | Leader: Colette Linehan/Dave
Blackburn | Walk Provider: M Shed
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Friday 27 May
161 The Hidden History of Redcliffe
and Temple
A LITTLE BIT SLOWER.
A WHOLE LOT BETTER.
Friday 27 May
location: Plough Inn car park, High Street, Wrington,
BS40 5QA | Duration: 4.5 miles | Cost: Free
Contact: Patsy Hudson, 07780 934 969 | Leader:
Patsy Hudson | Walk Provider: Bristol Ramblers
Starts: 10am | Start location: Oldbury Court Estate
car park, Oldbury Court Road, Fishponds, BS16 2JH
Booking: 0117 922 4325 | Leader: Paula Spiers
Walk Provider: Avon Frome Partnership
Friday 27 May
Discover the life of a river with a leisurely stroll along the
River Frome, accompanied by river ecology enthusiasts.
Discover the wildlife and history of the Avon Gorge and
Downs. Meander through meadows, wander along the
majestic gorge then back up through the goat-browsed
Gully to Seawalls.
Starts: 9:45am | Start location: Seawalls, BS9 paved viewing area off Circular Road (map sent on
booking) | Duration: 3 miles | Cost: Free | Contact
& Booking: Mandy Leivers, 0117 9030609 or
[email protected] | Leader: Richard Bland/
Mandy Leivers | Walk Provider: Avon Gorge & Downs
Wildlife Project, and Friends of the Downs and Avon
Gorge
Saturday 28 May
163 Over and Under the Clifton
Suspension Bridge
Crossing Clifton Suspension Bridge, we’ll then descend
through Nightingale Valley to the Avon Trail. Choose to
return to the city centre or extend your walk toward Pill
and Portishead.
Starts: 10am and 1pm | Start location: Clifton Toll
Booth, Suspension Bridge, BS8 4DU | Duration:
1 mile (one way) | Cost: Free | Contact & Booking:
For info www.cliftonbridge.org.uk/visits/events
Leader: Laura Hilton/Helen Jeffery | Walk Provider:
Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
Gullies and gorges in a remnant of the Wood of
Furches later known as King’s Wood.
Suitable for: Adults, but all welcome | Starts: 10am
Start location: White Lion, Frenchay Common,
BS16 1LZ | Duration: 5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact
& Booking: [email protected] | Leader:
Christopher Bloor | Walk Provider: Forest of Avon Trust
165 Exploring part of the Bristol
Community Forest Path
Suitable for: Adults and older children | Starts:
10:30am | Start location: Ashton Court Estate
car park, Ashton Road, BS41 9LX | End location:
Blaise Estate car park, Kingweston Road, BS10 7QS
| Duration: 7.5 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: [email protected] or 0127 585 3112
(07770 739 822 - on walk day only) | Leader: Tony
Tublin | Walk Provider: Bristol U3A Walk Group
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Supporting Healthy Inclusive
Neighbourhood Environments
SHINE
© Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
SHINE aims to turn Bristol into a healthier city
by integrating health, well-being and social
inclusion with urban development, transport
and planning to reduce health risks and
promote healthier lifestyles.
For more information, visit our website at:
www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/SHINE
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- Frenchay & Downend
Saturday 28 May
Saturday 28 May
162 Ups and Downs in the Avon Gorge
166 Historic Kings Weston
- A guided history walk
167 Creative Adventure Walk
This guided walk unlocks the secrets of a well hidden
and unique estate of outstanding beauty, and with an
incredible history.
Starts: 10:30am | Start location: Kings Weston
Estate, Shirehampton Road car park (opposite golf
course), BS11 | Duration: 2 miles | Cost: £4
Contact & Booking: Jules Woolford, kwag@
theweasels.plus.com | Leader: David Martyn | Walk
Provider: Kings Weston Action Group (KWAG)
We’ll be walking along the Avon and being creative
along the way. Then at Conham Ferry (small fare
payable) we’ll have a tea/lunch break at Beese’s, where
we’ll review the activities so far and then go around
Eastwood Farm to explore our creative practice within
more space.
Suitable for: Families, but all welcome | Starts:
10:30am | Start location: River Avon footbridge,
St Annes (nr. BS4 4WW) | End location: Eastwood
Farm | Duration: 3-4 miles | Cost: Free | Contact &
Booking: Natalia Komis, [email protected]
Leader: Natalia Komis | Walk Provider:
iamadventures
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Why just walk when you can
Nordic walk?!
Botanic Garden
Burns up to 46%
more calories
Fitness through walking
Strengthen your
back and core
Saturday 28 May
Get a whole body workout and boost your mood
in the great outdoors
Saturday 28 May
Saturday 28 May
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We offer one hour fitness walks on
Outdoors,
sociable
and fun!
Whatever your fitness level it’s easy to
get involved and start feeling better!
Get active, get fit, get started.
07886 885213
www.bristolnordicwalking.co.uk
169 Makers of Bristol Walk
location: Arnos Vale Cemetery East Lodge, Bristol BS4
3EW | Duration: 1.5 miles | Cost: £5 | Contact &
Booking: Janine Marriott, 0117 971 9117 | Leader: Dave
and Alan | Walk Provider: Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust
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Saturday 28 May
The Downs, Blaise,
Ashton Court, Almondsbury
and Nailsea
Saturday 28 May
170 Castle Park Herb Walk
A herb walk through Castle Park exploring wild and
cultivated herbs in the park and along the river bank.
Starts: 2pm | Start location: The Nails, Corn Street,
BS1 1JG | Duration: 1.5 miles (1.5 hours) | Cost:
Free | Contact: [email protected] | Leader: Max
Drake | Walk Provider: Urban Fringe Dispensary
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Are you coming to Bristol for
the Walking Festival?
From Painswick, the Queen of the Cotswolds, we’ll be
identifying the ramparts and ditches of an Iron Age
hill fort and admiring the restored Painswick Rococo
Gardens and extensive views. Dogs welcome. Bring
water for dogs, OS map (if possible) and some money.
Sunday 29 May
171 From Painswick to Washpool Valley (Cotswolds)
Suitable for: Experienced walkers | Starts: 10am
Start location: Painswick, Glos - SO 865094 (on
OS Explorer 179) | Duration: 7.5 miles | Cost: Free
Contact & Booking: [email protected] or
07815 494 415 after 6pm | Leader: Claudine Watson
Walk Provider: Claudine Watson
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Well don't forget your reusable water bottle as
Bristol is now a refillable city!
What does this mean? Bristol is committed to
reduce the demand for single-use plastic bottles.
Check out our website for
participating venues and
for more information.
refillablecities.com
172 Underfall Yard
- History and Engineering Tour
Starts: 10am | Start location: Underfall Yard,
Cost: Free - Donations welcome | Booking: Sarah
Murray, www.underfallyard.eventbrite.com | Leader:
Sarah Murray | Walk Provider: Underfall Yard
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Sunday 29 May
In the city there are over 170
participating venues, so
anywhere you see the Refill
Bristol logo, you can get
your water bottle refilled
with tap water for free.
173 Bugs and Butterflies Walk
Led by Tony Smith (Bristol Naturalists’ Society) and
Tony West (Friends of Badock’s Wood). Learn how to
collect and identify invertebrates. Activity will be on
the meadows in longish grass. Please wear suitable
footwear & clothing. Dogs must be on a lead.
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option) | Cost: Free | Contact: Morowa Selassie, 0117
9223470 | Leader: Morowa Selassie | Walk Provider:
Public Health Bristol
Tuesday 31 May
Starts: 2pm | Start location: Badock’s Wood
(Northern Gateway), Doncaster Road, Southmead BS10
5PP | Duration: 0.75 miles (1.5 -2 hours) | Cost: Free
- Donations welcome | Contact: www.fobw.org.uk
Leader: Tony Smith/Tony West | Walk Provider:
Friends of Badock’s Wood
Tuesday 31 May
Sunday 29 May
We will go down the Mousehole to the Gorge and back
up Bridge Valley Road.
Starts: 10am | Start location: Bus stop on the
Promenade (Clifton Down), end of Percival Road,
Clifton, BS8 | Duration: 1 mile | Cost: Free | Contact
& Booking: [email protected] | Leader: R L
Bland | Walk Provider: Friends of the Downs
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177 Leigh Woods
Enjoy walking in the woods and some brilliant evening
views of Clifton Gorge.
location: Clifton Suspension Bridge (Clifton side),
Bridge Rd, Bristol BS8 3PA | Duration: 5 miles | Cost:
Gwyneth Littlejohn | Walk Provider: Bristol Ramblers
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Tuesday 31 May
Tuesday 31 May
174 Explore the Mousehole
Thank you & Review Event
Thank You
This year, we’d love you to join us
at an event after the festival is over,
to celebrate what we’re sure will be
another wonderful Bristol Walk Fest.
We’ve teamed up with our friends at
Deliveroo to host a drop-in event, where you’ll be able to:
• witness the prize draw
• give fuller feedback on this year’s festival
• make suggestions about next year
• meet the team
• enjoy complimentary refreshments
• bring photos to share
So much going on, do join us!!
Bristol Walk Fest 2016 is brought to you by Bristol City
Council and co-ordinated by a steering committee
comprising:
Stuart Riddle
(Project Co-ordinator)
Nicola Ferris
(Health Walks Co-ordinator)
Gill Brookman
(BCC Public Health)
Eileen Bartlett
(Ramblers Volunteer)
Date: Time: Venue: 22 June 2016
3 - 6pm
OpenSpace, West One,
St. George’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5BE
What to Bring: Photos of the festival, lots of ideas and
anything you have to share about walking,
or walkers, in Bristol.
Laura Densem
(BCC Marketing &
Communications)
Kelly Theis
(Living Streets)
Come for as long as you are able. The event is a drop-in,
though do try to join us at 4pm when we’ll be having the
prize draw and speeches. For more information, see flyers or
visit: www.bristolwalkingfestival.co.uk. We look forward to
welcoming you.
Suzanne Audrey
(SHINE/Bristol University)
And representatives from
Visit Bristol
We would also like to thank: Ian Roberts, Cheryl Martin, Keith
Budd, Laura Hathway, Shaun Hawkins and Claire McNeil. As
well as all our volunteers, event contributors, walk leaders,
compass walk meet-point hosts, and everyone else who has
given their time and expertise.
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Bristol Ramblers
bristolramblers.org.uk
SHINE
bristolhealthpartners.org.uk
Visit Bristol
visitbristol.co.uk
Living Streets
livingstreets.org
Sponsors
Deliveroo
deliveroo.co.uk
Stanfords Bookshop
stanfords.co.uk
Supporters
Learning City
bristollearningcity.com
Dates for your diary
National Walking Month
May 2016
livingstreets.org.uk
Bristol Food Connections
29 April - 7 May 2016
bristolfoodconnections.com
Walk to School Week
16 - 20 May 2016
livingstreets.org.uk
Dementia Awareness Week
15 - 21 May 2016
alzheimers.org.uk
Feedback
We are constantly striving to improve Bristol Walk Fest and
are always keen to hear your thoughts. Please complete a
feedback postcard at the end of your walk or event, or visit
www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/walkerssurvey
If you would like this information in other formats,
please contact us on 0117 352 1283.
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