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The Ramblers' Association is a national organisation which exists to facilitate the enjoyment and discovery on foot of Britain's countryside. | JUNE 2009 |
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Wednesday 3rd June. Time and distance dependent on weather. Mid Week Walk:-Chew Magna. Lovely walk with
fine views, weather permitting.. No
Dogs Meet:-10:30 Pelican Inn
car park, Chew Magna. Grid Ref. 576 631 Wednesday 3rd June. Sandford evening walk:
- see 6th May for details. Sunday 7th June. Moderate hilly walk 10 miles 5 to 6 hours Fyne Courte, Broomfield.
Footpaths, tracks, fields and quiet lanes. Plenty of ‘Ups and Downs. ’No dogs allowed. Meet:-10:30 Fyne Court car park. (£1 car parking donation) Explorer 140 Grid Ref: ST223
323 Leader:-Janice and Nina Wednesday 10th June. Evening walk:- -Uphill. Across
the sands, round the reserve and up to the windmill and Church. Supper snack at the Ship Inn at the end of the
walk. Meet:-6:30 pm Uphill Way car park, opposite the
Old Hall restaurant. Grid Ref: ST316585 Leader:-June Sunday 14th
June. Moderate 7½ miles approx. 4½ Hours Bradford on Avon, Westwood and Avoncliff. A walk of great interest
and variety. Waterside stretches, farmland and woodland with views over
Frome and Avon valleys. Historic interest of Saxon Church, Tithe barn
and aquaduct of Avoncliff. Time
at the end to look around Bradford-on-Avon. No dogs allowed Meet:-10:30 Public car park in Bridge Street, Bradford-on-Avon
Grid Ref: ST 137436 Leader:-Marion
Wednesday 17th June. Easy/moderate. 5-6 miles.
3-4 hours Mid Week Walk: Winscombe and surrounding hills. An
easy pace; please bring a picnic lunch.
Dogs allowed under control. Leader:-Pat Wednesday 17th June. Sandford
evening walk: - see 6th May for details. Sunday 21st June Moderately
hilly walk 5½ miles Backwell Round. A mixture of footpaths,
bridleways, tracks and roads. Mostly flat with a steep ascent up to
Backwell hill and back around the top of the quarry. Meet:-10:00 Backwell station car park. Grid Ref.
478 692 Leaders:-Frid and Joan Sunday 21st
June. Moderately hilly walk 12
miles Ozleworth Bottom – Quintessential
Cotswolds; steep sided valleys with meandering streams. This undulating
walk is mostly along tracks and quiet lanes with several easy climbs.
It may be muddy along the valley beside the stream. Meet:-10:00 car park of Rose Hill School, Alderley. Explorer 167 and 168 or Cotswolds map.
Grid Ref: 76807 90871. GL12 7QT for GPS. Directions: M5 Jct 14 East on B4509 to Charfield.
Turn left. Onto B4058 go through Charfield Green. Right turn onto B4062
Charfield Road to Kingswood. Left to Hillesley. At War memorial sharp
left to Alderley. Leader:-David: Wednesday 24th
June. Easy 2 hours Evening
walk:- Hazel
Manor. This is a special
guided tour through the grounds of Hazel Manor.
A one off chance to visit the ‘Will Woodlands Charity’s Estate’ on the Mendips, known as Hazel Manor Farm. A woodland of approximately
501 acres. Bring your cameras to photograph some of the woodland’s special
sights and views across the lake. On completion we can go down to the
Ring O’Bells for supper and a pint of Butcombe. Further details of the
estate can be found on the web under Hazel Manor. Meet:-6:30 pm at Hazel Manor Lodge, Nordrach Lane, Compton Martin. Go up
Burrington Combe and along the B3134. Turn left at 4th turning
after the cattle grid at the top of Burrington Combe.
Explorer 141 Grid Ref: 525
562 Leader:-David: Sunday
28th June. Easy to moderate walking with low or short hills
7 miles Bourton Combe and
Barrow Court area. Woodlands,
fields and quiet lanes, with possibility of views in unexplored places. Dogs allowed under control Meet:-10:00 Station Road,
Flax Bourton (just off the A370). Meet
by Layby but please park sensitively around nearby roads. Explorer 154 Grid Ref: ST510 695 Leaders:-June, Joan and Pat Sunday
28th June. Moderate with a couple of long steep ascents 12.8 miles Alternative walk:-Dartmoor. Very
good walk offers great views and much of interest, including a prehistoric
stone row at SX673825 and several characteristic Dartmoor longhouses.
Refreshments at the Warren House Inn, third highest pub in England.
This will be at the end of the walk Meet:-10:00 parking area
at King’s Oven on the B3212 Moretonhampstead, Postbridge road. Explorer
OL028 Grid Ref: SX 676 812 Leader:-Diane |
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