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This five-mile walk on Bath’s eastern edge blends city and countryside, uncovering hidden Georgian buildings, lost pleasure gardens, and scenic...
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Although lying well off the tourist trail, the streets behind the Circus and the Royal Crescent have some fascinating stories...
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This month Andrew Swift follows a scenic route from Walcot Street and Kensington Meadows which takes in the towpath of...
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Andrew Swift walks from the picturesque village of Biddestone, taking in ducks, pigs, a ruined fulling mill, a church once...
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Exploring Tetbury brings a host of discoveries for Andrew Swift, including a station with its original signalbox, a Finnish railway...
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Andrew Swift finds a coastal plain south of Weston-super-Mare, an ancient location where the Romans established a port, later used...
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FACT FILELength of walk: 3 milesAlthough this is a town walk, a fair part of it lies through water meadows,...
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Andrew Swift walks in a figure of eight, following ancient trackways, prehistoric earthworks and panoramic views and encountering disused chalk...
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Anyone who is a resident of Bath will have perambulated these walkways many times, but how many of them understand...
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As the summer days stretch out ahead, why not visit one of our local wildlife sites to get that Swallows...
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This view may be an unfamiliar one, but it’s in a part of Wiltshire that is renowned for its neolithic...
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Wotton-under-Edge is an old weaving town where timber-framed shops rub shoulders with Georgian townhouses. Andrew Swift takes one of the...