SU3: 2 Valley River Walk - a local classic
Cost: £5
Date: Sunday 7th September
Start Time: 9.30
Distance: 7 miles
Duration: 3 ½ hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Places: 15
Start Point: Explore BoA, Westbury Gardens BA15 1DE
Leader : Jonathan Brown
Description: This beautiful walk - complete with a couple of stiff climbs to set the heart racing - begins in Bradford-on-Avon, following the Avon Valley and crossing the Kennet and Avon Canal, before a gentle climb through Beccy Addy Woods to Westwood before dropping steeply into the Frome Valley. After Iford, the walk passes through water meadows and woods, rejoining the Avon Valley at Freshford before returning to Bradford-on-Avon. This walk features on the BBC Outdoor Guide website.
Grading: Moderate: a half day walk, up to about 7 miles, there will be stiles & steps to negotiate, some steeper gradients, a faster pace than an easy walk.
Booking from 1st July
Cost: £5
Date: Sunday 7th September
Start Time: 9.30
Distance: 7 miles
Duration: 3 ½ hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Places: 15
Start Point: Explore BoA, Westbury Gardens BA15 1DE
Leader : Jonathan Brown
Description: This beautiful walk - complete with a couple of stiff climbs to set the heart racing - begins in Bradford-on-Avon, following the Avon Valley and crossing the Kennet and Avon Canal, before a gentle climb through Beccy Addy Woods to Westwood before dropping steeply into the Frome Valley. After Iford, the walk passes through water meadows and woods, rejoining the Avon Valley at Freshford before returning to Bradford-on-Avon. This walk features on the BBC Outdoor Guide website.
Grading: Moderate: a half day walk, up to about 7 miles, there will be stiles & steps to negotiate, some steeper gradients, a faster pace than an easy walk.
Booking from 1st July
Cost: £5
Date: Sunday 7th September
Start Time: 9.30
Distance: 7 miles
Duration: 3 ½ hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Places: 15
Start Point: Explore BoA, Westbury Gardens BA15 1DE
Leader : Jonathan Brown
Description: This beautiful walk - complete with a couple of stiff climbs to set the heart racing - begins in Bradford-on-Avon, following the Avon Valley and crossing the Kennet and Avon Canal, before a gentle climb through Beccy Addy Woods to Westwood before dropping steeply into the Frome Valley. After Iford, the walk passes through water meadows and woods, rejoining the Avon Valley at Freshford before returning to Bradford-on-Avon. This walk features on the BBC Outdoor Guide website.
Grading: Moderate: a half day walk, up to about 7 miles, there will be stiles & steps to negotiate, some steeper gradients, a faster pace than an easy walk.
Booking from 1st July
· Essential Information
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the stated start time, to allow for registration and briefing.
For longer walks, bring a picnic lunch, plus snacks and plenty of water.
Walk duration times are a guide and the actual walks may be a slightly shorter or longer than advertised.
Please make sure you have the ability and stamina to complete a walk based on the information we provide.
Please wear suitable clothing and footwear
Walk leaders are in charge at all times. Their decision on participation is final.
Vulnerable people and U16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information about each walk is correct and we reserve the right to make changes or cancel walks should unforeseen circumstances arise.
We have an ‘assistance dogs only’ policy, so do not bring your dog.
Should you wish to leave a walk the leader or backmarker should be informed; once you have left you will be responsible for your own safety and wellbeing.
Please bear in mind that you are responsible for your own personal safety. Our leaders will have risk assessed every walk and at the start of the walk will make you aware of any potential hazards. Please follow any instructions you are given.
N.B. Booking costs are non-refundable.