Royal Docks

Royal Docks

Bathwick Hill

While working at Netcraft, I would often take an hour at lunch to walk to the top of Bathampton Down and back. Walking down Bathwick Hill gives some fine views over Bath.

Bathwick Hill

Bradford-on-Avon to Bathford

Bradford-on-Avon to Bathford

Keynsham to Bath

Keynsham to Bath via the Bristol and Bath railway path:

Keynsham to Bath

Lansdown Ridge and Cotswold Way

Another of the walks in the Bath area that I do on a fine day is to walk out along Lansdown ridge, and walk back via the Cotswold Way. It's only suitable if the weather forecast is for several hours of clear weather, since if it does rain while you're on the Cotswold way you will be trudging through mud for miles.

Lansdown and Cotswold Way

Little Solsbury Hill

As I am stuck at home and not feeling too well on this bank holiday weekend, it seems like a good time to catch up on posting pictures from my walks around the vicinity of Bath. So here are the pictures from a walk to Little Solsbury Hill in 2008:

Little Solsbury Hill

Bradford on Avon to Bath

One of my favourite walks, in fine weather, is to catch a train to Bradford-on-Avon and walk back to Bath.

Bradford on Avon is a town in west Wiltshire, whose main attraction is the well preserved old buildings that make up the central part of the town. That, together with the Kennet and Avon canal and its proximity to the prime tourist destination that is Bath, mean that its main industry now is tourism (which is unusual, perhaps, for a minor inland town); although the reason that I know it well is that Netcraft had its offices there for 5 years.

The river valley between Bradford on Avon and Bath is very picturesque (although no doubt my compact camera (and its operator) will totally fail to convey that), making for a very pleasant 2 hour walk. These pictures are a mixture from walks in the summers of 2007 and 2008.

Update: refreshed with pictures from a walk in April 2009, where I got rather more sunshine.

Bradford-on-Avon to Bath

Bath Walks - Kennet and Avon Canal Claverton to Bath

This is the walk from Bathhampton Down to Claverton and then via the canal towpath to Bathhampton and back to Bath. This was my favourite walk last summer, as the section of canal in the Avon valley from Claverton to Bathampton is very pleasant. This section of the canal towpath also forms part of national cycle route 4, but although it's not a large path, there isn't a large volume of cyclists so it is not inconvenient for walkers.

Kennet and Avon Canal, Claverton to Bath