Aust to Thornbury Distance: 6 miles 1 Walking Time: 2 /2 hours 15 (Via the Severn Way and Jubilee Way) GRADE: Easy/Moderate 3

Starting near the old Severn Bridge at Aust, this walk follows Maps: the Severn Estuary northwards before heading inland to Thornbury. Explorer 167 Thornbury, Dursley It passes through the Severn Vale and over the limestone ridge at and Yate Sacks Hill. There are magnificent views over the Severn Estuary to 1:25 000 scale Wales and northwards to open countryside. The route follows two long-distance footpaths, the Severn Way and Jubilee Way, both of Landranger 172 Bristol & Bath which are waymarked. The Severn Way is the longest riverside 1:50 000 scale walk in Britain at 210 miles (337km). The Jubilee Way was created in 1985 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ramblers Association. Grid Ref. ST 572 895 The 2,000 mile (3,200km) national walk links many of Britain's long-distance footpaths.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION Bus to Aust Bristol - Newport Service X14 operating four journeys per day Monday to Saturday provide a service to Aust M48 Interchange. No service on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Bus back from Thornbury Services 309 and 310 provide a half hourly service from Thornbury to Bristol Bus Station on Mondays to Saturdays. We recommend you check your journey times by logging on to www.firstgroup.com or by calling the Traveline number below.

PUBLIC HOUSES/CAFES EN ROUTE The White Hart, Littleton-Upon-Severn Tel. 01454 412275 Thornbury - various pubs and cafes

PUBLIC TOILETS EN ROUTE Severn View Service Station Thornbury - opposite The Plough public house, St Mary Street back of Morrisons

CREDITS AND FURTHER INFORMATION Information for this walk was originally compiled by the Ramblers Association and is reproduced with kind permission of South Gloucestershire Council.

Designed by Visual Technology, Bristol City Council. Job no 0207/448BR PLACES AND FEATURES OF INTEREST

The Severn Estuary The Severn Estuary is a conservation area of international importance and has the second largest tidal range in the world. This produces strong currents, high turbidity and large amounts of liquid mud. Only plants and animals adapted to this harsh environment can survive. Consequently the estuary is a unique and fragile habitat providing the necessary conditions for at least 85,000 wildfowl and significant numbers of over-wintering birds. It is also very important for migratory fish including the rare and endangered allis shad.

Oldbury Nuclear Power Station This Magnox gas cooled reactor can be seen in the distance. Built in 1968 the gas cooled reactors require water to produce steam in order to drive the turbines. This is why it is located next to a water supply. The power station uses 50 million litres of water per hour and returns water to the estuary at a slightly higher temperature.

Thornbury The Manor of Thornbury is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086 but it was not until 1217 that a writ established ownership enabling Gilbert De Clare, Earl of Gloucester, to lay claim to 10,000 acres of land around Thornbury and thus establish himself as Lord of Thornbury Manor. To the north west the spire of St Mary's Parish Church can be seen adjacent to the prominent tower of Thornbury Castle. Both buildings date from the sixteenth century.

Oldbury Parish Church of St Arild Oldbury Parish Church is a prominent feature in the landscape to the north, being located on top of a natural mound. The tower and north porch date from the fifteenth century but the remainder was rebuilt in 1899 after a fire in 1897. St Arild is one of the least known Saints but her name suggests a Saxon origin. Leland records that she was a virgin who the tyrant Muncius beheaded because 'she refused to do his wicked will'. She was martyred at Kington, a mile from Thornbury and her remains were taken to St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester. Her image is now amongst the virgin saints in the glass in the east window of the Abbey. y c a l a . e y y s l t i m p t h r m e e s k s d r r s .

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