PLACES OF INTEREST ON THE QUANTOCK GREENWAY TO C K H N I L A L Crowcombe Pub/Shop/Car Park Nether Stowey Pub/Shops/Car Park/WC U S Q Bicknoller Pub/Shop Coleridge Cottage (NT)/Tea Room Enmore Pub Seven Wells (Quantock Forest) Car Park Fyne Court Visitor Centre Spaxton Pub/Shop A O E (Owned by the National Trust) Quantock Hills Triscombe Pub/Tea Room/Garden Nursery C N B V I Visitor Centre/WC West Bagborough Pub S E R Holford Pub/Car Park/Tea Room West Quantoxhead Pub/Garage/Shop Kilve Pub/Shop/Car Park/Tea Room/WC
USEFUL ADDRESSES AND INFORMATION Quantock Hills AONB Service, Castle Street, To follow the Quantock Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset TA5 1LN Greenway look out for Officers Chris Edwards & Iain Porter the signposts and these (01278) 733642 waymarkers Rangers Tim Russell & Andy Harris (01278) 732845 Please inform the Quantock Hills Office with any Fax: (01278) 732763 problems relating to the Greenway. email: [email protected] (01278) 732845. www.quantockhills.com Ordnance Survey map covering the Quantock National Trust Warden area is: Quantock Hills & Bridgwater Explorer 140. Nigel Garnsworthy (01823) 451814 Forestry Commission (Quantock Officer) Nick Salter (01278) 732319
PLEASE FOLLOW THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE AS YOU ENJOY THE QUANTOCK GREENWAY
G Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs G Keep dogs under close control G Leave gates and property as you find them G Consider other people G Protect plants and animals, and take your litter home The Quantock
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