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Take Time out Walk Wrington to Redhill Round Take time out Walk Wrington to Redhill Round Take in the views and enjoy the countryside between the two picturesque villages of Wrington and Redhill, nestled in central North Somerset. rington is a pretty village which dates long field, veering to the top corner. Exit over How to get there Wback to Roman times, nestled in the the stile next to the farmer’s track. Congresbury Yeo valley. Start at map ref: Head straight across the next field, halfway ST 474627 (OS 154) At the end of between the track and Holiday Inn. You are Car: Rickyard Road, heading towards the A38, so look for the Wrington can be go over the road signs behind the trees pointing to approached from stile and turn Butcombe and Aldwick Court Farm. left into the the A370 and Head towards the metal gate, then field, walking Wrington Road from cross the A38 with extreme care and around its Congresbury or the into Cowslip Green. A38 from Redhill/ edge. Stay on the lane until you Bristol or Sandford/ Continue along reach the entrance to Churchill. The walk the left edge of starts in Rickyard Aldwick Court. The stile is the field, with a Road. On-street on the left, with a yellow stream running next parking. Please park way marker. Keep dogs to you. Continue through the considerately. on leads here and keep to next field, go through the metal the path (which runs along Bus: gate, then continue on the dirt the right edge of the field). Service 121 track. At the top of this field there When the track bears to the left, is a stile ahead of you, through continue straight on, alongside the left edge the trees. Go over this and of the field in front of you. continue straight ahead to Walk to the end of this field and turn the the gap in the hedge. corner. The stile is in a gap in the hedge, Continue over the next about half way up. field, then down and Go over the stile and head towards the trees across the next one in front of you. Continue ahead across this towards the farm buildings. 16 • North Somerset Life • May 2013 Walk Take time out Go down into the wooded area and you will From here, you can see far and wide across come to a pretty stream, with the footpath the North Somerset countryside. Walk information continuing over the wooden bridge. At the top of the field go over the stile, Distance: Go over here then cross the towards the stile directly opposite 5 miles approx field, exit through a metal in the trees. Difficulty: gate in the far hedge, and Go through the wooded medium – some hilly take the steps down to the area into the next field and parts and lots of stiles lane. keep to the left edge. At the Duration: The footpath continues end, take the stile on your approx two hours straight across the left, with the steps leading road, through the trees. downhill. However, if you turn left Go through the trees, over the onto the lane you can take next stile and keep to the right a small detour to Lye edge of the next field. Cross farm shop, which sells a variety of fresh Exit through the gate next to the house. Go meat and produce. The around the house, over the stile and out onto shop entrance fronts the driveway. Follow the track downhill, onto the A38. which leads back onto Long Lane. Return to the public footpath Turn right onto the lane and follow it back and go up through the trees, heading left. towards Wrington. You will pass the Barley Go over the stile and cross diagonally right Wood Walled Garden on your left, a across the field, behind the cream-coloured restored Victorian kitchen garden which houses. Exit through the gate next to the is well worth a look. The Ethicurean house and turn right onto the A38. restaurant here sells award-winning local, seasonal, ethical food. At the junction with Pump Lane, cross the main road with extreme care. The footpath Back in Wrington, follow School continues opposite. Follow the yellow way Lane into the village. You could marker and track across the open space, cut up South Meadows back to towards Redhill. your starting point, or continue onto High Street and Silver Go through the wooden gate at the top and Street to browse the shops. veer left towards the stone wall. There are some rocks to help you climb over. Turn right into the field and head to the top, keeping the stone wall on your right. Go over the wooden stile at the top and turn left onto the lane. At the crossroads, you could head Start/finish straight back to Wrington along Long Lane. However, if you head up the hillside a little more you can enjoy views for miles around. From the crossroads, go up the lane next to the green cottage. Go through the metal gate at the top and go right around the field, © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey 100023397 walking alongside the wall and fence. You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell this data to third parties in any form. www.n-somerset.gov.uk • NorthSomersetC • NorthSomersetCouncil • 17 .
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