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Discover the Secrets of The... Heritage Trail evenings, look out for glow worms. worms. glow for out look evenings, Sedge Warbler Sedge We hope you enjoy your visit! your enjoy you hope We bats and, on warm summer warm on and, bats common spotted orchids, ferns, ferns, orchids, spotted common the distant whistle of an approaching train! approaching an of whistle distant the Along the line there are early and and early are there line the Along you can almost see the engine smoke and hear hear and smoke engine the see almost can you The railway was part of rural life for 100 years… 100 for life rural of part was railway The clothed in oak and ash. ash. and oak in clothed The wooded hillsides are are hillsides wooded The a walk or cycle through a tunnel! a through cycle or walk a range of plants and animals. animals. and plants of range history and has abundant wildlife. It even offers offers even It wildlife. abundant has and history conditions and a different different a and conditions stunning Mendip Hills the route is steeped in in steeped is route the Hills Mendip stunning limestone is reflected in drier drier in reflected is limestone the Levels and Moors of the Northmarsh and the the and Northmarsh the of Moors and Levels the the Mendips. The change to to change The Mendips. the Passing through the contrasting landscapes of of landscapes contrasting the through Passing changes as the line enters enters line the as changes Here the landscape and scenery scenery and landscape the Here and the road constructed at the original track level. track original the at constructed road the and Thatchers Cider Company. Company. Cider Thatchers A370 over the railway at Congresbury could be demolished demolished be could Congresbury at railway the over A370 tradition of cider making by by making cider of tradition The closure of the railway meant the bridge carrying the the carrying bridge the meant railway the of closure The orchards support a long local local long a support orchards © Gerald Peacock. Further south, around Sandford, Sandford, around south, Further providing valuable organic material for the fields. fields. the for material organic valuable providing is cleared annually (a process called keeching) called process (a annually cleared is carefully controlled by sluices whilst vegetation vegetation whilst sluices by controlled carefully management. Water levels in the rhynes are are rhynes the in levels Water management. farming today, is the result of centuries of of centuries of result the is today, farming Hairy Dragonfly Hairy The Levels landscape, mainly used for cattle for used mainly landscape, Levels The pass from one area to another. to area one from pass Marbled White Butterfly White Marbled Bat Pipistrelle Route 26. Route natural corridors allowing wildlife to to wildlife allowing corridors natural heritage trail incorporating National Cycle Cycle National incorporating trail heritage Strawberry Line itself, are important important are itself, Line Strawberry has been upgraded to become a high quality quality high a become to upgraded been has and bats. The rhynes, and the the and rhynes, The bats. and from Yatton to the A38 south of Winscombe Winscombe of south A38 the to Yatton from many varieties of butterflies, birds birds butterflies, of varieties many With the benefit of grants the 13km section section 13km the grants of benefit the With grass snakes, toads, newts and and newts toads, snakes, grass The area is frequented by otters, otters, by frequented is area The worked tirelessly to acquire the track bed. bed. track the acquire to tirelessly worked cave spiders! cave supported by North Somerset Council, Somerset North by supported bat species and rare rare and species bat Scientific Interest (SSSI). Interest Scientific the Cheddar Valley Railway Walk Society, Walk Railway Valley Cheddar the tunnel is home to several several to home is tunnel up the Biddle Street Site of Special Special of Site Street Biddle the up When it closed to passengers in 1963 in passengers to closed it When marl to hard limestone. The The limestone. hard to marl and ditches, known as rhynes, make make rhynes, as known ditches, and geology from brick faced soft soft faced brick from geology The mix of tall hedgerows, rough grassland grassland rough hedgerows, tall of mix The served the village communities along the line. line. the along communities village the served clearly see the change in the the in change the see clearly before entering the foothills of the Mendips. Mendips. the of foothills the entering before Wells. For nearly a century several trains a day day a trains several century a nearly For Wells. In Shute Shelve Tunnel you can can you Tunnel Shelve Shute In The trail passes across the ancient Northmarsh Northmarsh ancient the across passes trail The Bristol-Exeter line at Yatton with Cheddar and and Cheddar with Yatton at line Bristol-Exeter This rural railway opened in 1869 linking the the linking 1869 in opened railway rural This biodiversity: returning wildlife returning biodiversity: Changing landscapes… rich rich landscapes… Changing Welcome to the Strawberry Line Strawberry the to Welcome The Strawberry Line Want to learn more? Discover the The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company If you want to discover more about the history and secrets of the... constructed the Strawberry Line in broad wildlife of the Strawberry Line why not go to the gauge. Francis Fox, who was educated at following websites: Sidcot School near Winscombe, supervised North Somerset Council: www.n-somerset.gov.uk the construction assisted by his brother John. Yatton and Congresbury Wildlife Action Group: The first train ran on 3 August 1869 and for the www.yacwag.org.uk next 93 years there were several trains a day. Cheddar Valley Railway Walk Society: As well as the famous strawberries from Cheddar www.cheddarvalleywalk.org.uk the line was used to transport stone, milk and coal. The stations were central to village life and several Mendips Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: www.mendiphillsanob.org.uk had camping coaches allowing families to stay on holiday. Environment Agency: www.environment-agency.gov.uk Natural England: www.naturalengland.org.uk National Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk British Geological Society: www.bgs.ac.uk/mendips/localities/crookpeak.html © Mark Warburton. 2-6-2T No 5511 arrives at Sandford and Banwell Station with Sustrans: www.sustrans.org.uk a train from Yatton on 21 June 1958. The signalman waits to Traveline: www.traveline.org.uk exchange the single line tokens with the locomotive fireman. Heritage Trail For up to date travel services visit: The 6 mile Wrington Vale branch linked Congresbury www.n-somerset.gov.uk/transport/travel/bus/travelmap.html to Blagdon and opened in 1901. Despite early enthusiasm, however, usage of the line soon Nearest Tourist Information Centres declined and the passenger service closed in 1931 Cheddar Tourist Information Centre: although freight was carried to Wrington until 1963. 01934 744071. www.visitsomerset.co.uk Open 2 April – early November After the Second World War better roads, motor (only Sundays in Winter) vehicles and bus services led to a gradual decline in Weston-Super-Mare passengers and, despite protests, the Strawberry Line Tourist Information Centre: was closed to passengers by Doctor Beeching on 7 01934 888800. www.visitsomerset.co.uk September 1963. Open daily Easter – September (Monday – Sunday) October – Easter (Monday – Saturday) This leaflet has been researched and written by Parkin Heritage and Tourism, designed by Imagemakers Interpretive Design & Consulting and produced for the North Somerset Council by Imagemakers. © SSPL/National Railway Museum. Family enjoying a camping coach holiday at Chedder in 1950s. Yatton Places to visit along the trail Train services from 660 Congresbury Weston-super-Mare, to Portishead. The 13km trail passes through contrasting Worle, Nailsea and 351, 352, 353 landscapes and yet is close to attractive 1 Backwell and Bristol. Weston-Super-Mare villages, all of which have visitor services Bus services to Bristol. including pubs and restaurants, shops 600 Yatton to 8 Cleve to Weston and toilets. Many offer fresh produce. Cribbs Causeway. College. 2 © R. Lacey Collection. A branch train from Blagdon arrives at Wrington in 1903 with three four-wheeled coaches. A total of 11,020 passenger tickets were issued Barn Owl from the station that year. A coffin is loaded onto a passenger train in 1963 Congresbury to mark the end of the famous Strawberry Line. Bus services 351, 352 and 353 Weston-super-Mare to Bristol. 1 Yatton was a well established village in 8 Cleve to Weston College. Norman times with evidence of an Iron 1 r Age hilla fort on Cadbury Hill. St Mary’s 601 Upper Landford to d d E A37 Churche was built in the 14th century. Cribbs Causeway. Stone Quarry h 8 C The town developed an important cattle X2 Nailsea to Burnham on Sea. o ust) T en A38 market with the coming of the railway. Tr A36 rr Wa 2 A port in Roman times, Congresbury, locally AXBRIDG y Sandford a pronounced ‘Congsbry’, owes its name to w l Bus Services i a 3 the Celtic missionary St Congar who settled R AR von Wildlife From collections of North Somerset Museum. Dolebury 121 and 834 Bristol to © Derek Phillips. t in the area in the 5th century and is reputed (A h B313 ST Early stagecoach travelling over A 0-6-0 sadddle tank with six Weston-super-Mare. g i to have performed three miracles. St Andrew’s L 126 and 826 Weston-super-Mare Shute Shelf before 1850. coaches about to leave for Yatton e ood l Church was built in the 13th century and the a Rose whilst a freight train, also bound SIDCOT W to Cheddar and Wells.
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