Downend & Bromley Heath Community Walks
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Downend & Bromley Heath Community Walks Bromley Heath Park/Moorend/Winterbourne/Cleeve Walks Sports Pavilion, Bristol Road Mill Road Start/ Finish: Bromley Heath Park off Sports Pavilion, Bromley Heath Queensholm Crescent Quarry Barton 1 Park 8 9 Buses: 4, 18, 318, 319 River Frome 19 7 Parking: On-street in Queensholm Bradley Brook Crescent or Wedgewood Road. Moorend Road Refreshments: M32 Lane Worrel’s Sandringham Pub, Quakers Road; 3 Shorter Route: Turn White Horse Pub, Bristol Road, Whiteshill left onto the path. Follow 6 Hambrook the path up the slope Bristol Road 3.6 km (2.3 miles) or and around to right The Walk: Hambrook 5.6km (3.5miles). 1 to 1.5 hours. along the side of the 10 5 Moorend motorway. Continue 4 3 An interesting walk from Bromley down the steps into the Heath Park along pleasant country valley over the stile at Bromley M4 lanes and footpaths. You will go 1 the bottom and continue over the footbridge. through the village of Moorend, skirting Heath Winterbourne Down and Whiteshill Frome River 4 Turn left on the lane Road before meandering along the banks of signed Frome Valley Ring Road A4174 2 Ring Road A4174 the River Frome, skirting Frenchay and Walkway and go over a ending your walk through the suburbs stile alongside the river 1 of Bromley Heath. Over two thirds of bank. Go to 10 below. Queensholm Crescent d Rd the walk is on undulating tracks and oo Scantleberry w e Close g fields; there 5 Longer Route: d e Continue along the Grange W is a set of Park Bampton Drive road and down into steep steps 11 14 Quaker’s and 8 stiles. Moorend. Take care as Bromley Road It is not the verges taper out and Bromley Heath suitable for there areFrenchay no footpaths. Heath Road pushchairs, Stay on the right hand Heathfields Cleeve Road wheelchairs, side of the road facing 12 A4174 N or people oncoming traffic. Follow © Crown copyright and database rights who use the road to the 2015 Ordnance Survey 100023410 13 Heathfields Park mobility aids T junction. and can be very muddy 6 Turn right into Moorend Road, and follow the track to your left over the and slippery signed Cottage Kennels. After next 2 stiles. Turn left and follow the when wet. 100 metres turn left, signed to fenced path with the motorway on your Winterbourne. Follow the road for right and meanderDownend all the way along approx 400 metres, cross the bridge and down to the Bristol Road. 1 From Bromley Heath Park pavilion, over the river and turn right at the T follow the path to the steps adjacent junction into Mill Road. Cross this road 9 Cross the stile in the gate to Bristol to the sports pavilion. At the top of the and after 20 metres go over the stone Road, bear slightly left as you cross steps turn right onto the cycle track, stile on your left into the field. the road and go over the stile into a then immediately left and across the field. Follow the track and pass through Emersons Green footbridge over the Ring Road. Follow 7 Follow the track along the left hand the Kissing Gate at the top of the field. the path down to Bromley Heath Road. side of the field until you reach the At the bottom of the path turn right. Kissing Gate. Head across the field Continue along the lane, turn right, 2 At Bromley Heath Road, turn right, and through the Kissing Gate onto the signed Frome Valley Walkway, and go remaining on the right hand verge and Bristol Road. Turn left and cross the over the stile alongside the river bank. Northcote Road follow the road for approximately 450 road, turn right down Quarry Barton. Road metres. Pass under the motorway to 10 Follow the track along the river bank Hill House Road Emersons Green Lane reach a tarmac footpath on your left. 8 Follow Quarry Barton. After 60metres passing under the Motorway, under a Richmond St Jame’s St Here you may choose either the turn left at Brook Farm, carry on up the pipeline, over a small footbridge, and Shortwood Hill North View shorter route - see 3 below; or the track for 80metres until you reach the then under the Ring Road. Continue Mangotsfield stile on your right. Go across the stile along the river bank. Valley Road longer route - see 5 below. South View Gerrish Avenue Cossham Street Page Park Chain & Wheel Earth Sculpture Staple Hill Main Road Broad Street Shortwood Teewell Hill Road Charnhill Drive Manor Rodway A4174 Ring Road Common R o d w a y Station Road H ill Soundwelll Mangotsfield Station Bristol Road Mill Road Quarry Barton River Frome Bradley Brook Moorend Road Lane Worrel’s Whiteshill Hambrook Moorend Frome River Bromley Ring Road A4174 Heath Ring Road A4174 After approximately 150metres, follow Road C the track to your right up the incline Bromley Heath to exit the Valley via the Kissing Gate. Park Turn left and follow the lane up to B Grange Park and turn right. Continue A Queensholm Crescent d Rd to the T junction of Grange Park and oo w e Cleeve Road. E g d e 11 Turn left and continue along Cleeve W Bromley Heath Road down to the Bridge. As you Scantleberry Bampton Drive approach the centre of the Bridge, look Close Qua Bromley ker’s Road across to your right and you’ll see the Cleeve old Turnpike boundary marker dated F Road 1823. This was an old Toll Bridge in the Heath 18th Century. TheFrenchay bridge also hides an Heathfields Play Area Road earlier arch, possibly medieval, which Heathfields can be seen beneath. If you look down over the left hand side of the bridge D N A4174 you will see Cleeve Mill, one of the best © Crown copyright and database rights preserved mills along the river, with 2015 Ordnance Survey 100023410 some stone-work dating back to the 17th Century. Originally a corn mill, it Bromley Heath Play Area was adapted to make agricultural tools Short Walk from in 1798 before operations ceased in Bromley Heath Park Short Walk from 1885. At the turn of the century when Heathfields Play Area boating was popular it was a tea room Start/ Finish: before becoming a private residence. Sports Pavilion, Bromley Heath Start/ Finish: Park off Queensholm Crescent Heathfields Play Area 12 Crossing the road safely in the Downend Parking: on-street in Heathfields middle of the bridge, where you gain The Walk: 1.1 km (0.7 miles) the pavement on the other side of the The Walk: 1.6 km (1.0 miles) road, continue up the road until you A nice short walk around Bromley Heath come to the entrance/exit with railings Park and the surrounding cycle/foot D Set off alongside the Play Area and at the side to the Heathfields Cycle/ path. It is completely accessible for continue along the tarmac path. At Footpath and then cross the road wheelchair users and pushchairs with the end of the path turn left and cross safely here to continue past Heathfields a slight rise as you leave the park and the unsurfaced track into Scantleberry playing fields area which leads onto access the Cycle/foot path and a gentle Close. Follow this road around three Emersons Green the narrow lane connecting with slope as you re-enter the park. bends to the end of Scantleberry Close. Scantlebury Close. A From the Pavilion (A) head across E If you wish, walk into the open space, 13 Continue on this narrow path up the park to the children’s play area. explore the open space area and walk through Scantlebury Close until you down to the River Frome. reach Bampton Drive and Bromley B Follow the surfaced path around the Heath Road. play area through the park until you exit F Walk back along Scantleberry Close, Northcote Road at the Pinch Gap on to the cycle/foot take the first left and then first right into 14 Turn left on to Bromley Heath Road path. Bampton Drive. Continue ahead to Hill House Road Emersons Green Lane Road. Carry on across Bampton Drive cross an unpaved track into Heathfields. and turn right at the pedestrian lights. C Turn left on the cycle/foot path Follow this road (ignoring roads to the Cross Bromley Heath Road and turn and continue along the path for left and right) through an S bend, until Richmond St Jame’s St left onto the cycle track. Follow the approximately 100metres. Turn left and you come to a T junction. Turn right Shortwood Hill North View cycle track for approx 250metres to the continue along the path for 450metres here and after about 100 metres you will Mangotsfield Pinch Gap entrance on the right into the turning left down the path through the arrive back at your start point. Valley Road Bromley Heath Park to return to your Pinch Gap and back into the park and South View Gerrish Avenue Cossham Street start point. down to the Pavilion. Page Park Chain & Wheel Earth Sculpture The publication of these walks was funded by the Downend & Bromley Heath Community Plan StapleGroup andHill the Main Road Parish Council. The aim is to encourage people to know their local parks and open spaces better. Broad Street Shortwood Download the walks from: www.downendbromleyheath.org or phone the Parish Clerk on 0117 956 7001 for Teewell Hill further information. RO & B ML D E N Y A 3.4 mile walk around the footpaths of the Parish and walks starting from E H N E Road W A T O George V Playing Field can also be found on the website.