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01 Feb The Broomway (A/B) 08 Feb Durdham Down to Sea Mills and 15 Feb Hawkesbury Upton (B) 23 Feb Primrose Hill (B) Sat 12miles 19km Exp176 along River Avon (B) Sat 6miles 10km Exp 167 Sun 11miles 18km Exp155 07:30 Great Wakering Sat 6miles 10km 10:00 Meet at The Beaufort Arms. Road 09:00 Patrick K 07807 130 450 Pub afterwards. See last page 10:00 Water Tower. Durdham Down. Buses parking @ST776870 Wendy B 07970 811 668 1, 2, 3, or 4 from city centre or A walk along quiet lanes and byways 23 Feb Nympsfield//Woodchester (SB) College Green to Blackboy Hill. to Hawkesbury and Horton. Return to Sun 8miles 13km Exp 167/168 01 Feb (B) @ST571749 @ST571749 Hawkesbury Upton via the Cotswold 09:30 Andy St 07714 274 859 Sat 6miles 10km Exp 154 Ian B 07720 072 076 Way and Horton . Fabulous views from the hillfort across to the 10:00 The George Backwell Farleigh BS48 River Severn. 26 Feb Cold Ashton (B) 3PG @ST497692 Tricia M 07724 063 973 Wed 5miles 8km Exp156 Jill Ba 0117 968 4260 09 Feb Vale of Berkeley (A) 10:00 Parish Hall CP @ST747726 Sun 15miles 24km Exp 167 16 Feb Lilstock Beach & Bicknoller Post Please car share. Pub at end. 02 Feb Cranham (A) 08:00 Bob G 07452 951 704 (A) Sue F 0117 962 4705 / 07821 467 660 Sun 15miles 24km Exp 179 Sun 13miles 21km Exp 140 08:00 John W 0117 924 0125 09 Feb Marshfield and Doynton (B) 29 Feb No walks. Check website nearer the 08:00 Geoff D 0117 962 8996 Sun 12.5miles 20km Exp 155 date 02 Feb (B) 08:30 Lesley I 16 Feb Old Sodbury / Hawkesbury Upton Sun 12.5miles 20km Exp 141 and 142 07341 083 655 Texts preferred (B) 01 Mar Snowshill (A) Sun 14.5miles 23km ExpOL 45 08:30 Patsy H 07780 934 969 Sun 12miles 19km Exp167 09 Feb Newark Park (SB) 08:00 Wendy B 07970 811 668 09:00 Andy Se 07789 931 212 02 Feb , Purdown, , Sun 8miles 13km Exp 167/168 (SB) 09:30 Andy St 07714 274 859 19 Feb No walks. Check website nearer the 01 Mar Tintern & Trellech (BHW) Sun 9miles 15km Exp155 date Sun 12miles 19km ExpOL14 12 Feb (B) 08:30 Chris S 07989 444 291 09:30 Pub at end/ cafe at Snuff Mills Wed 6.5miles 11km Exp155 22 Feb - Regil (B) Ann L 0117 942 2076 10:00 Please car share. Park opposite Sat 6.5miles 11km Exp 155 01 Mar West of Chepstow (SB) 05 Feb Swineford (B) Compton Inn or in pub car park if 10:00 Stoke Inn car park, Chew Stoke BS40 Sun 8miles 13km ExpOL14 using pub. ST646645 BS39 4JZ 8XE @ST560617 Wed 6miles 10km Exp155 09:30 Andy Se 07789 931 212 @ST646645 10:00 Swineford picnic site off A431 Pub (Stoke Inn) at end, Park in pub car park between Bitton and Kelston Cafe in nearby . 04 Mar Frenchay Village (B) @ST691692 Mick and Anne 07972 557 779 / Diane B 01275 332 270 / Wed 4.5miles 7km Exp155 0117 956 6892 07919 193 589 Pubs at end in either Swineford or 10:00 Frenchay Village Museum. BS16 1SZ @ST633775 Kelston Margaret P 0117 951 3513 / 22 Feb Avon Area AGM Bus Y4 from to Sat See February Avon Area News for 07398 136 616 Begbrook Park; bus 19/19A from more details Bath, Kingswood, UWE. Parking near

Frenchay Village Museum. Optional 23 Feb Talybont Reservoir Rollercoaster visit to museum at end of walk. (AHW) Les D 07870 608 594 / Sun 15miles 24km Exp OL12 0117 956 8085 08:00 Bob G 07452 951 704

11 Mar Kingscote & Ozleworth (B) 18 Mar Milk Hill (A/B) 25 Mar Lake (B) 05 Mar Taunton Leisure Shopping Wed 7miles 11km Exp 168 Wed 12miles 19km Exp 157 Wed 6.5miles 11km Exp141 Thurs Evening 10:00 Hunters Hall Inn , Kingscote(on 08:00 Contact leader for details of the 10:00 CP Herons Green on B3114 17:00- A4135) @ST814960 meeting location for lift sharing. @ST554594 Pub at end Wendy B 07970 811 668 Park in CP Herons Green on B3114 19:00 20% DISCOUNT WITH Margaret P 0117 951 3513 / Diane B 01275 332 270 / CURRENT 07398 136 616 18 Mar Wick to Doynton (B) 07919 193 589 RAMBLERS CARD Wed 5.5miles 9km Exp155 0117 963 7640 14 Mar Castle (B) 28 Mar No walks. Check website nearer the 10:00 Wick Village Hall @ST703727 Sat 6miles 10km Exp 156 date 07 Mar Congresbury (B) Jan B 0117 329 1336 Sat 6miles 10km Exp 154 10:00 Top (free) car park in Castle Combe. 10:00 Free Car Park at the Basketball courts @ST845776 18 Mar Leigh Woods/ (B) British Summer Time Begins Times are BST at Gooseham Mead (off Kent Rd just Sally B 07815 728 306 Wed 6miles 10km Exp154

off A370) Buses: X1 & X2 10:00 Opposite The George, Abbots Leigh @ST438639 15 Mar Dunster (A) 29 Mar Y Grib (AHW) @ST542736 Along the River Yeo then climb up Sun 15miles 24km Bus X3 or X4 from Bristol Bus Sun 15miles 24km ExpOL 13 into the woods (can be muddy). 08:00 Nigel A 0117 959 1701 08:00 [ExpOL 9] Station. Please car share. Limited Elaine R 07813 717 823 parking opposite The George. Cafe Nigel A 0117 959 1701 stop. Pub at end. 29 Mar Shirenewton (B) 08 Mar Mendips via (A) 15 Mar Dursley (B) Julie P 0117 942 2304 / Sun 12miles 19km ExpOL14 07790 102 721 Sun 15miles 24km Exp 141 Sun 11miles 18km Exp 167 09:00 Sue and Roger F 07545 596184 08:00 Mikiko T 0117 962 0455 08:30 Beverley B 07817 533 086 21 Mar Failand (B) 29 Mar Chepstow area (SB) 08 Mar Avebury (B) 15 Mar Charterhouse, Velvet Bottom , Sat 6miles 10km Exp 154 Sun 8miles 13km Exp OL14 Sun 11miles 18km Exp 157 Beacon Batch (SB) 10:00 Car park top of Belmont Hill on 09:30 Jill Bi 0117 955 1360 / B3129 @ST518711 07840 272 628 08:30 Paula C 07950 271 150 Sun 7.5miles 12km Exp141 09:30 No pub stop Diane B 01275 332 270 / 07919 193 589 08 Mar and Dolebury Carol N 0117 924 0173 / 01 Apr No walks. Check website nearer the date Warren (SB) 07484 168 652 Sun 7.5miles 12km Exp141 22 Mar Wavering Down (A) 09:30 Malin and Tony 0117 973 4430 Sun 15miles 24km Exp OL141 & 153 04 Apr Clevedon (B) 08:00 Heather T 0117 942 7895 Sat 6miles 10km Exp 154 11 Mar Tickenham (B) 10:00 Clevedon Pier Catch X6 or X7 from

Wed 5miles 8km Exp154 22 Mar Wellow (B) Bristol or park cars on the seafront @ST402719 10:00 Tickenham church BS21 6SD Sun 12miles 19km Exp142/155 09:00 Clive R 0117 924 5733 Dorothy G 0117 966 9070 @ST458714

Jill Ba 0117 968 4260 04 and The Ramblers 2020 Council annual 22 Mar Box and Box Hill (SB) 05 Apr general meeting will take place in Sun 8miles 13km Exp 156 Bristol 09:30 Lesley I

07341 083 655 Texts preferred 05 Apr Broadwindsor (A) 19 Apr Caerphilly Summits (A) 29 Apr Swineford Circular (B) 03 May Wick Rocks (A) Sun 16miles 26km Exp116 Sun 14.5miles 23km Exp 151 & 166 Wed 5.5miles 9km Exp155 Sun 15miles 24km Exp155 08:00 Gordon S 01275 394 818 08:00 Wendy B 07970 811 668 10:10 Swineford picnic site. Awaits arrival 08:00 Keith B 0117 949 7076 of bus @ST692693 05 Apr Dyrham / Codrington (B) 19 Apr Wick, Dyrham, Doynton and back Bus 37 at 09.25 from Bristol Bus 03 May Lower Wye Valley (B) Sun 11.5miles 19km Exp155 (B) Station, arr 10.07 at Swineford picnic Sun 12miles 19km ExpOL14 09:00 Andy Se 07789 931 212 Sun 12miles 19km Exp 155 site. 09:00 Lucille D 07791 620 847 Jan B 0117 329 1336 09:30 Pub stop in Hinton

08 Apr Uley (A) Mandy M 07812 143 302 05 May Ashton Court Wed 13miles 21km Exp 167 Wessex Wanderer Walks in May Tue 4.5miles 7km 2020 08:30 Bristol Temple Meads Station to catch 19 Apr (SB) 18:30 Meet outside Suspension Bridge There will be at least two Wessex 08:37 train to Cam and Dursley. Train Sun 8miles 13km Exp141 Visitor Centre @ST565731 Wanderer Walks in May 2020. One also stops at Filton Abbey Wood at 09:30 Andy St 07714 274 859 is: No stiles / Hopefully bluebells! 08:45and Bristol Parkway at 08:50 16th May: Avoncliff Circular Patsy H 07780 934 969 09:15 Cam and Dursley rail station 22 Apr Pucklechurch (B) Led by Dorothy G 0117 966 9070. @SO753021 Wed 7miles 11km Exp 155 See the Wessex Wanderer website 05 May Downs & Bishop's Knoll Nigel A 0117 959 1701 10:00 CP Pucklechurch Community Centre nearer May. Tue 5miles 8km (Village Hall) @ST700764 18:30 Meet at Water-Tower @ST571749 08 Apr No easier walks. Check website Bus Y5 at 09.10 from Bristol Bus Andy Se 07789 931 212 nearer the date Station to Pucklechurch Community 01 May Biopsy

Centre (Village Hall), arr. 09.47. Fri 3.5miles 6km 06 May Three Sodburys (B) 12 Apr Quantocks (Joint A & B) Parking in Community Centre CP or 18:30 Meet at "The Millhouse" PH, (junc. Wed 5.8miles 9km Exp 167 Sun 13miles 21km Exp140 nearby Castle Rd or Hill View Rd. Rd. & Bell Barn Rd.) BS16 9RH. Pub or cafe lunch. 10:00 CP on Wickwar Rd Chipping Sodbury 08:30 Joint A&B. 7 mile (SB) morning walk @ST554766 near Waitrose @ST727823 available - contact leaders for details. Mick and Anne 07972 557 779 / Keith B 0117 949 7076 Pub lunch Patsy and Heather 0117 956 6892 Pat and Val 0117 9736 128 / 07780 934 969 / 0117 973 8578 / 02-09 Lakes trip (AHW) 07855 891 953 0117 942 7895 25 Apr No walks. Check website nearer the May To check for late vacancies contact date Nigel Andrews on 0117 959 1701. 06 May Amazing Blaise 15 Apr No walks. Check website nearer the Wed 4miles 6km date 26 Apr Cribarth & Black Mountain 02 May Chew Valley & Compton Dando (B) (AHW) 18:30 Meet at Blaise Est. S. Car-park, Sat 6miles 10km Exp 155 (Coombe Dingle), @ST557772 18 Apr (B) Sun 15miles 24km ExpOL 12 10:15 Pensford Bridge On arrival of Bus Need to be fit & adventurous! Sat 4.5miles 7km Exp 155 08:00 John W 0117 924 0125 376 at Pensford Bridge, leaves Bristol Keith B 0117 949 7076 10:00 Car park on Dundry Down. Take Bus Station 9.35 @ST618637

A38, turn left into Dundry Hill. 26 Apr Caerleon@78 (B) From Pensford along Chew Valley

Follow lane to church and turn right at Sun 13miles 21km Exp 152 via. Woolard to Compton Dando and

T junction. Park on right. @ST558668 return via Lords Wood 09:00 Tony P 01275 394 188 / Pub lunch at end 07582 586 600 Aubrey N 07885 680 393 Pat and Val 0117 9736 128 / 07855 891 953 07 May South Bristol Parks 13 May (B) 20 May Gray Hill (A) 24 May Hartington Hill (A) Thu 5miles 8km Wed 6miles 10km Exp141 Wed 13miles 21km ExpOL14 Sun 15miles 24km ExpOL 45 18:30 Meet outside Temple Meads main 10:00 CP next to church in Church Lane 08:00 Contact leader for meeting time and 08:00 Gordon S 01275 394 818 entrance @ST597724 @ST596530 place for lift sharing. Some hills Please car share Park in CP next to Susan and Yvonne 0117 924 7872 / 24 May Compton Dando (B) Stephen D 0117 974 4531 / church in Church Lane. On bus 376 0117 962 9979 Sun 11miles 18km Exp155 bus route 07908 389 463 09:00 Pub at afternoon break Diane B 01275 332 270 / 20 May Horseshoe Bend & Shirehampton Patrick K 07807 130 450 07919 193 589 09 May No walks. Check website nearer the Wed 4.5miles 7km @ST549758 date 18:30 Meet at Sea Mills railway station 24 May 8 Bristol parks (SB) 14 May Mt. Skitham Some hills / possibly muddy Sun 8miles 13km 10 May Wye Valley (A) Thu 4.5miles 7km @ST558786 Keith B 0117 949 7076 09:30 Temple Meads outside the main Sun 15miles 24km ExpOL 14 19:00 Meet at Blaise Est. main car-park entrance @ST596724 Nigel A 0117 959 1701 08:00 David P 0117 986 7526 21 May & Kings Weston No pub stop but lunch will be at House Arnos Vale cemetery where there is a 17 May Around Sugar Loaf Part 2 (A) 10 May Trowbridge to Bath Spa (B) Thu 4miles 6km cafe Sun 13miles 21km Exp143/156/155 Sun 15miles 24km ExpOL 14 18:30 Meet at Blaise Estate main car park Mandy M 07812 143 302 08:40 Bristol Temple Meads: train departure 08:00 Heather T 0117 942 7895 @ST558786 to Trowbridge Some hills & rough ground 26 May Snuff Mills & Purdown Pub at end in Bath 17 May Black Mountains (BHW) Stephen D 0117 974 4531 / Tue 5miles 8km 07908 389 463 Ann L 0117 942 2076 Sun 12miles 19km OL13 18:30 Snuff Mills Car Park, River View,

08:30 Lesley I BS16 1DL @ST622764 07341 083 655 Texts preferred 21 May City & Old Market 10 May Priors Wood (SB) Geoff D 0117 962 8996 Sun 8miles 13km Exp154 Thu 5miles 8km 17 May (SB) 18:30 Meet at Queen's Square @ST587725 09:30 Andy Se 07789 931 212 27 May Clifton to Tyntesfield (B) Sun 8miles 13km Exp 172 Paula C 07950 271 150 Wed 6.5miles 11km Exp154 12 May Ashton Court and Leigh Woods 09:30 Tony P 01275 394 188 / 10:00 Clifton end of Suspension Bridge 07582 586 600 Tue 6.5miles 11km 23 May No walks. Check website nearer the @ST566731 18:30 Car park in Dowry Place, . date Buses 8,505 to start. Buses X7, X9 to Reached by turning right off 19 May Harbourside return to City Centre. Picnic or cafe Merchants Road into Oldfield Road. Tue 4.5miles 7km lunch. Bring NT card if you wish to visit estate. @ST569724 @ST569724 18:00 Meet outside @ST585724

Tony P 01275 394 188 / No stiles Margaret R 0117 968 4140

07582 586 600 Patsy H 07780 934 969 27 May Bishop's Knoll

Wed 4miles 6km

18:30 Meet at Sea Mills railway station

@ST549758 Some hilly, rough ground

Keith B 0117 949 7076

28 May Abbots Leigh & Ashton Court Key to Programme Meeting Place for Sunday Walks Long weekend on Dartmoor: Thu 6miles 10km 09:00 - Departure time (24:00 hours). Unless otherwise stated, the A and AHW walks 12th-14th June 2020: 12 miles - Length of walk meet at Priory Road, BS8 and the B and C walks There will be a long weekend of 18:30 Meet at Leigh Woods car park, off OS - OS 1:50,000 Landranger series meet at Great George Street, BS1. A walks on Dartmoor in June 2020. We will be A369 @ST552739 Exp - OS 1:25,000 Explorer series Cars are shared to the start of the walk. For based in Okehampton, where there is a range of Some hills ExpOL - OS 1:25,000 Outdoor Leisure passengers a voluntary contribution of 10p/mile accommodation. The programme of walks is still Andy Se 07789 931 212 @ - Grid reference: towards the cost of the petrol is suggested + a being developed, but it is likely that there will be CP - Car park share of any car parking charges or bridge tolls. a Ten Tors walk, a walk in the vicinity of Heytor, 30 May Clifton to Tyntesfield (B) BTM – Bristol Temple Meads Station Cars depart at the meeting time. Intending and a walk in the attractive countryside to the east Sat 6.5miles 11km Exp 154 [WW] Wessex Wanderers Walk walkers should arrive at least 5 minutes of Dartmoor. See wessexrailwaywalks.org.uk/programme for If you would like to join this trip, please contact 10:00 Clifton end of the Suspension Bridge. beforehand to allow for car sharing to be full details of these walks. organised. [email protected], @ST566731 [T] Avon Area Themed Walk Walkers travelling direct to the start should [email protected] or Buses 8 or 505 to start. Buses X7 or understand it may not be possible to advise them [email protected]. X9 to return to . Walk Grades and Description in the unlikely event that a walk is cancelled. It is hoped that this will be the first of a number Picnic or café lunch. Bring NT card if There is considerable variation in walk difficulty of trips to areas that are just too far from you wish to visit estate. within the grades, particularly in A & B. If you Bristol to be sensible destinations for a single Sections may be muddy at any time of are in any doubt and/or would like to try a IMPORTANT walk, but are well worth visiting for two or year. Advise walking boots or sturdy different grade please contact the leader to Please note that we are seeking to reduce three walks shoes. discuss. postage costs and use of paper and so, unless Long weekend for B walkers on the Isle of Margaret R 0117 968 4140 C (Easy) - Walks on reasonably level ground and requested, we will no longer send you a printed Wight - 25th-29th June 2020 at an easy pace. programme by post. The programme will of 31 May Dyffryn Crawnon & the Usk Valley B (Moderate) - Walks which include some hills. course be on our website. However if you still This weekend is now definitely going ahead, (AHW) A/B – moderately strenuous walks wish to receive the walks programme in paper Sun 15miles 24km ExpOL13 A (Strenuous) – Generally harder than B walks form, please let us know by contacting Carew: and some people have already booked self- 08:00 Keith B 0117 949 7076 at a faster pace which may include harder hill 0117 944 3042, catering accommodation near the campsite. climbs. [email protected], and we will 31 May Bruton (B) AHW (A Hill Walks) – Walks at a faster pace, continue to deliver. Just as a reminder, it is a camping or YHA or Sun 12miles 19km Exp 143 some up to 4000ft and beyond of ascent, self-catering weekend - with the possibility sometimes on rougher/wilder terrain. Less likely 1st February 08:30 Bring National Trust card. No pub for participants to stay for longer or less to have a pub stop. Walking the Broomway at Foulness, Essex stop. BHW (B Hill Walks) - generally more strenuous This is a walk along the Broomway across the time. It is planned to use local buses for Ann L 0117 942 2076 than a B walk with elevation tackled at a slower sands at Foulness Island, Essex. The walk was walks and getting to places. The Isle of pace than A hill walks. described in the December eboot. Wight is easily accessible by train to 31 May Ebworth (SB) SB (Moderate) – Shorter B walks For accommodation details/start location Lymington Pier and ferry to Yarmouth and Sun 9miles 15km ExpOL179 SC (Easy) - Shorter C walks Contact Wendy Britton 07970 811668. then bus to Totland. 09:30 Graham and Annette 0117 924 3490 Evening walks - between 3-7 miles, longer walks Edward Mackay an experienced navigator of the Contact Ann for further details marked (A) are faster. Broomway will co-lead with Wendy Britton. at [email protected] For more information about the Broomway see A pub stop cannot be guaranteed on any walk. the following article: A Long Weekend Based Around Brecon Walk Updates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Broomway Any walk updates are shown on the home page of September 2020 Contact Ikuko ([email protected]) for more the Bristol Ramblers website. In extreme weather Map & Compass Training conditions or if walks are likely to be cancelled We will be running map & compass training in information. the spring. Contact Carew if you are interested. due to strikes etc. people should check the website or ring the leader. If you need to update information for a walk see page