Routes in North and East Bristol Walk 5 - Penpole l o t s i r B g n i k l a W Bristol Group Ramblers As members of the Ramblers we promote walking, protect the checked at www.travelinesw.com . We have done our best to rights of way, campaign for access to open country and the provide accurate and up to date information, but services are coastline and defend the beauty of the countryside. liable to alteration at short notice. We have regular walks of varying distance and difficulty on Whilst every effort has been made to check the routes in this Saturday mornings, Sundays and Wednesdays. In the Spring and book, mistakes do happen and the city is subject to changes, so Summer we have shorter walks on Tuesday and Thursday neither Bristol City Council or the Ramblers can accept evenings. Our walks on Wednesdays and Tuesday evenings are responsibility for any inconvenience this may cause. To advise of usually accessible by public transport. mistakes or recommend new walks for future editions contact Bristol City Council at [email protected] or Non-members are most welcome. After a few walks they will be 0117 9036701 . invited to join the Bristol Ramblers Group. We have a membership of almost 1000 walkers in Bristol and over 2000 in Neither Bristol City Council or the Ramblers necessarily endorse the West of England area. the opinions expressed by the authors of the walks. For details of membership and our walks programme visit All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be www.bristolramblers.org.uk . Then just choose a walk to reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any suit your ability and contact the walk leader to introduce yourself form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, and obtain further details. recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. Even though these walks are within the city, suitable footwear and a waterproof are still advised. All of the walks are accessible by public transport. The times for buses and trains can be Introduction Walking is the simplest and cheapest form of travel and also one It seemed a real shame that access to these walks could be of the best forms of exercise. It helps you to feel good, reduces denied to so many people, so it was decided to re-produce a stress, increases your energy levels, reduces blood pressure and selection of these in a smaller format. The beauty of this new helps you to sleep better at night. It is a very good way to help publication is that it will be free for all to enjoy. you to lose weight. Trying to decide which walks to exclude was very difficult and Walking also helps you to appreciate the city that you live in. this led us to producing two booklets, one for the north and east Other forms of transport race you past those lovely views or small of the city and the other for the south and central. You may wish points of historic interest. They make it more difficult to pop in to to pick up the one that is local to you or both of them to explore that small shop or stop off for a drink and a bite to eat. Walking other parts of the city. Although a number of walks are in or lets you appreciate all of these at a leisurely pace. close to the city centre a conscious effort has been made to take these walks to the majority of the population out in the suburbs. In 2002 Bristol City Council and Bristol Group Ramblers There are some little gems in the most unexpected of places. collaborated to produce a delightful publication called ‘Bristol Backs – Discovering Bristol on Foot’. This book contained 27 So please, go out and walk around your city and enjoy its little walks around the city, all over varying length and all taking in hidden pleasures and explore those alleys and lanes that you various features of this great city. might not have known existed and if it means that you occasionally leave the car at home, it will have all been worth it. The book was intended to be sold, as it had been lovingly produced to a high quality. Unfortunately, this meant that when stocks began to run low, the cost of re-production proved to be prohibitive. A A T VONMO S UTH WAY H A L L School E Hotel N School Riding R D TWOOD D RD A RI Centre E V E V RO Junction 18a G A D Start O Church O Car W School Park Blaise Castle Penpole D A D RO House O A ON k TON R T o ES ES o College L W W r A S B E G l W C N e E R E N KI z IV a R Blaise H D Mill E F Blaise Castle H Z E Castle S R R A B N A E . Estate M L H C E R Nursery G V I S L T N I D L S I R Lovers O D L A R I D R K S C R E IN G S G LA Stables I Leap G N D N N O N A E S L A W L H E D K S O A T A O B R O N LA N H E School Kings Weston E. AV M O Hill E O L . I L VE R NV A Golf Course G BE K RO OC V T S D E. R DS S E A V A O O A CH R School R C D G S VE O R G E RI O E O N IL D A W IV L H V O T R L M D U D E Kingsweston D R E O R R R S S iver Trym E O O I C U House P O T A O D S WESTON A U NG AVE W M E KI E N B H U BARR I V B OW R G School T R N FORD M D E E N L ANE E A A A D V U C A R O E D E U S EN V Penpole AV T H W O E NCROF EST Z F MA A B R U A Point L R G E Canford L Y E L L N A Y Penpole Wood E N Cemetery D VE N O D E E R School INGL N A G R D L T H E A PE Y . NP WESTBU R H WAY D S O Footbridge G N A L E I A E LV E O L N L H Y R A E S L AD B D I N L E N RO E A G MPTO R SU . D HA T N D E R HIRE O N E R S N Y V H Sports H ID H A IG T G ILL E E E R B L D. M E AY Ground G R School O D C I Golf Course R B D H A I G E O B O O H M S E CRE Footbridge C R PE TR ILL S TH SC N E ARK H H E N W C B E P E IR N R O RO T EH A O O . K A T B D O S E M L L E R PORTW P L AN M R D AY T E D C PAR O G B Y K N B R E E RO Y R . L A A O L D A A D D . W N A D W R D D E B R A N O R N O AY Crabtree Slip VA D O S R W YL O S TI D T S D H A R R T T A PO Wood L The Mill House PH S N E Y ER A D B E Z (Alternative Start) T E T S W . S D P E S O R R O E H L KLEAZ N I ODWE L I R BROO R T F E A A V R N H W I E A L L W M I E m E A A y LY P D V N D r N TO PA R Y D I T S A N RR A E S V YS O C r L E R LA R R e L L O R E I Y N EY S M v N A A L RSL Y i M D D U E R A E D V School TR LE A T A A O R V AD Z YM E E RO N E S LEY CR IB O S N S D RD D School R R U U E I I N D D A S E H L T U I O N L S L L A K VE L V E I A D O A M O N R A E E S W . K A E O Y AV ST K E W AN WAY NE E D M S O LD AD R O O R S O T N Sea Mills L D M D E O E K Station A S N E O R IN L H D E R I D R RK S L A L P D E R K I TO Penpole - Walk 5 Description: The walk follows a series of footpaths along the River Trym and through the delightful Penpole Wood, Kings Weston Down and Blaise Castle Estate with superb views over Bristol and Shirehampton.