Saturday 13th January 2018
At the end of my previous post, I’d followed the Severn Way long-distance trail as far as Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire.
Now, I would make my way south-eastward towards Bristol, in order to return to my car.
Category: Walking
Severn Way: Blaise Castle to Severn Beach
Walking the Severn Way, from Blaise Castle to Severn Beach. Featuring Avonmouth…
Saturday 13th January 2017
By the time you read this, I should be out walking another stretch of the Severn Way.
This walk was an ‘easily accessible’ portion of the 210-mile long trail that I decided that I could tackle on a day where I wasn’t feeling great. Less than a thirty-minute drive from home and walking through areas I would recognise, if not the Way itself.
Inevitably, I was going to have to pass through Avonmouth.
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East Mendip Way: Cranmore Tower to Frome
Saturday 6th January 2018
My first walk of 2018 would be a positive effort towards completing the East Mendip Way – one of the goals I set out in my ideas for the year ahead.
Having plotted a large circular route, I decided to park in Nunney, which is reasonably close to the midway point of my walk and offers ample free parking near the castle.
Mendip Hills Walk – My Last of 2017
Sunday 31st December 2017
I hadn’t been out walking for a few days, despite having a lot of time to myself. I may refer to this time as ‘chilling out’, when in fact I was probably binge-watching Dartmoor-themed videos on YouTube!
Here I was though, standing at the close of 2017. Not willing to join the walking group on a windswept, snow-beaten trek up Pen Y Fan that evening… I decided to stay close to home and rediscover the Mendip Hills.
Walks With Olly 