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Walking in Greater Fishponds

Fishponds Walks Programme

The Fishponds area offers access to a range of walking routes in to various parts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Our flagship route for walkers is The Frome Valley Walkway fromewalkway.org.uk, please see this booket as well for full details: frome_valley_booklet.pdf and close to the valley is Stoke Park.. see our parks page for more details click here and we have now designed our own website oldburycourtestate.co.uk

Wickham Glen

Wickham Glen between Eastville Park and Snuff Mills in the Forest of Avon, Greater Fishponds Section.

Plan a walk in Bristol with Walkit.com, fantastic! walkit.com/bristol and visit Treature Triails: treasuretrails.co.uk

Join our local Kingswood Ramblers kingswoodramblers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk or Bristol Ramblers bristolramblers.org.uk

Keep up to date with the Snuff Mills Action Group and help protect the area: snuffmills.blogspot.com

The Bristol to Bath Railway Path offers a wonderful walking experience bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk and you can access the path all along the Fishponds stretch at various locations from Ridgeway Road up to The Staple Hill Tunnel. However the path is equally designed for cyclists as well so please be careful and considerate.

There are other routes in the area as well, see the library page here and read about The Dramway, an excellent and flat walk bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk/library.asp

Both of these flagship trails make up part of and go beyond the Forest of Avon circular path forestofavon.org.uk which offers 45 miles of trail.
Fishponds is very close to the River Avon Trail as well riveravontrail.org.uk with our closest connection at Troopers Hill troopers-hill.org.uk, a very short drive from Fishponds or about 40 minutes walk from Lodge Causeway.

The River Avon Trail from Hanham, Close to Greater Fishponds

Other routes in close to Fishponds include The Dramway, a once horse drawn railway system between Keynsham and Mangotsfield visit: forestofavon.org/dramway.html and visit other routes in South Gloucestershire as well... forestofavon.org/wro.html

Autumn Colours of Oldbury Court Estate by Cheryl Martin of the Fishponds walking group Nov 2011 Click here

Watch some previous episodes of BBC Country File and BBC Country Tracks for walks across our beautiful region 2010; episodes have included: Country File, including the Wye Valley and Somerset Levels. Country Tracks including the source of the River Avon - paddling the Severn in a Coracle..

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Weekly Walks - Join in! Hillfields Park and Oldbury Court Park in Fishponds visit: Hillfields Park & Oldbury Court Park - Bigger Women's walking group.

In addition you may like ...
1) The most recent Hillfelds walks Programme 
2) Stroll in the Park - Hillfields Weekly Walk
3) St. George Strollers Programme 
4) St. George Park Stroll poster 
Visit: bristol.gov.uk/healthwalks (Please find all Fishponds walks).

Contact: Nicola Ferris
Sports Development Officer (Health Walks and Green Exercise)

Tel. 0117 3521283 - Tuesday to Thursday

Sport and Health Development 
Environment and Leisure Services
Neighbourhoods, Bristol City Council

Bristol Council health page: bristol.gov.uk/health and Active Living: bristol.gov.uk/activeliving

Hillfields Walking Group celebrated their 5th Birthday walk on 20th April 2010.

The group returned to Fishponds after a wonderful morning in the Frome Valley for food and drinks... a wonderful group made up of lots of people from various backgrounds. New members are very welcome.

If you haven't come on a Hillfields group walk before then come and give it a try?

Perhaps you work in the health / activity promotion field? Come and experience a health walk so you can promote
it to clients and colleagues you work with...

Click here to see some images from our 5th Birthday walk or click on to the image below:

Pictures are all © to Nicola Ferris and Cheryl Martin of Bristol City Council

Hillfields Walking Group

Routes in the Hillfields section of Fishponds, fairly flat except for the Cossham route.

map

The valley routes are a little harder but very enjoyable and rewarding.

Valley Walks

Hillfields to Begbrook Route
Recommended and very adaptable.

This is a very enjoyable and scenic route. From the top of Hillfields Park, walk through the park to Beechen Drive, at the bottom turn left and walk to Forest Road. Go over the Railway Path using the bridge and then take the 2nd left (Radley Road). At the bottom use the crossing and cross the Straights Parade, then walk down Oldbury Court Road.
At the bottom you will arrive at Oldbury Court Park. Walk in to the park and when you arrive close to the children's play area there is a path on your right, crossing the fields, take this path and stay on this route, walk through the woodlands, passing the small cliffs on a small decline until the end where you will arrive at our 17th Century, Frenchay Bridge.
Walk across the bridge, turn right and walk up the hill until you reach the top, then turn left on to Frenchay Common and before you should be St John the Baptist Church and set back again is The White Lion pub for some refreshments.
Now you can either walk back the same way or come out on to Frenchay Road, take a left and walk until Frome Valley Road on your left. (local shops). At the end is a public footpath where you'll walk down in to the Frome Valley, cross the foot bridge and go straight up at the other side. This will bring you to College Road and the UWE. Find Fishponds Road (very easy) and make your way home..


Greater Fishponds Walks

Greater Fishponds is a beautiful area which is steeped in history and built on woodland which was popular with Kings for over 1000 years. Today the area offers a cosmopolitan experience, connected by urban areas which are fairly modern in some parts to St George and Stapleton which are very historic areas with miles of open spaces, accessible to a range of wonderful pubs and a range of district centres.
Walk the Open Space or the Boundary Route and see just how beautiful it all is for youself.

Frome Valley Fishponds

Walking in Bristol bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/transport-and-streets/walking

BBC Breathing Places.. Explore green places: bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces

National Parks for all of the community to enjoy with Mosaic mosaicnationalparks.org

Links to pages Bristol Council and local politics North East Bristol Pubs Restaurants in the wider community Libraries and other public places Education from schools to universities Greater Fishponds History Health and Wellbeing Shopping in North East Bristol and South Glos Greater Fishponds Neighbourhood Partnership Sports Publics Transport, Travel and Accessibility Places of Worship Employment Police Teams Events Walking in the wider community Community Action Bristol's Cycling City - Better by Bike Local Charities Property in Greater Fishponds Nieghbourhood Partnerships in your chance to speak out about Greater Fishponds and be heard! Greater Fishponds Nature.. visit parks as well Visit Olbury Court Park, Eastville Park & Snuff Mills in Fishponds and the Avon Valley in Hanham and St George Greater Fishponds Youth Local Nature Greater Fishponds Parks and parks in the wider community Greater Fishponds Neighbourhood Partnership Greater Fishponds Neighbourhood Partnership

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