
Bristol is one of the best cities in the world for exploring on foot & the Severn Beach Line
- once hailed as one of Britain`s most scenic railways
- is the gateway to some of its finest sights. The walks in this guide range from short strolls exploring Georgian crescents & city parks to all-day excursions through ancient woodlands, eighteenth-century estates & spectacular river gorges. Among the places visited are St Anne`s Woods, Arno`s Vale, the Floating Harbour, Royate Hill, the Frome Valley, St Paul`s, Kingsdown, Montpelier, Redland & Cotham, St Werburgh`s, Purdown, Stoke Park, Frenchay, Oldbury Court, Westbury on Trym, Clifton & Hotwells, Leigh Woods, Coombe Dingle, Blaise Castle, Kingsweston, Bishop`s Knoll, Pill & Paradise Bottom, Patchway & the Three Brooks, & Ashton Court, while the final walk heads from Severn Beach over the Severn Bridge to the Wales Coast Path. With a brief history of the Severn Beach Line & a description of a journey along it, this book is an indispensable companion not only for anyone lucky enough to live near the line, but also for anyone who can catch a train to Bristol & explore it from there.