| West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by grahame at 13:52, 29th December 2025 |     |
From West Wiltshire Ramblers
The West Wiltshire Group of Ramblers is a friendly, diverse group of people who mostly live in the many towns and villages within a ten mile radius of Trowbridge, the County Town of Wiltshire. We are drawn together by our love of walking in the countryside with like-minded individuals. We are very fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the West Country, with the Cotswolds to our north, Salisbury Plain to our south, the Mendip Hills to our west and the Vale of Pewsey to our east all providing wonderful walking opportunities. Westbury White Horse can be seen from much of our area. If you fancy some fresh air, exercise and companionship on a walk then why not join us?
Their program for early 2026 includes walk from Bath Spa Station on 7th January, and a walk from Bradford-on-Avon station on 14th January. Other walks available, some do-able by bus, others needing a car.
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by Mark A at 17:09, 29th December 2025 | |
The Bath walk will walk 'Bath's seven crescents', but if the question of how many there are ever comes up in a quiz, be cautious as there are
Mark
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:36, 4th January 2026 | |
Hmm. I'm rather intrigued:
Bath Seven Crescents
Everyone is aware of Bath’s Royal Crescent, but what about the other six? The 7th day of the New Year we will walk all seven!
The vast majority of this urban walk will be paved, no stiles, no heavy boots, no gaiters required.
Two ascents / descents with views over the city. Bring a snack and drink for one stop. Refreshments etc available in city centre.
Everyone is aware of Bath’s Royal Crescent, but what about the other six? The 7th day of the New Year we will walk all seven!
The vast majority of this urban walk will be paved, no stiles, no heavy boots, no gaiters required.
Two ascents / descents with views over the city. Bring a snack and drink for one stop. Refreshments etc available in city centre.
Is anyone else possibly tempted?
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by grahame at 17:55, 4th January 2026 | |
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:08, 4th January 2026 | |
No offence taken.
I'm rather inclined to go for that one - I'm a great fan of exploring Bath (on foot, not having to drive or park a grocery delivery van there).
Also, I'm tempted to go for another of their walks, starting at 10:00am on Wednesday 28 January, 'Lansdown on the level'.
That will include a stroll across the English Civil War battlefield of 5 July 1643, on the crest of Lansdown. I am a great fan of that, too.
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by grahame at 20:59, 4th January 2026 | |
By way of further explanation, I don't enjoy being on the Town-type tour-guided walks that stop for a talk about as it might be each of the seven crescents - in fact, In so unenjoy that I have few picture of them, but here is one:
I much prefer to see places, and perhaps less of them but more to my taste, on my own or with just one or two like minded people:
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:19, 4th January 2026 | |
2 and 5. Dawlish.
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by grahame at 22:09, 4th January 2026 | |
2 and 5. Dawlish.
All five at the same place - or within a very short distance.
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by eightonedee at 22:17, 4th January 2026 | |
Taormina?
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by grahame at 22:31, 4th January 2026 | |
Taormina?
Yep ... lovely place and a random discovery at the top of the hill. So GLAD I wasn't on a tour party but rather could wander around for a couple of hours
| Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations Posted by johnneyw at 13:00, 6th January 2026 | |
That will include a stroll across the English Civil War battlefield of 5 July 1643, on the crest of Lansdown. I am a great fan of that, too.
Three or four years ago, I included the battlefield in a walk from the nearby P&R and back into Bath along that end of the Cotswold way. It's very well marked out with interpretation boards, the battlefield monument and the rather splendid "front line" markers along the length of the parliamentarian's initial position. Well worth a visit.
