24 + 24 + 24 COUNTRY WALKS by ROBIN TETLOW
Scientific research consistently reaffirms the benefits of walking and access to the countryside for our health and wellbeing.
Bristol lies close to some outstanding and varied countryside. The Cotswolds, the Mendips, the Somerset Levels, the Severn Estuary, the Wye Valley, the Forest of Dean and the Wiltshire Downs are all accessible within about an hour’s travel from the city centre.
Beyond Bristol: 24 Country Walks (2017) and Beyond Bristol 2: 24 More Country Walks (2019) and Beyond Bristol Again: Another 24 Country Walks (2023) comprise the author’s 72 favourite walks in the area, condensed from over 35 years’ exploration.
- Circular walks via scenic landscapes and settlements, including plentiful and varied natural, built and historic interest;
- Well designed mix of shorter and longer walks, of varying topography and difficulty; all within the 6 to 12 miles range;
- Routes selected with a view to repeated walking, including at different times of the year;
- Easy-to-follow, detailed written route descriptions;
- Colour OS map extracts, setting the wider context and enabling clear identification of the precise routes
- User-friendly presentation, with illustrative photographs;
- All walks within no more than about one hour’s drive or 35 miles of Bristol city centre, many much nearer;
- Walks carefully chosen so as to ensure balance and consistency within each volume and across all three;
- Fundamentally about escaping the day to day pressures of modern life – thus minimal reliance on mobile phone technology!
Underpinned by positive user reviews, the three books have all proved to be extremely popular, with sales far exceeding both author and publisher expectations – necessitating regular reprints.
All three books continue to be widely available. Although no further volumes are intended to be published, Beyond Bristol Walks remains an ongoing project. The author continues to curate the 72 published walks – enabling their continued enjoyment well into the future. The walks are regularly rechecked. Issues are identified and, as far as possible, acted upon. Consequent updates are posted and consolidated at least once per month. See the BOOKS pages.
OCTOBER 2026 NEWS
This website is reviewed and updated at least once per month.
AUTUMN WALKING
Now that the extreme heat is no longer keeping people in, numbers out on the walks are obviously increasing again. However, vegetation growth dating back to the early summer is still causing some inconvenience in one or two places. Many thanks to those of you who are already helping in keeping paths clear for everyone’s continued enjoyment. Carrying secateurs and strong gloves in your rucksack is certainly recommended at present!
SECTION OF WALK 21, BOOK 1 WINS NATIONAL AWARD!
A section of the Strawberry Line path near Winscombe has won the title of Britain’s Favourite Path 2026 – the national competition organised by the Ramblers Association, Britain’s walking charity. The 1.5 mile section is included within Walk 21 in Book 1 – at the end of the 10.5 mile Mendip circular walk through Shipham, Rowberrow, Blackdown, Dolebury, Lyncombe Hill and Winscombe.
The three Beyond Bristol Walks books have already been accredited by SME Southern Enterprise as Best Local Walking Guides 2025 – South West.
BEST SELLING AUTHOR IN 50 YEARS’ OF REDCLIFFE PRESS!
In May 2026 Redcliffe Press verified that the cumulative sales of the three Beyond Bristol Walks books make ROBIN TETLOW ‘the best-selling author’ in their history. The Bristol-focused publisher was founded in 1976.
REVIEWS STRONGLY COMMEND ALL 72 WALKS!
Beyond Bristol Walks has received several positive customer reviews encompassing personal experience of every one of the walks, including the one below.
“I have now completed all the 72 walks in the three books, and every one of them has been a delight, giving me great joy. They are superbly designed, clearly explained and provide an inspiring variety of landscapes. They are by a long way the best walk books I have ever used”. (Stephen Chalke, 26/10/25).
See the REVIEWS page for more customer feedback.
BOOK 1 TO FEATURE IN INTERNATIONAL MOVIE!!
The author has legally authorised Nord-Ouest Films to include Book 1 as a prop in a key scene of ‘Une Autre Histoire’, which has been filmed under the direction of MIkhael Hers and is now in ‘post-production’. Worldwide release of the film is currently expected in late 2026/ early 2027.
WALK UPDATES
During 2025/2026 the author has revisited / rechecked all 72 routes in the three volumes.
Please see the BOOKS pages for the specific updates on specific walks – there being a separate page for each of the three books. On the phone format of this website simply click on each book cover to be directed to the requisite page.
Map showing the location of all the walks across the three books.
BUYING THE BOOKS
Through local shops – The first two volumes of Beyond Bristol Walks retail at £15.00 and the third volume at £16.00. All are published by renowned local publishers Redcliffe Press Ltd and are for sale at a wide range of shops in and around Bristol, including:
Inca; Iota; Waterstones – the Galleries, Clifton, Cribbs Causeway, Bath, Chippenham, Trowbridge, Wells, Weston-super-Mare; Storysmith; Taunton Leisure; Bookmarked (Max Minerva’s); Hartmanns – Portishead; Bookhaus; National Trust – Dyrham Park and Tyntesfield; Bristol Museum; Bristol Dockyards (SS Great Britain); MShed; Riverside Garden Centre; Topping and Company – Bath; Ellis Brigham; Gloucester Road Books; Chepstow Books – Chepstow; Books on the Hill – Clevedon; Heron Books; The Book Cellar; The Small City Bookshop; We Make Bristol; Shambles Bookshop; Giggsy’s Barbershop; Sherlock & Pages – Frome; The Cotswold Book Room – Wotton-under-Edge.
Amazon – use the order button above.
Bookshop.org – benefitting a nominated local independent bookshop, including perhaps one of those listed above.
On–line also at: AbeBooks; Alibris; Awesome Books; Blackwell’s; Foyles; Hive; JustBooks; TG Jones; Waterstones; Stanfords.
Direct from the author – available direct from the author (free p&p). Subject to any current special offer – Book 1 = £15.00; Book 2 = £15.00; Book 3 = £16.00. Use the contact form to order – copies can be signed on request.
Redcliffe Press Ltd – http://redcliffepress.co.uk (free p&p).