Bristol lies close to some outstanding countryside.

 

Beyond Bristol: 24 Country Walks (2017) and Beyond Bristol 2: 24 More Country Walks (2019) comprise 48 of the best walks within an hour of Bristol city centre, condensed from 30 years’ plus exploring.

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• Circular walks through the highest quality landscapes

• 6 to 11 miles long

• Each within 30 miles radius of Bristol, many nearer

• Easy-to-follow route descriptions

• OS map extracts with route clearly marked

• Illustrative photographs.

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REVIEWS

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Some of the acclaim received for both volumes:

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"Bristolians with itchy feet! - Robin Tetlow's excellent Beyond Bristol - 24 Country Walks should sort you out."

"Congratulations on your second book of Beyond Bristol Walks! Intriguingly written, easy to follow. Perfect for those days when you just want to get out of town ..."

(Christopher Somerville,walking correspondent of The Times and nationally renowned travel writer, on Twitter and Instagram)

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"Head and shoulders above all other walking guides I have purchased - they really are superb..."  (GD, 02.05.21).

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"Massively enjoyable, and very clearly written .... two fantastic publications...." (NC, 02.01.21).

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"Best book of walks around Bristol that we have used....and we've lived here and been walking in the surrounding countryside for more than 23 years" (TD, Amazon, 06.07.20).

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"We absolutely love .... Fantastic way to get to know the areas around Bristol and it has made our Covid 19 experience lockdown experience. Thank you so much for making, Robin! Great job." (SC, Amazon, 14.05.20).

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"I have both Beyond Bristol books and absolutely love them. I have many walking books, which always seem to cover the same old ground. Yours, though consistently take to me to new places ..." (DC, 27.06.20).

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"Really well-written directions - surprisingly rare in walking guide books ... What a great book!" (M, Amazon).

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AUGUST 2022 

UPDATE

N.B. UPDATES ARE ISSUED + REVIEWED AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH.  EACH OF THE UPDATES LISTED BELOW REMAINS CURRENT (TO THE AUTHOR'S KNOWLEDGE).

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CURRENT SPECIAL PURCHASE OFFERS FROM THE AUTHOR DIRECT - INCLUDING FREE POSTAGE AND PACKAGING.  SIGNED COPIES OF BOTH BOOKS 1 + 2 FOR £25.00 OR OF BOOK 2 ALONE FOR £10.00.  

Email robin@beyondbristolwalks.co.uk

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August 2022. Beyond Bristol 2, Walk 4 -   

!!!!!!!!!!!! TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KEY BRIDGE !!!!!!!!!!!!

The main Wireworks Bridge across the River Wye, just after point B, is now closed for essential repairs/ refurbishment.  The walk cannot be completed without crossing this! The  bridge is unlikely to be re-opened until April/ May 2023. 

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August 2022 Beyond Bristol 2, Walk 11 - Simplification

Author re-checked 08.08.22.  Following changes in and around 'the sloping field' referred to immediately prior to point F, the published description around this point needs simplifying. At F (check on map), go left through the gate (waymarked) and climb the field straight up towards 'the large tree'.  Continue through 'the field gate in the top left-hand corner' - from where you rejoin the route as described.

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June 2022. Beyond Bristol 2, Walk 2 - Change within field

A hedge has been removed at the end of the 'very long field', between A and B, near to the start of the walk, making it even longer than described. As published, start along the right-hand field edge.  After crossing to the left-hand edge, keep ahead along the hedgerow and then continue down the open field on the same alignment - to reach the river. 

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September 2021. Beyond Bristol 1, Walk 2 - Diversion

07.09.21.  New path has been provided, avoiding the necessity to pass directly through the concrete works. Although not essential, use of this 'permissive' path is now recommended. Before D, instead of turning right off the disused railway path by the container, turn left and follow the gravel path into the woodland opposite, within the rear boundary of the works.  Reconnect with the the main route by crossing the stile out into open countryside after D, as stated.  Amended in April 2022 reprint.

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January 2021.  Beyond Bristol 2, Walk 1 - Diversion

08.01.21. Update on changes to the footpath network around Park Farm, between points F and G, following report of 02.01.21 and author visit. You can still access Park Farm but you should now divert; and approach it from a different direction.  From point F, keep straight-ahead along the Monarch's Way.  Beyond the first bridge, turn sharp left and then straight through fields to reach the Park Farm driveway.  From here, you now follow the new footpath around the outer edge of the garden, as waymarked.  Exit into the field as per the originally published route and resume; to reach point G. Amended in March 2021 reprint.

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