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This 18-mile riverside walk follows the River Frome from Bristol's city centre all the way up to the Cotswold Hills, offering a real sense of how the landscape shifts from urban parks to open countryside.
You'll start at Castle Park in Bristol and gradually work your way through layers of history—Snuff Mills and Oldbury Court Estate come early on—before things open up into proper rural terrain as you wind through Winterbourne Down and past the striking Winterbourne Viaduct. The route connects two major trails, the Avon Walkway and the Cotswold Way, so you can either do the whole thing as one ambitious day out or break it into smaller sections that suit you better. Along the way there are pockets of nature worth exploring, including Goose Green Fields where you might spot wildlife and enjoy some quiet time. Whether you're someone who loves a proper ramble or you prefer to take things at a slower pace through villages like Frampton Cotterell and Iron Acton, the walk offers something for most abilities. It's a useful way to see how the Cotswolds connect to Bristol and the river valleys that shaped this part of England.
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D. Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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