Bath To Battle Of Lansdown

Distance – 15.6 Miles

Start at the entrance to Royal Victoria Park

Walk along Gravel Walk and follow the path across the park with the Royal Crescent to your left

Cross Marlborough Lane and walk up Cow Lane

Turn left at the top of Cow Lane and walk up to Weston Road

Cross via the Zebra Crossing and follow the path straight ahead up the hill to Sion Hill

At the top turn left and follow Sion Hill round to the right

At the top of Sion Hill turn left onto Summerhill Road

Walk to the end of Summerhill Road and follow the Walled Path down to Primrose Hill

Cross straight ahead and follow the path down to a gate at the bottom

Continue through this gate and follow the path that bears slight right until you get to a gate at the top with a kissing gate to the right

After the kissing gate turn right up the hill and follow the path to the left of the field to a gate

Walk through this gate and follow the path to Primrose Community Woodland

When you reach the tall gate walk straight ahead through the gate up the hill to another tall gate

Walk through this, through another kissing gate into the field with a steep uphill

Follow the path straight up the hill to the top and continue straight ahead to the kissing gate at the other end of the field

Walk through this gate and follow the path along the hill with views over Weston to your left and Beckford’s Tower to your right

Follow this path through two kissing gates and across a large field

When you get to the other end of the field walk through the kissing gate and continue to a wooden gate by Lansdown Playing Fields

Turn left after this gate and follow the path across Lansdown Playing Field towards the racecourse

Cross Lansdown Lane and through a gate and follow the path towards the Racecourse

Turn left when you get to the racetrack and follow the track around to the right with trees to your left

The track then bears to the left, at the end of the trees carry slight left across the field towards the viewing point

Turn left at the viewing point and follow the path to the gate by the end of the racetrack

Follow the Cotswold Way through the gate and around the left edge of the farmer’s field

The path bears right then left and opens up to a view over towards Bristol

Keep following this path through a gate into another field where the path continues down the hill and to the right with the views over Bristol to your left

Follow this path to a gate in the far corner

Through this gate take the path that bears right up the hill to another viewing point with a bench at the top

Walk through the gate to the right and follow the Cotswold Way next to the golf course

The path bears right and along a road through the golf course to woodland

Enter the woodland a turn immediate right and follow the path across a private road to the far corner of the woodland

Turn left and immediate right out of the woodland and follow the path to a kissing gate to the left of a larger gate

Walk through the kissing gate and follow the path with a wall to your left to another kissing gate

Turn right through the kissing gate and cross the field with more views over towards Bristol and Wales until you get to a large wooden gate

Continue to follow the Cotswold Way through the gate and right at the top to follow a private road until you see a gate to your left

Follow the path through the gate to the other end

Walk through the next gate and follow the private road around the corner ahead until you see a sign for the Cotswold Way through the trees

Cross the busy road and follow the path to Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument

The path continues to the right of the monument and along the edge of the woodland to your left

Follow this path along the left of the farmer’s field to a stone stile

Cross the stile and follow the path down the hill to a gate

Follow the farm track through the gate ignoring any other gates to the right or left until you get to the farm buildings at the bottom of the track

Turn right along the road and follow down the hill

Turn right at the bottom of this road and follow until you see a footpath through a kissing gate to the left

Follow the path through the gate and across a small bridge with a wooden walkway across a bog

Follow the path up the steep hill and across the next six fields

After the last filed follow the farm track to the road and turn right into Woolley

At the row of cottages turn left onto Church Road and follow to a stone stile at the end of the road next to the church

Follow this path through a gate and down the field ahead

At the bottom, cross the brook and follow the field along the bottom to a gate

Walk through gate and follow the path up the next field to the house a the top

The Public Footpath goes through the garden of the house at the top

Walk straight ahead past the church to your left up the hill to the top

Turn right and follow the road to Gloucester Road

Walk along Gloucester Road and follow the path to the left under the bridge to the other side of the A46

Continue round to the left until you see a private road to your right just before the A46

Walk up this road until you see a wooden gate on the right

Walk through this gate and follow the path up the hill to a gate to the right of the field 2/3 of the way up

Follow the path through the gate to the filed ahead and continue up Solsbury Hill

Walk through the wooden gate at the top and continue to the top of Solsbury Hill

Follow the path straight ahead around the top of Solsbury Hill with views over Bath to your right

Walk past the trig point and continue round to the left until you get to the Little Solsbury Hill sign

Walk down the path, through the gate at the bottom and continue to the bottom of the road

Turn left onto Solsbury lane and follow for a short distance until you see a path signposted to the right which is parallel to the road

Follow this path to the gate at the bottom which brings you back onto Solsbury Lane

Continue right down Solsbury Lane then turn right to walk along the path in front of the cottages onto The Batch

Continue to High Street and cross the road and turn right to follow the High Street until you see a Footpath sign to the left

Follow this path down the steps and along a snicket between two hedges

Turn right at the en and cross over the Toll Bridge

After the entrance to Bathampton Mill you will see a gate to the left of a cattle grid

Walk through the gate and continue along the private road to the gate before the next cattle grid

Turn right through the gate then follow the path to the left across the field and under the A46

Walk across the next field the bear left towards the edge and into the next field

Follow the train track to the gate at the far end

Walk through the gate and then turn left to go under the railway bridge

Turn right and up the path onto the canal towpath

Follow the towpath through a tunnel until you see a white gate to the right which will take you into Sydney Gardens

Follow the path down through Sydney Garden and out onto Sydney Place

Turn right to walk towards Great Pulteney Street

Cross the road and walk along Great Pulteney Street and across Pulteney Bridge

Turn right at the end then immediately left onto New Bond Street

Follow the road around then turn left onto Quiet Street

Walk through to Queen Square and then make your way to the far corner and back to the entrance to Royal Victoria Park