Bristol & Bath Railway Path

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Owner: Dromos
Region: South Gloucestershire • Bath and North East Somerset • City of Bristol • Newton Saint Loe • Mangotsfield Rural
Linked groups: Child friendly • Rail trail • Car free • National Cycle Network (UK)
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Bristol & Bath Railway Path

The Bristol & Bath Railway Path is a 15-mile off-road cycleway that forms part of National Cycle Network National Cycle Route 4.

The path follows the route of the Midland Railway Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line.

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General difficulty level

General difficulty score: 30/100.

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Difficulty level in detail

Total ascent: 138 m
Difficulty level (relative): 3/10

Max. slope (base 500m): 2.48 %
Difficulty level (relative): 4/10

Length: 20.8 km
Difficulty level (relative): 2/10

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Bristol (distance from start: 0 km/0 miles)

Bristol
City of Bristol
During World War II, Bristol suffered from extensive bombing during the Bristol Blitz. The presence of the Bristol Harbour and the Bristol Aeroplane Company made it a target for bombing by the Nazi German Luftwaffe who were able to trace a course up River Avon from Avonmouth using reflected moonlight on the waters into the heart of the city.

Trinity Street (distance from start: 0 km/0 miles)

Trinity Street
City of Bristol
The Bristol & Bath Railway path starts at Trinity Street.

Lawrence Hill Railway station (distance from start: 0.74 km/0.46 miles)

Lawrence Hill Railway station
City of Bristol
Lawrence Hill Railway station

Staple Hill Tunnel (distance from start: 5.34 km/3.32 miles)

Staple Hill Tunnel
Kingswood
Staple Hill Tunnel is a 0.3-mile-long tunnel under Staple Hill. It is part of the Bristol and Bath cycle path.

Staple Hill railway station (distance from start: 6.11 km/3.8 miles)

Staple Hill railway station
Kingswood
Staple Hill railway station was on the Midland Railway line between Bristol and Gloucester on the outskirts of Bristol.

The station closed on 7 March 1966.

Mangotsfield railway station (distance from start: 7.32 km/4.55 miles)

Mangotsfield railway station
Mangotsfield Rural
Mangotsfield railway station was a station on the Midland Railway Bristol and Gloucester main line.

The station was the inspiration behind Arnold Ridley's play "The Ghost Train" after Ridley found himself stranded there overnight.

Cycling bridge (distance from start: 7.95 km/4.94 miles)

Cycling bridge
Siston
The cycling bridge of the Bristol-Bath Railway Path is constructed above the Bristol ring road. From 1999 to July 2001, South Gloucester county council built a new section of the A4174 Avon ring road, along part of the railway path. Whilst the work was being under taken the path was diverted away from the route of the old railway line. A new section of path was added around the ring road.

Warmley Station (distance from start: 9.45 km/5.87 miles)

Warmley Station
Siston
The station platform at Warmley contains a cafe, serving refreshments 7 days a week from Easter to September, weekends September to Easter as well as public toilets.

Bath Ales (distance from start: 9.76 km/6.07 miles)

Bath Ales
Siston
Warmley is the home of brewery Bath Ales. It brews eight beers. The seasonal ales are Festivity, a seasonal rum porter; Rare Hare, a seasonal premium bitter and Dark Hare, a seasonal stout. Regular beers include Gem, a best bitter; Barnstormer, a dark bitter; SPA, a golden pale ale; Wild Hare, an organic golden pale ale and Golden Hare.

The brewery was established in 1995 by former employees of Smiles Brewery in Bristol.

Bitton station-Avon Valley Railway (distance from start: 13.07 km/8.12 miles)

Bitton station-Avon Valley Railway
Bitton
Bitton station is the end of the Avon Valley Railway.

The Avon Valley Railway or AVR is a three-mile-long heritage railway. The Avon Valley Railway is now a major tourist attraction for the region and services in excess of 80,000 visitors per year. The railway shares its route with the Bristol & Bath Railway Path.

The railway is part of the otherwise-dismantled Midland Railway Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line, which was closed during the late 1960s.

Bitton Railway's cafe (distance from start: 13.07 km/8.12 miles)

Bitton Railway's cafe
Bitton
The Railway's cafe at Bitton railway station is open all year round to users of the path.

Bitton (distance from start: 14.31 km/8.89 miles)

Bitton
Bitton
Bitton is the birthplace of author Dick King Smith, home to artist Kate Ward and Television Presenter Noel Edmonds.

River Avon (distance from start: 15.11 km/9.39 miles)

River Avon
Bitton
This river is often also known as the Lower Avon or Bristol Avon. The name Avon is a cognate of the Welsh word afon meaning "river" .

Swineford Lock (distance from start: 15.51 km/9.64 miles)

Swineford Lock
Saltford
In its heyday, between 1709 and 1859 Swineford had an active brass and copper industry which were served by the river which also provided water power for the cloth industry.

Kelston Brass Mill (distance from start: 16.32 km/10.14 miles)

Kelston Brass Mill
Kelston
The 18th-century Old Brass Mill is listed as Grade II building. The Brass Mill was one of a series of mills along the Avon Valley, which was powered by waterwheels. The Kelston Brass Mill was working until 1925.

Saltford Lock (distance from start: 16.32 km/10.14 miles)

Saltford Lock
Saltford
Saltford Lock lock was opened in 1727 and destroyed in 1738 by rival coal dealers to stop the use of the river for transportation.

Saltford (distance from start: 16.64 km/10.34 miles)

Saltford
Saltford
Saltford has a very nice church: the Church of St Mary's. It is a Norman church which dates back to the 12th century and is a Grade II listed building.

Another important building in Saltford is the Manor House. It dates from around 1160. It was found by a survey by Country Life magazine to be the oldest continuously occupied house in England. Architectural historian John Goodall believes the house has details, particularly in the ornate windows, which date it securely to before 1150, and probably to around 1148, the completion date of Hereford Cathedral, which has some similarities.

Source: Wikipedia

Bridge over Avon (distance from start: 18.86 km/11.72 miles)

Bridge over Avon
Kelston

Roman Baths (distance from start: 20.84 km/12.95 miles)

Roman Baths
Bath and North East Somerset
The Roman Baths have natural hot water springs. The water which bubbles up from the ground at Bath fell as rain on the nearby Mendip Hills. It percolates down through limestone aquifers to a depth of between 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) and 4,300 metres (14,100 ft) where geothermal energy raises the water temperature to between 64 °C and 96 °C. Under pressure, the heated water rises to the surface along fissures and faults in the limestone.

Source: Wikipedia

Brassmill Lane (distance from start: 20.84 km/12.95 miles)

Brassmill Lane
Bath and North East Somerset
Brassmill Lane is the end of the path is at the Brassmill Lane trading estate in Bath.

Places of interest (near the route)

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Hotels nearby

  1. Broad Quay Serviced Apartments
  2. Thistle Bristol
  3. Avon Gorge
  4. Ramada Bristol City
  5. Novotel Bristol Centre
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  1. Bitton Railway's cafe
  2. Warmley Station
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