POSTPONED: Climbing up on Solsbury Hill, 11 miles, moderate/challenging

Calendar

When:

August 3, 2024 @ 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

2024-08-03T10:30:00+01:00

2024-08-03T16:30:00+01:00

Where:

Bath Spa Railway Station
Bath BA1 1SU
UK

Cost:

Free

Contact:

Jack & Angela

Walk

Booking Required cancelled Circular Limited Spaces (30) medium pace moderate/challenging public transport Walk

POSTPONED: Unfortunately, this walk has had to be postponed – we hope to advertise a revised date in due course, and an alternative walk is being planned for this day.

A venture to Solsbury Hill in Bath, followed by other Bath city sights.

Booking is required for this walk, which is limited to 30 walkers. Please book your place via Meetup.

Pace: medium.

Walk details

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill,
We will see Bath city’s sights,
First a small trek to that hill,
On a canal to the station right

At the village of Bathampton,
Coming in close, we’ll start our climb,
Stretching, working every nerve,
With our heads down for our choice

At the top of our ascension,
We will take in views and hydration
With our hearts going boom boom boom
So we’ll say: “Grab our things we’ll head back down”.

For the next part of our hike,
The circuit of Bath will be our guide,
For a small climb to Lansdown Park,
Then the outskirts of Weston Park,

The Crescent will give a smile to our day,
Before arriving back in Bath centre,
With more sights like the Abbey,
Our hike moves soon to its close

Maybe a pub and drink to refresh us,
To reminisce on how our hike went,
Then with our hearts going boom boom boom,
Hey, we’ll say: “Grab our things then on the train back home”.

(Credit to Peter Gabriel and the song Solsbury Hill for inspiring this walk description)

Travel details

By public transport

If travelling from Reading, please get the 9:25 getting into Bath Spa at 10:19. Please note that the walk leaders will be joining at Chippenham. As fares can be quite pricey, making use of SplitSave and GroupSave (where the latter gives a third off for groups between 3 to 9 people) may help bring down the overall cost.

If this train is delayed, then the start of the walk will also be delayed.

By car

Various parking options in Bath city centre. Please be aware that the city operates emission-based car parking charges so check whether your vehicle may fall into this before travelling.

Notes

Please bring a packed lunch and a drink.
Please feel free to contact the leaders with queries about the walk, or if you are delayed on the day.

Booking onto a walk

Most walks do not require advance booking, and you can just turn up on the day. We encourage those comfortable with Meetup to indicate there that you plan to come though, so that others can see there will be plenty of people there – this really helps to encourage new members to come along.
For the few which still have limited numbers, this is handled via Meetup. Follow the link to a walk’s Meetup page (or press 🎟 Register / 🎟 Tickets / 🎟), and mark yourself as attending.
Social and other events may have their own booking system – please see the event description.

Pace Guide

Gentle: led at a gentle pace with regular short breaks for water or rest. Should be suitable for anyone capable of the distance. (Expect 2–2.5 mph.)
Medium: led at an intermediate pace with fewer breaks but still suitable for most walkers. (Expect 2.5–3 mph.)
Fast: led at a quick pace with minimal breaks. May be a challenge for those with less fitness. (Expect 3 mph+.)

Speeds quoted are only a rough guide, including time spent on short water/rest stops and negotiating stiles/gates/roads etc. but not that spent on longer lunch or pub stops.