What are good first walks in Bristol, Bath & the Mendips?

Ebbor Gorge (3.3 km, moderate), Brean Down (4.4 km, easy) and Solsbury Hill from Batheaston (4.7 km, moderate). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.

Can I get to walks in Bristol, Bath & the Mendips without a car?

Yes: 5 of our 9 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Bristol Harbourside and the Clifton Suspension Bridge, The Bath Skyline and Glastonbury Tor.

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Walks in Bristol, Bath & the Mendips

Bristol's harbour and the Avon Gorge, the Georgian skyline of Bath and the limestone cliffs of Cheddar Gorge.

9 walks

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Moderate · New

Bristol Harbourside and the Clifton Suspension Bridge

Bristol Harbourside

7.3 km · 230 m · 2–3 h

Moderate · New

The Bath Skyline

Bath

9 km · 200 m · 2.5–3 h

Moderate · New

Cheddar Gorge clifftops

Cheddar

9.6 km · 390 m · 3–4 h

The gathering of the forces at the head of the gorge

Moderate · New

Ebbor Gorge

Wookey Hole

3.3 km · 120 m · 1–1.5 h

Easy · New

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury

5 km · 140 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Brean Down

Brean

4.4 km · 230 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Leigh Woods and the Avon Gorge

Bristol

6.8 km · 200 m · 2–2.5 h

"Climbing up on Solsbury Hill", made famous by the Peter Gabriel song of 1979. The hill is actually called Little Solsbury Hill, it's a hill

Moderate · New

Solsbury Hill from Batheaston

Batheaston

4.7 km · 200 m · 1.5–2 h

Slopes of Compton Hill from Watering Down, Somerset

Moderate · New

Crook Peak and Wavering Down

Winscombe

5.2 km · 280 m · 1.5–2.5 h

Guides featuring Bristol, Bath & the Mendips

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Guide · 8 walksWalks near Cardiff you can do by trainEight walks from the capital with a station or a bus stop at the start, from the Taff to the top of Pen y Fan.

Bristol, Bath & the Mendips at a glance

9 routes.

Good first walks

Ebbor Gorge · 3.3 km · 120 m
Brean Down · 4.4 km · 230 m
Solsbury Hill from Batheaston · 4.7 km · 200 m

By train, bus or ferry

Bristol Harbourside and the Clifton Suspension Bridge · 7.3 km · 230 m
The Bath Skyline · 9 km · 200 m
Glastonbury Tor · 5 km · 140 m