Take a walk around Trendlewood - North Somerset
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12 North Somerset Life June 2012 North Somerset Life www.n-somerset.gov.uk 13 Turn right onto the bridleway and you will pass a pretty stone cottage. This is East End House, a listed former farmhouse with a small coal mine in its grounds. Many coal mines operated in Nailsea between the 16th and 19th centuries. Continue on the tarmac footpath, cross the road and continue ahead along the path until you reach another, grassy bridleway. This route runs alongside the eastern edge of Nailsea and is another part of Trendlewood Community Park. The parish boundary is marked here by a small river and ancient hedgerow. Turn left onto the bridleway, cross the wide, grassy area and continue ahead. You are now following part of the Nailsea Round route, devised by the Nailsea and District Footpath Group. There are wide views across the valley towards Backwell. Carry on to the end of the grassy area and a small path will be on your right, leading to a gate. Go through here, cross the road, and go through the kissing gate opposite. Follow the path along the right edge of the field, go through a wooden kissing gate on your right, then head left and keep to the left edge of the next field. Turn left at the gate at the gap in the hedge and follow the well- marked track back towards the houses. Go through a kissing gate and continue ahead on the path through the Elms housing estate. The name Bell Pit Brow is a reference to the early coal mining carried out here. Cross the road and continue along the tarmac path, which becomes part of Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 33. Cross Trendlewood Way and walk along Golden Valley bridleway. This is an ancient route which was recently upgraded by Nailsea Town Council and Sustrans as an all-weather surface for cyclists and pedestrians. You will shortly come to another path on your left, where the stone wall ends. This path runs around Middle Engine Pit, a scheduled ancient monument which contains the most complete footprint of a 19th century coal mine in England. Remains of buildings can be glimpsed through the trees. At the end, cross the road and continue on the tarmac path which leads into the open grassy area. Historically this area was known as Nowhere, an ancient rural hamlet between two parishes. Cut straight across the grass, to the gap between the trees, and go over the next field to re-enter Nowhere Wood in the far right corner. Continue on the main path and The Old Quarry house will be on your right. Follow the path back to your starting point. B egin at the public footpath on Station Road to the right of the pink house, Trendlewood Cottage. Follow the footpath to the gate and enter Nowhere Wood, which is part of Trendlewood Community Park. Nowhere Wood is small mixed woodland of 1.4 hectares which is both ancient and ‘secondary’ woodland that has grown up on the remains of a disused pennant sandstone quarry. Continue along the path until you reach a crossroads and go right here. This accessible path was laid using funds donated by the Forestry Commission. Keep following this main gravel path as it winds through the wood, past a pond on your right and then a quarry face. The quarry is designated as a Regionally Important Geological site and since Roman times the sandstone was used for building, floor and roof tiles and dry stone walls. At a t-junction in the path turn right, then right again to exit the wood, alongside a garden wall. This leads to a public open space with a play area on your right. Continue on the tarmac path. On your right you’ll see two sandstone gateposts which date back to when the area was farmland. From here cut across the grassy area on your left, heading towards Trendlewood Way with the Old Farmhouse pub in front of you. Volunteers have helped enhance this grassy area with new planting. Cross Trendlewood Way and turn immediately left beyond the railings, walking through a gap between the trees and hedge. A footpath will then be on your left, which leads from the park into a cul- de-sac. Continue ahead, cross the road, and along the footpath opposite until you reach a t-junction with a bridleway lined with mature trees. How to get there Start at map ref: 478703 (OS 154) Car: The walk starts in Nailsea, at the t-junction with Station Road and Ash Hayes Road. Some lay-bys are available further up Ash Hayes Road. Please park considerately if using on-street parking. Take a walk around Trendlewood Start and finish Glimpse into Nailsea’s fascinating history and landscape from its newest community park during this pleasant, level walk, courtesy of the Friends of Trendlewood Park volunteer group and Nailsea and District Footpath Group. © Crown copyright and database rights 2012 Ordnance Survey 100023397 You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell this data to third parties in any form. Walk information Distance: 2.5 miles Difficulty: level route, no stiles Duration: approx 1hr Map: OS Explorer 154
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12 North Somerset Life June 2012 North Somerset Life www.n-somerset.gov.uk 13
Turn right onto the bridleway and youwill pass a pretty stone cottage. This isEast End House, a listed formerfarmhouse with a small coal mine in itsgrounds. Many coal mines operated inNailsea between the 16th and 19thcenturies.
Continue on the tarmac footpath, crossthe road and continue ahead along thepath until you reach another, grassybridleway. This route runs alongsidethe eastern edge of Nailsea and isanother part of TrendlewoodCommunity Park. The parish boundaryis marked here by a small river andancient hedgerow.
Turn left onto the bridleway, cross thewide, grassy area and continueahead. You are now following part ofthe Nailsea Round route, devised bythe Nailsea and District FootpathGroup. There are wide views acrossthe valley towards Backwell.
Carry on to the end of the grassy areaand a small path will be on your right,leading to a gate. Go through here,cross the road, and go through thekissing gate opposite.
Follow the path along the right edgeof the field, go through a woodenkissing gate on your right, thenhead left and keep to the left edgeof the next field.
Turn left at thegate at thegap in thehedge andfollow thewell-markedtrack backtowards thehouses. Gothrough a kissinggate and continueahead on the paththrough the Elms housingestate. The name Bell PitBrow is a reference to theearly coal mining carriedout here.
Cross the road and continue along thetarmac path, which becomes part ofSustrans National Cycle NetworkRoute 33.
Cross Trendlewood Way and walkalong Golden Valley bridleway. This isan ancient route which was recentlyupgraded by Nailsea Town Counciland Sustrans as an all-weather surfacefor cyclists and pedestrians.
You will shortly come to another pathon your left, where the stone wall ends.This path runs around Middle EnginePit, a scheduled ancient monument
which contains the mostcomplete footprint of a19th century coalmine in England.Remains ofbuildings can beglimpsed through the
trees.
At the end, cross the road andcontinue on the tarmac path whichleads into the open grassy area.Historically this area was known asNowhere, an ancient rural hamletbetween two parishes.
Cut straight across the grass, tothe gap between thetrees, and go overthe next field tore-enterNowhereWood in thefar rightcorner.Continue onthe main pathand The OldQuarry housewill be on yourright. Follow the pathback to your starting point.
Begin at the public footpath onStation Road to the right of the pink
house, Trendlewood Cottage.
Follow the footpath to thegate and enterNowhere Wood,which is part ofTrendlewoodCommunity Park.
Nowhere Wood issmall mixedwoodland of 1.4hectares which is bothancient and ‘secondary’woodland that has grown up onthe remains of a disused pennantsandstone quarry.
Continue along the path until youreach a crossroads and go righthere. This accessible path waslaid using funds donated bythe Forestry Commission.
Keep following this maingravel path as it windsthrough the wood, pasta pond on your rightand then a quarry face.The quarry is designatedas a Regionally Important
Geological site andsince Roman times
the sandstone wasused for building,floor and roof tilesand dry stonewalls.
At a t-junction inthe path turn right,
then right again toexit the wood,
alongside a gardenwall. This leads to a public
open space with a play area on yourright.
Continue on the tarmac path. On yourright you’ll see two
sandstone gatepostswhich date back towhen the areawas farmland.
From here cutacross thegrassy area onyour left,heading
towardsTrendlewood Way
with the Old Farmhousepub in front of you. Volunteers havehelped enhance this grassy area withnew planting.
Cross Trendlewood Way and turnimmediately left beyond the railings,walking through a gap between thetrees and hedge.
A footpath will then be on your left,which leads from the park into a cul-de-sac. Continue ahead, cross theroad, and along the footpath oppositeuntil you reach a t-junction with abridleway lined with mature trees.
How to get thereStart at map ref: 478703 (OS154)Car: The walk starts in Nailsea, atthe t-junction with Station Road andAsh Hayes Road. Some lay-bys areavailable further up Ash HayesRoad. Please park considerately ifusing on-street parking.
Take a walk around
Trendlewood
Start andfinish
Glimpse into Nailsea’sfascinating history and
landscape from its newestcommunity park during this
pleasant, level walk,courtesy of the Friends of
Trendlewood Park volunteergroup and Nailsea and
District Footpath Group.
© Crown copyright and database rights 2012Ordnance Survey 100023397You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell this data to third parties in any form.
Walk informationDistance: 2.5 miles
Difficulty: level route, no stiles
Duration: approx 1hr
Map: OS Explorer 154
