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START LOCATIONS for WALK LEADERS
The tables below list a variety
of starting places that have been used in the last 5 years. The list is
in no way exhaustive and as other good starting places are found I will
amend this list. If I have included anything in the “no permission”
tables which do require permission please let me know! Also additional
starting points and information (e.g. who to contact where permission
needed) would be most welcome
No Permission required: Car Parks and Halls
| START
PLACE
|
Grid Ref |
Comments |
| Crowcombe
Park Gate
|
150377 |
Quantocks |
| Holford
Village Green CP |
155411 |
Quantocks |
| Great
Wood Camp CP
|
173373 |
Quantocks, Ram's Combe. Forest
road from Aley |
| Lydeard
Hill CP |
181338 |
Quantocks |
| Hawkridge
Reservoir CP |
205359 |
Quantocks |
| Canalside
CP,Mansuel Bridge |
308298 |
West Lyng |
| Bleadon
Hill picnic area |
358578 |
. |
| Burrow
Mump CP |
361305 |
. |
| Banwell
CP |
396592 |
. |
| Great
Western Road, Clevedon |
407710 |
CP is opposite safeways, 1km
off J20 of M5 |
| Langport
CP |
420267 |
In centre |
| CP
in main street, Winscombe |
420577 |
. |
| King’s
Wood CP |
422561 |
Crook Peak |
| Cheddar
Reservoir CP |
447535 |
. |
| Ham
Hill CP |
478168 |
. |
| CPs
at Street YH, Ivythorn Hill |
481346 |
. |
| Beaminster
CP |
482015 |
. |
| Top
CP, Burrington Combe |
489582 |
|
| Montacute
Village Square |
498169 |
In centre. Limited space |
| Blagdon
Village CP |
500592 |
. |
| Charterhouse
Nature Reserve CP |
505557 |
Do not confuse with Outdoor
Centre CP |
|
Deerleap (northern) CP |
519493 |
Top of hill above
Ebbor |
| Ebbor
Gorge CP |
521485 |
. |
| Ilchester
CP |
523225 |
. |
| Wells
Leisure Centre
|
537461 |
. |
| Stockhill
Wood CP |
549513 |
. |
| East
Harptree Woods CP |
558542 |
Of Castle of Comfort
to East harptree minor road |
| West
Lydford Church |
565318 |
Be aware of services |
| CP
at Chew Magna |
576632 |
Behind Pelican Inn |
| Mendip
Council Offices CP, Shepton |
619432 |
Cannards Grave Road,
town end |
| South
Cadbury CP |
632255 |
200m beyond church |
| Oakhill
CP (up Zion Hill) |
633475 |
. |
| Batcombe
Down Picnic area |
636039 |
Gore Hill |
| Millbrook
CP, Castle Cary |
639322 |
. |
| Ansford
Road CP, Castle Cary |
641326 |
Catherine's Close.
Do not confuse with Millbrook CP |
|
Sherborne Playing Field CP |
642158 |
. |
| Doulting Playground |
649433 |
. |
| Paulton
CP |
651566 |
Opposite Red Lion |
|
Rec. Ground, Stoke St.Michael |
661472 |
. |
|
South Road CP, Midsomer Norton |
666542 |
. |
|
Station CP, Bruton |
686348 |
. |
|
Highbury(Coleford) CP |
687494 |
Small. British Legion
better but permission required |
|
Huyton Memorial CP, Radstock |
688550 |
On A362 opposite
Co-op |
|
Swineford Picnic area |
691692 |
. |
| Kilmersdon
CP |
697523 |
. |
|
Wanstrow Playground |
710417 |
. |
|
Wellow Old Station CP |
738582 |
. |
|
Alfred’s Tower CP |
749353 |
On oppositre side of road |
|
NT CP at Stourhead |
778341 |
. |
|
Leisure Centre/Merlin Theatre CP, Frome |
784492 |
Adjacent to Frome College |
| Ibberton
Hill CP |
792073 |
|
|
County Gate |
793486 |
. |
|
Box Recreation Ground CP |
824686 |
. |
|
Nockatt Coppice CP |
827423 |
. |
|
Shaftesbury, Coppice Street CP |
867230 |
. |
|
Win Green CP |
923204 |
. |
| Corfe
Castle Visitors’ Centre CP |
959825 |
. |
No Permission required: Lay-bys and Roads
| START
PLACE
|
Grid Ref |
Comments |
| Shelley
Drive, Burnham |
305505 |
Near Old Lighthouse |
| Worlebury
Hill Road |
335627 |
. |
| Lay-by
on A361, Athelney
|
346294 |
. |
| Kent
Lane, Shapwick |
416386 |
Off Church Road |
| Roads
at High Ham Green |
426310 |
Triangle near church |
| Mildred
Street, Walton |
462363 |
Near Pursey's Garage |
| Broad
Street, Wrington |
468628 |
. |
| Road
south of Tyning's Farm |
469564 |
For Beacon Batch area |
| Black
Rock Gate |
482545 |
Lay-bys at top of Cheddar gorge |
| Station
Road, Westbury-Sub-Mendip |
501485 |
. |
| End
of Bretenoux road, Glastonbury |
506381 |
. |
| Priddy
Green |
527510 |
. |
| Roads near Baltonborough
church |
542348 |
. |
| Ash Lane, Wells |
544464 |
. |
| Rowden's Road,
Wells |
546451 |
Near roundabout, just off A371
Frome Road |
| Bishop's Barn,
Wells |
550454 |
Silver Street. Area much used
by others! |
| Road up to West
Pennard church |
552383 |
Not at church CP. Be aware of
school |
| Whitecross Road,
East Harptree |
567560 |
Near Clock tower |
| Herriot's Bridge,
Chew Lake |
571581 |
Long lay-by |
| Road by Croscombe
Village hall |
588445 |
Permission needed for village
hall CP |
| Opposite pub, Hinton
Blewett |
595569 |
. |
| Lay-by off A37,
Strapstone |
624521 |
. |
| Small lay-bys,
Hallatrow |
638571 |
On A39/B3355 junction |
| Tel. box, minor
road, Nettlebridge |
649486 |
. |
| Stanton Prior,
alonside church |
678627 |
. |
| Anchor Hill lay-by |
693271 |
East of Holton |
| Road by Talbot
Inn, Mells |
727492 |
. |
| Lay-by by Tel.
box, Great Elm |
748492 |
. |
| Lay-by at Cheesehill |
752452 |
On A361 near Marston
House |
| Green Lane, Hinton
Charterhouse |
776583 |
Far end near church |
| Flatwoods Road,
Claverton Down |
776630 |
. |
| Old A36, N end
of Beckington |
799523 |
. |
| Lay-by outside
White Row Farm Shop, Beckington |
810515 |
Just off A361/A36
roundabout |
Permission required:
| START
PLACE
|
Grid Ref |
Comments |
| Wedmore
Village Hall CP |
436481 |
. |
| Memorial
Hall CP, Coxley |
527435 |
. |
| Ubley Parish Hall |
527583 |
Walnut Tree Close. Contact Muriel 01761-462275 |
| Community
Centre CP, The Charltons
|
532288 |
Between Charlton Adam &
Mackerel |
| Barton
St. David Village Hall CP |
541317 |
. |
| Binegar
Village Hall CP |
620493 |
Peter Manders |
| Temple
Cloud Village Hall CP |
623582 |
Turn off main road at Temple
Inn |
| Ditcheat
Village Hall |
625363 |
. |
| Farrington
Gurney Village Hall |
633557 |
. |
| British
Legion CP, Stratton-on-the-Fosse |
659507 |
South Street |
| East
Cranmore Station CP |
668430 |
Very Large |
| Englishcombe
Church/Tithe Barn |
716629 |
. |
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