All Wanders
Morning Walk
8 January 2021, 07:38 to 08:35
Sector: 
NW
NW
19 images
Tempted by a hopeful repeat of yesterday's weather, I got up early this morning and went for a short walk up into Clifton Village, around Observatory Hill, back down the Zig Zag and home. Instead of beautiful and mysterious fog and crisp freezing brightness I got some murk and slight dampness which...
A Little Local Wander
7 January 2021, 12:08 to 13:11
Sector: 
SE
SE
39 images
Which included a literal "local", the Pump House, to try out their shop/deli/cafe. A flat white, some apples and a New York Deli toastie. Eleven quid, mind, but the Pump House was never a cheap pub...
I enjoyed the fog, and wandering down a few more out-of-the-way back alleys and what-have-you on the...
Prince's Lane
6 January 2021, 12:13 to 13:09
Sector: NW
NW
48 images
The International Grotto Directory website says:
Prince’s Lane might have been one of the original ancient tracks from Hotwells to Clifton, in the Avon Gorge. The site later formed part of Rownham Woods which comprised some thirteen acres. By the end of the 18th century and the early 19th century,...
Tiny Houses, Crocodiles and Views
5 January 2021, 12:16 to 13:15
Sector: 
S
S
15 images
I didn't really intend to record my walk today, but once I was out and about I couldn't really resist taking some pictures. The sun was lovely, but it was cold...
A Promenade on New Year's Day
1 January 2021, 12:35 to 15:06
Sector: NW
NW
58 images
I wandered along the gorge today and found the entrance to the disused Portnalls Number 1 railway tunnel of the Bristol Port Railway and Pier. The door was unlocked, but as soon as I opened it I felt a sense of current habitation and decided discretion was the best option. There's a lot of people homeless...
New Year's Eve Hunt for the Portnalls Number One Railway Tunnel
31 December 2020, 15:24 to 16:56
Sector: NW
NW
36 images
My historical research took a wander underground recently, partly inspired by the Canynge Square sinkhole, partly by St Vincent's (Ghyston's) cave and its tunnel to the Observatory, and I was surprised to find that there might be an intact tunnel from the Bristol Port Railway and Pier still just sitting...
Saint Vincent's Spring
28 December 2020, 10:32 to 12:18
Sector: NW
NW
50 images
Fractionally outside my one-mile zone, but I got curious about Saint Vincent's spring, whose last remnants you can see in a defunct drinking fountain on the Portway. Along the way I passed Gyston's cave, sometimes called St Vincent's cave, in the sheer wall of the gorge. It's now accessible by a tunnel...
Clifton Sinkhole, Camp Road and a Re-Visited Fire Hydrant
27 December 2020, 12:27 to 14:28
Sector: 
N
N
77 images
I went to have a peep at the giant sinkhole that's opened up in Canynge Square—ironically, having recently discovered the gardens were public I'd had the (triangular!) square on my list to re-visit for a few days, but now there's no entrance to the gardens due to the danger. The area was well fenced-off...
On Christmas Day in the Morning
25 December 2020, 10:00 to 12:29
Sector: 
W
W
33 images
A Christmas Day walk with my friends Sarah and Vik, taking in the shipwrecked Shadow and a hilly chunk of Leigh Woods.
Solstice Rain
21 December 2020, 06:34 to 09:06
Sector: W
W
33 images
Despite the weather, Sarah and Vik and I wandered around Ashton Court a bit as the sun rose. Not that you could really tell. Sadly, the bit we wanted to watch the sunrise from was closed, because people hadn't been treating the deer with appropriate respect. Ah well, at least it was some exercise.
Sunday Bedmo
20 December 2020, 12:24 to 14:28
Sector: SE
SE
76 images
A long meander around bits of Bedminster, from the river to the north to Winterstoke Road to the south, taking a few roads I've seen before, and a few I haven't. The Christmas decorations were an extra bonus.
Coming Home in the Dark
19 December 2020, 17:48 to 18:40
Sector: SE
SE
7 images
A nice walk home in the dark early evening—we're only a couple of days away from the winter solstice—found me getting a bit lost in Southville as I tried to knock a few new streets of my list. Happily getting lost in Southville at this time of year is in no way unpleasant, and just lets you look at...
To Bedminster
19 December 2020, 13:46 to 14:28
Sector: SE
SE
16 images
Despite a mild headache, I enjoyed this wander over to Bedminster. The light was lovely, especially toward the end. I always enjoy the view down the streets south of North Street at this time of day/year, with the distant hills backdropping the Victorian terraces.
Coffee
18 December 2020, 12:14 to 12:57
Sector: SE
SE
2 images
Another work lunchtime, another expedition to get coffee, but not down any new road. The walk around the haroubourside was nicer than usual, though, possibly because the day was dull and rainy, which stopped the most boring bit of the walk also being crowded.
The most boring bit of the walk is the...
Gardens and Cottages
17 December 2020, 12:30 to 13:29
Sector: 
NE
NE
24 images
I think the cute little Duncan Cottage was my favourite bit of this wander up the hill to get coffee and a pain-au-raisin from Twelve, though I did enjoy gently musing on the public and private gardens of Clifton, inspired by a closer pass than usual to Royal York Crescent's garden.
I managed absent-mindedly...
Drained Basin
15 December 2020, 12:19 to 13:05
Sector: S
S
18 images
On the down side, I got to Bedminster and found long enough queues at both Mark's Bread and Hopper Coffee that I gave up on the idea of buying a drink and a pasty (from the former) or a mince pie flapjack (from the latter.) On the up side, I got to take some pictures of Cumberland Basin being drained...
Cliftonwood and Clifton Village Lunchtime Stroll
14 December 2020, 12:13 to 12:53
Sector: 
E
E
17 images
The lunchtime walk has been feeling a bit of a chore lately, especially as I only have an hour and have to keep a mental watch out for my "bingo" point or risk being late back. Today I went for a deliberately brief local walk and got home in time to have lunch on my sofa rather than while I was back...
Rainy Clifton
13 December 2020, 10:04 to 13:00
Sector: NE
NE
92 images
A long walk around Cliftonwood and Clifton with my friend Lisa, taking in some of the 12 Days of Christmas display at Queens Parade, picking up a take-away coffee from Pinkmans of Park Street, and poking our heads up against the glass of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Cathedral.
Bedminster, Ashton, Ashton Court sunset walk
12 December 2020, 14:22 to 16:21
Sector: S
S
67 images
A walk with Sarah focusing on Ashton and the surrounds, taken on a day with really nice light around sunset. Just what I needed.
Quick Hopper Coffee
11 December 2020, 12:29 to 13:03
Sector: S
S
2 images
No new streets today—just out for a quick coffee from Hopper in Greville Smyth. Got caught in a bit of a rainstorm on the way out, but it didn't last long enough to bother me much.