Walks from Bradford-on-Avon

A very beautiful walk full of lush foliage and native flowering plants. Almost entirely along the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath, flat and easy to follow and full of lush foliage and flowering plants. A stone-paved descent to the canal at the Bath end needs caution in the wet; the towpath gets a bit muddy after heavy rain but the underlying surface is stable. Around 30 benches en route.

Waterway: nine tenths along the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Bathampton Meadows (National Trust)

Bath Skyline (National Trust)

Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Lunch: A cafe at Brassknocker Basin, plus opportunities for food, drink and restrooms every few miles, with pubs in the first and last thirds.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Reverse direction: the Saturday Walkers Club.

Scenic walk; long walk. Riverside path and flat and easy-going.

Lacock (National Trust; 4h30 in)

Time: 7h30 (6h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Railwalks.

Pleasant. Field paths and flat and easy-going.

Westwood Manor (National Trust; 3h30 in)

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Railwalks.

Significantly more attractive. A quiet, safe route to the west of the B3090, slightly longer than alternatives but avoiding busy-road crossings and partly alongside Orchardleigh lake.

Westwood Manor (National Trust)

Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Picturesque; magnificent. Canal towpath with woodland, fields and flat and easy-going.

Waterway: four fifths along the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Railwalks.

Waterway: three quarters along the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Includes a hazardous crossing of the A350.

Walk details: Slow Ways.