Close to the sprawling urban border of Bristol is the charming village of Frampton Cotterell. Positioned on the banks of the River Frome, it offers wonderful walks - and a great pub in The Globe Inn.
We decided to take a walk using a South Gloucestershire Council guide to explore a part of the region we knew little about.
The walk starts at the popular The Globe Inn where there is ample parking to leave your vehicle. It then takes you down Mill Lane toward an active foundry - a reminder of the area’s strong industrial past.
Coming off the road, a footpath takes you across the huge Centenary Field and along the bank of the beautiful River Frome where water trickles over the shallow rocky bed.
Turning back to Frampton Cotterell you head through fields with horses before coming back onto Church Road where a well-earned drink awaits at the pub’s huge beer garden. Opposite the pub is St Peter’s Church which had a sign warning of a swam of bees when we visited.
There’s a small add-on for those feeling inquisitive with a disused railway line which took iron mined in the village to the main line, before closing in 1872. Not much remains, to be honest,but the raised embankment.
Here’s a selection of pictures from the walk:
1. Welcome
The wall opening to get to The Globe Inn - but let’s save it till the end of the walk. Follow the pictures below:
2. The Globe Inn
The Globe Inn is the starting point with a car park facing onto Church Road. The Frome Valley Walkway passes, so the garden gets busy with walkers on a good day.
3. Drew’s Yard
Get to the end of Mill Lane, from the pub, and you’ll reach the steel foundry Drew’s Yard, next to the allotments. Follow the path to the left around the yard.
4. Centenary Field
The walk takes you out on to Centenary Field, purchased in 1994 by the local council. It is a large green open space with 1,800 trees. Plenty of space to roam!