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:
9. Last section
Having skirted back around Centenary Field, the path leads to a narrow cut through gardens to the main Church Road, where you turn left to head to the starting point; the pub. | Alex Ross
10. Little add on route to railway embankment
From Mill Lane, you can take a narrow footpath between fenced fields with horses to walk on to the embankment of a disused railway line which served an iron mine in Frampton Cotterell, and closed in 1872. | Alex Ross
11. Geese
On the way back from the railway embankment you come across a farm with a wide selection of animals on view, including these vocal geese! | Alex Ross
12. Watch out for bees
St Peter’s Church features a beautiful 17th Century tower. It was locked when we walked through the cemetery - but a handy notice was on the door with a warning over a swarm of bees! | Alex Ross