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The Ramblers’ Association is a registered charity (England & Wales no 1093577, Scotland no SC039799) and a  company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (no 4458492.) Registered office: 2nd Floor, Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TW
The following web links are walk-related and are worth visiting. If any of the links fail, please let us know.
Ramblers  Needs no introduction! The UK's largest organisation for walkers, with an active interest in increasing access to the countryside and protecting walkers' rights. Walk - the magazine of the Ramblers

Ramblers Holidays Have a good holiday while supporting the work of The Ramblers, since profits from the company are covenanted to the RA.

Local project Bath Two Tunnels Shared Path  A new link path for Bath and North East Somerset. This route will use an old rail track bed to burrow beneath Combe Down - the high ground south of the city - and provides the opportunity to connect Bath and a Sustrans path 2½ miles south of the city.

Joint Local Access Forum The main mechanism for public participation in agreeing access under the CRoW Act is found at this site. Also, the recently published Joint Rights of Way Improvement Plan

DEFRA Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, working for the essentials of life - water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants

National Parks This site gives you a direct link to all the country's National Parks

Local Authorities:  South Gloucestershire Council     Bath & NE Somerset Council

The Monarch's Way Official web site
The Cotswold Way Web site of the newly created National Trail
The Bath Skyline Walk The National Trust's details of this popular circuit
The Samaritan's Way South West The page on the RA web site showing details of the Bristol to Lynton long distance path, devised by Bristol RA member Graham Hoyle

WalkingWorld A large database of walks around the country with downloadable maps, routes and photos. Also contains a wealth of information on walking events. Subscription required

Met Office South West Check out the weather forecast before setting off for your walk.
Bristol Weather  A direct link to the city's weather forecast.
Natural England "Working for people & places in rural England"
Traveline  "The UK's No 1 website for "impartial (and vague) information" on planning your journey, by bus, coach or train.
FirstBus  Routes & timetables for Bristol, Bath and the West

Ordnance Survey Our national mapping agency
Old maps from the Ordnance Survey Fascinating gazetteer of maps from the late 19th century at a scale of 1:10,560. (Useful for checking rights of way claims etc.) Fiddly to navigate though.