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The glorious sight of Bath Abbey heralds your finish
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A four-hour Bath walk to lift the spirits
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ith a little bit more time on our hands thanks to lockdown the sequel, we’ve chosen a longer walk from Bathscape. This four-hour trail starts in Lansdown, slides from the open hill top of the southern end of the Cotswold Way, winds its way around open farmland and down bustling alleyways to its crescendo at the majestic splendour of Bath Abbey. 1 Walk to the end of the Park & Ride (away from Bath) to gates into football fields. Cross the playing field heading diagonally left to a kissing gate. Pass through the gate and turn left along Lansdown Lane for 60 metres and carefully cross the road and go through a gap in the wall on the opposite side with a finger post pointing towards the race track. On reaching the race track barrier, cross and keep left and walk between the barrier and the wall to the pub forecourt. Continue across the pub forecourt, and on the far side follow the footpath left across a small area of scrub. Turn right immediately before the racecourse,
