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Missing link completed on Nailsea to Bristol traffic-free path
A new path makes it possible for people to walk or cycle into Bristol from Nailsea and Long Ashton without having to take in any main roads.
The 800-metre section of the path through Ashton Court has now been completed, connecting the gate to Ashton Court near the park & ride with the UWE site at Kennel Lodge Road.
The Greenways & Cycleroutes charity, founded by former Sustrans chief executive John Grimshaw and former Sustrans trustee Caroline Levett, worked for five years to make this new section of path a reality after preparing the first drawings as part of Bristol’s Green Capital programme.
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The three-metre-wide path offers a space to walk or cycle while respecting the current physical distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Grimshaw said: “Humphry Repton designed Ashton Park 200 years ago. It has been a privilege to work in such a landscape and to create a path which is already so much appreciated. We hope the path would have pleased him.”
Greenways & Cycleroutes co-founder John Grimshaw next to the new path makes it possible for people to walk or cycle into Bristol from Nailsea and Long Ashton, without having to take in any main roads – photo: Greenways & Cycleroutes
James Cleeton, Sustrans director for the South of England, added: “I’m genuinely excited to see this stretch of path open and being used by the public.
“It will make a real difference for people travelling into Bristol from North Somerset.”
Main photo: Greenways & Cycleroutes
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