Tuesday 13th 2017 June Shipley Bridge

Five years since I did a walk from Shipley Bridge and I had forgotten what a horrible route in it is from South Brent. A beautiful warm sunny morning with little breeze and the ground was surprisingly dry after the heavy rain at the weekend. We took the road up past the Filtration Station before joining the Zeal tramway. A brief coffee stop just below Petre's Pit and then on to Petre's Cross on Western White Barrow. Down the hill and briefly on the Two Moors Way before crossing over the Clapper Bridge. Downstream to Huntingdon Cross and then across the ford to find the old remains of the Keble Martins Chapel where we had our picnic. Back around the Avon reservoir.

On the Zeal tramway-  the cattle line up to watch us go past

Petre's Cross on Western White Barrow

Redlake came into view but we were not going there today.

Down the hill to cross over the Clapper Bridge

Huntingdon Cross

Through the ford

Past the remains of the Huntingdon Mine wheelpit.

Kebel Martin's Chapel 

The inscription reads 'Keble Martin open an Chapel 1903 divine worship last held here 11 July 1982 text thou God seest me Gen 16 v13'. Worth noting that the grid reference for the chapel is SX 666 666.

Huntingdon Warren farm above.

Over the tussocky stuff to re-join the Two Moors Way for a short distance.

Avon reservoir comes into view.

Then the long walk down the tarmac track and back to Shipley Bridge. I took the alternative route out which was much better.  With Brenda, Stella, Mike, Charlie, Terry, Amber and Colin.