Avon Gorge

... were made to take photos of thatched cottages and unique buildings including fantastic pubs along the way. As we entered Cheddar Gorge the landscape changed dramatically with the cliffs towering up on all sides. In many areas people were rock climbing ...

... a tanget so back to why I rose at the crack of dawn to walk miles uphill for you...The Clifton Suspension Bridge. Yes, a bridge over the Avon Gorge is so special to the South West of England that I had to visit it. A bridge is a bridge, right? Not so ...

... manage to escape in the direction of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Bristol’s big landmark is the Clifton Suspension Bridge that spans the Avon Gorge, opened in 1863.  The bridge is not just a landmark for the city but also for England, as it ...

... awards.  Randomly he had a house on Exmoor and was training for a rock climbing trip in a Church in Bristol along with the Avon gorge and Cheddar!  Def a good read, i recommend it to everyone..... i especially think James A and Pat C will enjoy ...

... ;Friday a group of us from the hostel walked to the suspension bridge, the bridge was completed in 1859 and spans the Avon Gorge. It is one of the major attractions in Bristol. It was a beautiful sunny day and from up on the ...

... it is a great city to cycle around. Our route had taken in, amongst many highlights, the spectacular view down the Avon Gorge, the relaxed Sunday vibe on North Street, the rich industrial heritage of Harbourside and commercial heart of Cabot ...

... , from the Gaelic cill, means church or burial place. The area of East Kilbride is home to a river valley which, apart from the Avon Gorge, is unique in the way it was formed. A river usually starts off narrow, fast-flowing, with steep cliffs, and in the ...

... and Grommet are filmed (I even got a glimpse of them - check out the picture), the awesome Clifton suspension bridge above the Avon Gorge, and the multitude of gorillas all around town (the local zoo is having a birthday so there are over 60 lifesized ...

... city. Couldn’t find Roman baths so drove to Bristol which is a huge city. Drove over Clifton suspension bridge over Avon Gorge and then got very lost. Eventually found M4. Drove over Severn bridge to Wales. Most of drive through industrial town and ...

... morning, the calming sight of people practicing Ti Chi in the park, and last but not least, the breathtaking scenery of Tiger Leaping Gorge. I never did find Monkey on his flying cloud, but there is still magic left in China to be found...you just have to ...

... we went back across the bridge to go see the camera obscura on the other side. We had our lunch at a bench overlooking the gorge, which has many endangered and even endemic wildflowers. The mist was coming in, so we deferred on the camera obscura and paid ...

... steep and my legs were a little tired from the day before.  However, I carried on all the way until I came to the gorge - notorious for avalanches and rock falls.  There was a sign indicating that it was a danger to loiter in the gorge, but ...

... of Ullapool. A 1/2 mile detour from the main road led to a trailhead and a short, switchbacking trail to a suspension bridge over a deep gorge and waterfall. The sign at the bridge requested that you send no more than 6 people at a time across, so we ...

... for a morning exploring Queenstown. The drive in via Littles Road and the Coronet Peak Road is interesting, crossing the Shotover River Gorge, (more about that later). Call at the "I Site" first and decide on the Dart River Wilderness Safari by 4WD and ...

... a great bar/restaurant called the 'Old Library Cafe), Mount Hutt (ski resort although not much snow up there!!), Methven, Rakaia Gorge (bright turquoise river in a huge gorge with snow capped mountains in the background), and Lyttleton (where the original ...