The Strawberry Line Path
Lodge Hill, Station Road, Westbury sub Mendip, BA5 1ES
Description
A 27-mile multi-user path project that winds through the Mendip Hills National Landscape and Cheddar Vale between Clevedon and Shepton Mallet. Passing through the historic city of Wells, and market towns of Axbridge and Cheddar.
Historic Great Western Railway Cheddar Valley Branch that closed in 1963 is being repurposed into a multi-user path, as part of a wider 76-mile Somerset Circle initiative.
Open sections exist between Yatton and Cheddar, Westbury Sub Mendip and Easton, Wells and Dulcote Quarry as well as around Shepton Mallet, including multiple historic structures such as Windsor Hill Tunnels, Ham Wood Viaduct, Axbridge Station and Easton cutting.
The path offers access to the varying landscapes associated with the Mendips, set in rural Somerset.
Location information
Type of Location
| Leisure |
| Paths/streets/roads |
| Rural |
Address details
| Property address | Lodge Hill, Station Road, Westbury sub Mendip, BA5 1ES |
| County | Somerset |
| What Three Words | ///sheepish.tragedy.crossword |
| Approx travel time from Bristol | 40 minutes |
| Approx travel time from London | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Property details
| Property status | Operational |
| Access | No access restrictions |
| Access restrictions | No restrictions. Access can be obtained in advance through maintenance vehicle-controlled access points or on foot using the public entrances. The path is mostly dusted limestone surfaced at 3m in width, with anti-vehicular barriers at major public entrances. |
| Noise | Neighbouring seasonal farming activity and rural village traffic |
| Parking | Hard standing parking is available in each of the villages and town along the path, with numerous public car parks in Axbridge, Cheddar, Wells and Shepton Mallet. In the smaller villages this is usually through on-street parking. Soft field parking on neighbouring farms is available through prior negotiation, subject to the path section to be used for filming. |
| Parking detail | Hard standing parking is subject to the usual local public parking charges. Private parking could be made available through prior negotiation on neighbouring farm estates, subject to the path section to be used for filming. |
Representative and contact details
| Representative | Johnnie Latimer |
| Representative type | Agent |
| Phone | 0795 7324078 |
| johnnielatimer@hotmail.co.uk | |
| Website | The Strawberry Line website " target="_blank"> |
Gallery
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Film location
| Address | Lodge Hill, Station Road, Westbury sub Mendip, BA5 1ES |