Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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The Herons on this stretch of the canal and river, are used to the passage of boats and people. Subsequently they tend to stay focused on the job in hand, with an occasional glance at whoever is observing them. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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A complete contrast from Avoncliff and the Country Park and yet within walking distance. The Shambles, the meat market in medieval times, is now a bustling pedestrian walkway lined with a range of small, independent shops. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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You might say Holy Trinity is a Church built on cloth. The present Church was begun in the Norman period, but it was almost completely remodelled in the later Middle Ages when Bradford-on-Avon was a prosperous cloth town. It is packed with memorials to the townspeople of past centuries. Notice the Chantry Chapel of Thomas Horton, the wealthy clothier who built the Church Hall. He died in 1530. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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The River Avon flows through the Barton Farm Country Park alongside the canal at a lower level. There is an alternative walk into the town of Bradford on Avon along the river bank. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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The name of the town originates from the ‘broad ford’ across the River Avon and the bridge is a natural focus for the town. Although widened in the 17th century, it still retains two of the original 13th century arches.
A riverside walk into the town centre reveals several buildings dating to the 17th century. The town grew due to the thriving English woollen textile industry. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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The Tithe Barn was built in the mid 14th century.Used as a setting for several TV dramas, it is 168 feet long with a massive timbered roof spanning 33 feet beneath stone tiles weighing 100 tons. It retains its old threshing floors and other features from its agricultural past. It is a prominent feature on the walk from Avoncliff through Barton Farm Country Park into the town centre. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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Avoncliff is connected to Bradford on Avon by Barton Farm Country Park. A walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath brings you to the Bradford Wharf. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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Having crossed the river by means of the footbridge by the Church, it's worth investigating the old Saxon Chapel and adjacent cottages situated on the opposited side of Church Street, from the Church. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
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A door step garden in front of one of the houses that make up this quiet shaded terrace, on the circular route back to Barton Farm Park and Avoncliff. Image cannot be loaded
