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Rockhampton

Rockhampton, South Gloucestershire, England

15.47 KM

A long-ish but pretty flat walk from the village of Rockhampton to the Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn returning via the small village of Hill, home to the enchanting church of St. Michael. Oldbury-on-Severn is the site of a decommissioned nuclear power station which we visited on a previous walk in September 2020.

This route is from the first Beyond Bristol book by Robin Tetlow.

30 Jun 2024
Level
5hrs, 0min (3hrs, 30min)
altitude Graph for rockhampton walk

Elevation: Max 29m, Min 5m, Gain 24m

Pictures from the walk

front detail of banger racing car parked in yard

Banger racing Rover in a Rockhampton yard

detail of banger racing car parked in yard

Car No 2

close of of mature oak tree

Oak tree, Rockhampton

orange string tied around gate handle

Orange string fastener

young brown cow looking at camera

A splendid looking animal

pair of white horses in field looking at the camera

Synchronised horses #1

pair of white horses in field looking at the camera

Synchronised horses #2

close up of young cow peering through the gate

Peering through the gate

close up of young cow peering through gate

Curious cows

hedge with sign reading 'orchard farm' power station visible in distance

Orchard Farm, with Oldbury nuclear power station in the distance

bags of dung for sale with power station visible in distance

Dung 50p a bag

row of light green industrial sheds

Sheds at Worthy Farm

footpath and house on the severn estuary

Chapel House, on the Severn Estuary

cows in one half of a field

Half a field of cows

a bird spotter with camera on the severn estuary

A twitcher on the Severn

orange and yellow communication building with antenna

Communication station on the Severn Estuary

orange and yellow communication building with antenna

Orange and yellow tower

white house and communication pole on the severn estuary

White House on the Severn Estuary

walker on overgrown bridleway in summer

Stuckmoor Lane

the gardens of hill court with church tower in background

Hill Court and St. Michael's Church, Hill

church graveyard with hedge and large conifer

St. Michael's Graveyard

small english church

St. Michael's Church, Hill

church visitor book and pamphlets

Visitors book at St. Michael's

church pew with bible and electric heater

Bible and electric heater

small alcove in church with stained glass window

Beautiful stained glass window at St Michael's

wooden cricket pavilion

Rockhampton Cricket Club pavilion

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