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A really useful place to stop to top up your water supplies (but, unless you have extremely long arms, you might need a friend to help you press the button!)

Open the taps 🍻

A good selection of cakes!

fabulous

level 👌🏾

Brandy Bottom Colliery, located just off the Bath-Bristol cycle path, was an important coal mining site in the 19th century, particularly known for its deep mine workings. The site features remnants of the colliery, including old structures and spoil heaps. It operated during a time of significant coal production in the area before eventually closing. Today, it serves as a historical point of interest along the cycling route, illustrating the region's industrial heritage

CLUE: Top up your water, look at the base of the sculpture

A brilliant place to rest part way though a bike ride.

Perfect place for a mid ride treat!

Brilliant route for kids on bikes- they love riding though tunnels!

Great venue, and one of the venues of the Sidetracked - The 2023 Creators Tour

Pretty firm in summer, drains well in the spring/autumn. Can be a bit of a mudbath in winter. I've done it on a road bike many times but I would recommend 30mm tyres and above.

This is the sort of climb that's a bit of a challenge on a touring bike but easy on a road bike. You can go as hard as you can manage since you can see where it eases off pretty much from the bottom.

The gravel is a bit soft for road tyres but 32 up and you're fine.

Opened in 1918 the signal box controlled the level crossing here. The railways closed between 1966 and 1968 but a local chap rented the box and thus stopped it being destroyed. It's now a grade 2 listed building and was restored by the council. Today the friends of the area look after the box, cafe and community garden.

Gaius Sentius is a sculpture of a thirsty Roman legionnaire on the Bristol - Bath cycle way. It was made by Gordon Young in 1992 and commissioned by Sustrans who own and manage this trail. The sculpture incorporates a water fountain if you need a water bottle refill.

Staple Hill tunnel is a disused railway tunnel that was originally part of the Midland Railway's Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line, which connected Bristol and Bath. The tunnel runs for approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) through the hillside, and was opened in 1869. It is now an iconic part of the Bristol-Bath railway cycling path. The cycle path takes up less than half the width of the tunnel and the rest of the floor consists of uneven rocks. The tunnel is lit all year-round, but cyclists are advised to turn their lights on. The roof leaks in places, giving the appearance of rain.

Breakfast, brunch, coffee and snack stop.

The tunnel is currently (6/22) in rather poor condition. Please turn your headlights on while riding through the tunnel - safety first!

Retro charm along the old railway line in the Avon Valley.

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