LOCATION: Around Portishead, either side of the Gordano Valley.

DISTANCE: 26 miles / 42 km

SUMMARY: This figure of eight walk takes you on a tour of the coast, countryside, woodland and villages around Portishead in North Somerset.

You start in the town centre of Portishead and soon join the splendid coastal path along the Severn Estuary towards Clevedon.

At Clevedon the route then heads inland through some delightful countryside, passing through the pretty village of Clapton in Gordano before returning to Portishead via Abbots Leigh and Easton in Gordano.

The walk was devised by the Gordano Footpath Group and is waymarked with their symbol throughout.

PUBS: The Ship, Portishead; The Old Inn, Clevedon; Black Horse, Clapton in Gordano; The George, Abbots Leigh; The Phoenix Bar, Portishead.