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MikeyG53
Recce done … proper visit to follow next term-time
Willsbridge Mill的点评
点评：I have lived and worked for the vast majority of my life here in East Bristol, Bath and Chippenham. Also I started driving something like 50 years ago, and the A431 has been a road that I consequentially have travelled extensively. So, I must have driven past this attraction possibly hundreds of times, but have never visited, that is until now.
With little knowledge of what we would find, we set-off for our visit on this Tuesday late morning. Originally our plan was to drive up to Worcestershire to visit a National Trust property, but the weather forecast for Worcester was not good. Conversely the weather here wasn’t too bad, so we swapped around the visits and set-off for our drive to Willsbridge.
We found we could park near the entrance in a lay-by, but parking is generally very limited. The only on-site parking was for blue badge holders only. We walked the short distance downhill to the centre of the site with a cluster of buildings centred on the café; this was shut for the day (Tuesday is the only that the café does not open). The walks and the trails are open every day, but if you want food and/or drinks here on a Tuesday you must take your own.
We did take a walk around a couple of well maintained walks near to the Mill, the Pond and the Wildlife Garden which was pleasant, more-so because there were not too many people around. A longer walk to the Quarry was initially easy-going, and slightly uphill. The return along the old Avon and Gloucestershire Dramway was more of a challenge and some of the rough pathways were substantially overgrown.
As we couldn’t get refreshments we decided to call it a day and leave the remaining walks for another visit later this year. So, this visit turned-out to be a recce, but there is enough here to make us want to return probably during school term-time, and definitely not on a Tuesday.
With little knowledge of what we would find, we set-off for our visit on this Tuesday late morning. Originally our plan was to drive up to Worcestershire to visit a National Trust property, but the weather forecast for Worcester was not good. Conversely the weather here wasn’t too bad, so we swapped around the visits and set-off for our drive to Willsbridge.
We found we could park near the entrance in a lay-by, but parking is generally very limited. The only on-site parking was for blue badge holders only. We walked the short distance downhill to the centre of the site with a cluster of buildings centred on the café; this was shut for the day (Tuesday is the only that the café does not open). The walks and the trails are open every day, but if you want food and/or drinks here on a Tuesday you must take your own.
We did take a walk around a couple of well maintained walks near to the Mill, the Pond and the Wildlife Garden which was pleasant, more-so because there were not too many people around. A longer walk to the Quarry was initially easy-going, and slightly uphill. The return along the old Avon and Gloucestershire Dramway was more of a challenge and some of the rough pathways were substantially overgrown.
As we couldn’t get refreshments we decided to call it a day and leave the remaining walks for another visit later this year. So, this visit turned-out to be a recce, but there is enough here to make us want to return probably during school term-time, and definitely not on a Tuesday.
翻译：我一生中的大部分时间都在这里生活和工作，在东布里斯托尔、巴斯和奇彭纳姆。我大约 50 年前就开始开车了，A431 是一条我经常行驶的道路。所以，我可能已经开车经过这个景点数百次了，但从未去过，直到现在。
我们几乎不知道会发现什么，于是我们在这个星期二的上午出发了。我们最初的计划是开车去伍斯特郡参观国家信托财产，但伍斯特的天气预报不好。相反，这里的天气还不错，所以我们改变了参观地点，出发前往威尔斯布里奇。
我们发现我们可以在入口附近的停车区停车，但停车位通常非常有限。唯一的现场停车位仅供蓝色徽章持有者使用。我们沿着山坡走了一小段距离，到达了场地中心，那里有一群以咖啡馆为中心的建筑；咖啡馆当天关门（只有周二不营业）。步道和小径每天都开放，但如果您想在周二在这里吃点东西或喝点饮料，必须自带。
我们确实在磨坊、池塘和野生动物园附近几条维护良好的步道上散步，感觉很愉快，尤其是因为周围没有太多人。到采石场的较长步行最初很轻松，而且略有上坡。沿着旧埃文河和格洛斯特郡戏剧大道返回更具挑战性，一些崎岖的小路杂草丛生。
由于我们无法获得茶点，我们决定结束这一天，将剩余的步行留到今年晚些时候再来。因此，这次访问变成了一次侦察，但这里有足够的东西让我们想在学校学期期间再来，绝对不是在周二。
我们几乎不知道会发现什么，于是我们在这个星期二的上午出发了。我们最初的计划是开车去伍斯特郡参观国家信托财产，但伍斯特的天气预报不好。相反，这里的天气还不错，所以我们改变了参观地点，出发前往威尔斯布里奇。
我们发现我们可以在入口附近的停车区停车，但停车位通常非常有限。唯一的现场停车位仅供蓝色徽章持有者使用。我们沿着山坡走了一小段距离，到达了场地中心，那里有一群以咖啡馆为中心的建筑；咖啡馆当天关门（只有周二不营业）。步道和小径每天都开放，但如果您想在周二在这里吃点东西或喝点饮料，必须自带。
我们确实在磨坊、池塘和野生动物园附近几条维护良好的步道上散步，感觉很愉快，尤其是因为周围没有太多人。到采石场的较长步行最初很轻松，而且略有上坡。沿着旧埃文河和格洛斯特郡戏剧大道返回更具挑战性，一些崎岖的小路杂草丛生。
由于我们无法获得茶点，我们决定结束这一天，将剩余的步行留到今年晚些时候再来。因此，这次访问变成了一次侦察，但这里有足够的东西让我们想在学校学期期间再来，绝对不是在周二。
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