Thornbury Wayfinders

Thornbury’s motto – Decus Sabrinae Vallis, The Jewel of the Severn Vale, sums up the town’s unique position. Unexpected, glimpses across the valley to the Forest of Dean are the reward for climbing our gentle hills. Visiting Ramblers usually head for the Lower Severn Levels promoted by the Forgotten Landscape initiative, but also come to walk along the all-weather Streamside Walks, which are accessible by families with push chairs and people in mobility scooters. The Biodiversity Ring explores the countryside outside the built area, while The Heritage Walk opens the historical potential of the town, which is extended by occasional guided walks, both within the historic borough and out into the countryside with its deer parks and tales of nineteenth century poachers. The Jubilee Way and the Severn Way Link help the fitter and more adventurous walkers and runners to explore the further reaches of the former Royal Forest of Horwood and Alveston with the help of what remains of our public transport network. The completion of the England Coastal Path has now made it possible to use the Jubilee Way to access a circular path over a hundred miles long using a section of the Cotswold Way, the Limestone Link and parts of the Butcombe Trail and the West Mendip Way encircling the Forest of Avon and The West of England Nature Partnership.