Greenways and Cycleroutes

On 16 January 2025, John Grimshaw gave a wonderfully informative talk on the story of Cyclebag, through Sustrans, to today’s Greenways and Cycleroutes. The talk took place in Clifton Library to a full house, many of whom have been involved in this incredible journey. You can see the full video here and the full set … More 50 Years in 50 Minutes

On Tuesday 14 October we installed a new bridge over the B3136 in Shepton Mallet, along the former East Somerset Railway – often known as the Strawberry Line. The route will provide a link across the town to the skate park, playing fields, football club and hospital. It joins the 1km section of the West … More New Bridge installed in Shepton Mallet – and shortlisted for an award

Greenways ninth workcamp took place from 7 to 14 September in Shepton Mallet, based for a third year at Rock Farm, courtesy of Gavin Mayall. Our wonderful caterers, Claire and Chris, rose to the challenge of feeding and watering 77 people working a total of 340 days, compared with 200 last year. And John Grimshaw … More Greenways ninth workcamp a triumph

We are proud to announce that another section of the Strawberry Line has just been completed and is open to the public. The 110m long path completes a link via quiet roads from housing in West Shepton to Tescos , the Town Centre, the Council Offices and Collett Park. The gently sloping path has been … More New path opens in Shepton Mallet

We are delighted to announce that the latest section of the Strawberry Line route between Wells and Shepton Mallet is now, informally, open, although we still have a little tidying to do before our official opening in May. The section links Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen and Churchill Batch Lane. This was a particularly challenging kilometre … More Dulcote Quarry link opens

Thanks to a generous donation we have been able to commission this short video to try to help spread the word about creating places where everyone can walk and cycle and be at ease. Good for people – and good for the planet. Please share this link. https://vimeo.com/user8775907/greewaysandcycleroutes?share=copy

We thought you might be interested to see these images made by one of our volunteers – Kate Lowry – following her visit to our workcamp in Shepton Mallet on 15 September

Greenways Eighth Annual Workcamp took place from 9 to 16 September, in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.93 Volunteers worked a total of 270 days – even more than last year. We are immensely grateful for the support of Railway Heritage Trust and Somerset Council for our funding. Do look at the Forgotten Relics video kindly made by … More Eighth workcamp – what a week!

On 15 August our contractors Hazell and Jefferies started to build the extension to the Waddesdon Greenway to Waddesdon Schools and Waddesdon Village. Weather permitting the work should be completed by the end of October.