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How to get to Ridge Wood, Yate, S. Gloucestershire

Find Ridge Wood at OS Ref: ST 724 828
OS Explorer Map 167: Thornbury, Dursley & Yate

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map2By bus:
Several bus services operate to Yate Shopping Centre and some operate along Station Road or Greenways Road where there are stops closeby.
Timetable information is available from traveline:
0870 6082608 daily between 7 am and 9pm
By textphone: 0870 2412216

By bike:
There are no cyclepaths through Ridge Wood, but the site is easily reached. Cycling/mountain biking and motorbikes are not allowed within the woodland.

On foot:
A public footpath runs the entire length of Ridge Wood and there are access points at Jubilee Gardens, Yate, Greenways Road, Yate and Quarry Road, Chipping Sodbury. Three new permissive footpaths are open and are signposted on site.

The Frome Valley Walkway is an 18 mile footpath that connects with Ridge Wood at the southern end. The route is managed by the Avon Frome Partnership, tel: 0117 922 4325.

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