Westfield Parish Council is proud to announce that there are now three new Westfield Heritage Trails around the Parish.

The trail boards can be found at four locations around the Parish’s footpaths and there are three suggested walks of varying length and catering for all abilities.

Local community workers, Sarah Westell and Rob Wicke, have delved into the Parish’s past to produce informative boards, giving snippets of local information and a taste to find out more at Radstock Museum.

The Pit Stops trail is a gentle 1.5-mile walk on pavements and footpaths around the centre of Westfield. The Miner’s Trail, described as medium length at 2.95 miles, covers the East and West boundaries of the Parish and gives a taste of, on one side, the beautiful Waterside Valley, and on the other, views towards Old Mills batch. Finally, the 4.5-mile Waterside Valley trail spans the whole of the Parish, from Prattens to St Nicholas’ Church graveyard, and from the Waterside Valley across to Fosseway Gardens and the edge of the batch beyond.

On 16th September, ramblers taking part in the Somer Valley Walking Festival were treated to a walk around part of the Waterside Valley trail by Parish Council Chairman, and life-long resident of Westfield, Cllr Geoff Fuller. It was a beautiful early autumn day, and participants, young and old, enjoyed the sights and sounds of the picturesque Parish, on a walk peppered with local knowledge and memories from Cllr Fuller.

As well as the boards, there are waymarker signs to direct you around the trails, and the maps can be downloaded from the Parish Council website: www.westfieldparishcouncil.co.uk/community-information/heritage-walks/

The Parish Council would love to hear feedback from anyone that has walked the trails and invites you to get in touch: council@westfield parishcouncil.co.uk