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This Is Where We Run |
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Spring and Summer in the Blaise
Castle Estate can be absolutely idyllic. Here we have our
club-house, our summer base, from which Monday evening runs take in a
whole variety of countryside.
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'Blaise Castle' has all sorts of terrain, from the big
open fields at the front, to a long deep gorge, down which a small brook
called the 'Trym' runs, on its way to join up with the river Avon.
The 'Trym' gives its name to this local area of 'Westbury
on Trym', on the western edge of Bristol, from which 'Westbury Harriers'
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Views from the top of the gorge are
great, but
there's one catch - it's a long run up from the valley floor. From
the spot know as 'lovers leap' you can see some of our groups trotting
along, small as ants. |
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At the top of the hill opposite our
club-house is the 'folly' castle from which Blaise Castle takes its name.
Built by Thomas Farr in 1766, it occupies the site of St Blaise's Chapel,
on an old Roman camp atop a high outcrop above the River Trym
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Wherever you go, there's always one more hill
you haven't yet run up!
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You might also like to visit the About
Bristol website for more pictures and information about our city.
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