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Cycleways and footpaths along the WC&P Although it would be wonderful to see trains running again along part of the WC&P Railway route, this is very unlikely, and the best way to safeguard the route from building over or complete obliteration may be to encourage cycleways and footpaths on the track bed. This should then preserve the route for the foreseeable future.
If this is done however, we must show that this was once a railway, by use of interpretation boards etc. You can already walk nearly half a mile of the track bed (photo) in the Gordano Valley on Weston Moor Reserve, which is part of the Avon Wildlife Trust land near Weston-in-Gordano. See The Line today - North section. |
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New Greenway path: Part of the route between Clevedon and Weston – from Yeo Bank Lane to Wick Road is now open as a shared use path for walkers, cyclists and horse riders, built by North Somerset Council as part of the Pier to Pier Way from Clevedon to Weston The England Coast Path will eventually share part of this stretch of path and the section (ABD6) from Clevedon to Sand Bay was approved in May 2024. No date for completion is known at present. |
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There is a short stretch of track bed which you can walk for about 315 metres from Ebdon Lane to the River Banwell. This area of land is now used for flood defence purposes and is open to the public. There is a network of connecting paths and a footbridge (Spinner's End Bridge) crossing the River Banwell, linking the modern housing to this public space. An interpretation board provided by the WC&P Railway Group is installed by the footbridge. |
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At Worle, a footpath/cycleway runs along the trackbed from High Street to Station Road for about 135 m. An interpretation board provided by the WC&P Railway Group is situated at the station site. |
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