Just a few minutes across the river and up the hill from Bath Railway Station lie some 10 acres of undulating pasture, just above Beechen Cliff with pedestrian access via Alexandra Park, Alexandra Road and directly off Greenway Lane. Public footpaths cross this land, linking with a network of paths that give access to Bath’s southern slopes and valleys. Although largely tucked away from close views, these fields are widely visible from further away and themselves offer beautiful views over the city and also out to Bath’s wooded skyline, crucial components of Bath’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is an important green space in Widcombe & Lyncombe and is a link from the City to the countryside.
Since September 2020 the land has been managed under licence from the council by the Friends of Lyncombe Hill Fields, a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (FLHF CIC).
The FLHF CIC is a separate entity and is not part of the Widcombe Association. The Widcombe Association is, along with four other local resident groups, a Subscriber to the FLHF CIC and supports the company directors in taking forward the community-based management of these wonderful fields in Widcombe and Lyncombe.
For more information visit www.friendsoflyncombehillfields.co.uk or contact [email protected].
