Grans Walk Three

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 8.61 km
Calculated time: 2h 40
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: No
Vertical gain: + 73 m
Vertical drop: - 51 m
Highest point: 90 m
Lowest point: 41 m

District: Yeovil
Start: N 50.943376° / W 2.643929°
End: N 50.950299° / W 2.648125°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

S : km 0 - alt. 53 m - Start 8 Linden Road a play group now gran lived here 1941 ish
2 : km 0.05 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right onto Grove Avenue
3 : km 0.26 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Preston Grove
4 : km 0.6 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
5 : km 1.03 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
6 : km 1.05 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Waterloo Lane
7 : km 1.14 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left
8 : km 1.17 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left
9 : km 1.23 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
10 : km 1.24 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
11 : km 1.27 - alt. 52 m - Clements which is now Argos Also Gliddens which was Denners/Beals
12 : km 1.31 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
13 : km 1.35 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left onto The Borough
14 : km 1.36 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left
15 : km 1.37 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Church Street
16 : km 1.48 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
17 : km 1.48 - alt. 54 m - R B Taylors Gran worked here now Greenslade
18 : km 1.56 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Westminster Street
19 : km 1.57 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right onto Westminster Street
20 : km 1.65 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Clarence Street
21 : km 1.67 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Westminster Street
22 : km 1.75 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Clarence Street
23 : km 1.9 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto The Park look back to Yeovil maternity Home Kay Sara Laura were born there, you know the years......
24 : km 2.12 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
25 : km 2.35 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto The Park
26 : km 2.75 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Preston Road
27 : km 2.92 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Willow Road
28 : km 3.1 - alt. 68 m - Gran/grandad Galpin lived here Number 42 from about 1975
29 : km 3.11 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Willow Road
30 : km 3.3 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp right onto Westfield Grove
31 : km 3.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Westfield Road
32 : km 3.65 - alt. 75 m - Westfield Infants School was here Kay Sara Laura and MG went to school here
33 : km 3.8 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Westfield Avenue
34 : km 3.87 - alt. 80 m - Number 15 MJ and RW Galpin Kay and sara
35 : km 3.88 - alt. 80 m - Number 16 Gran Kent lived here with MG and JE
36 : km 3.89 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Westfield Place
37 : km 4.04 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Westfield Avenue into westfield place take path by shool
38 : km 4.12 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Westfield Road this bit is not right Stiby Road next
39 : km 4.24 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Stiby Road
40 : km 4.49 - alt. 90 m - Turn left NBG
41 : km 4.56 - alt. 87 m - Turn left NBG
42 : km 4.84 - alt. 87 m - Turn right NBG
43 : km 4.91 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Stiby Road
44 : km 5 - alt. 90 m - Gran lived here in flate on left 261 Stiby Road
45 : km 5.26 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Larkhill Road
46 : km 5.28 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Monks Dale
47 : km 5.45 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Abbots Way Number 30 on left
48 : km 5.49 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
49 : km 5.5 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Abbots Way Line 49 to 54 down monks Dale to larkhill
50 : km 5.51 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Abbots Way
51 : km 5.53 - alt. 80 m - Gran lived here on left number ??
52 : km 5.54 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Abbots Way
53 : km 5.61 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Monks Dale
54 : km 5.95 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Monks Dale
55 : km 6.17 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Larkhill Road
56 : km 6.4 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Preston Grove
57 : km 7.24 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Grove Avenue
58 : km 7.25 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Preston Grove
59 : km 7.36 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Grove Avenue
60 : km 7.84 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Preston Road
61 : km 8.03 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Summerleaze Park
62 : km 8.06 - alt. 61 m - Laura`s
E : km 8.61 - alt. 81 m

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