& surrounding areas
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Re - discover this summer.
Free 3.7mile circular walk with audio narration starting from Emersons Green Library.
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This summer, re-discover the place we call home. Join the free Emersons Green Audio Tour from July to September. Armed with your mobile phone, walk and listen to the audio narration and interviews covering fourteen local and historical points of interest in 90 minutes.
Emersons Green Park | Mangotsfield | Rodway Common
Mangotsfield Station | Pomphrey Hill | The Dramway
Cycle Path | Emersons Green
AUDIO TOUR DETAILS
Re-discover| Get Fit | Support your community
The Walk
Discover trains, mines, giant sculptures, chocolate and more on this 3.7-mile narrated circular walk from Emerson's Green Library.
The Emersons Green Audio Tour will take between 90 minutes and two hours to complete. Allow more time if you plan to stop at any location.
The Audio
Look out for the signs on the route, and use your internet-connected phone to scan each of the fourteen QR codes with your camera. Hear a mix of historical stories, facts, and interviews that bring our local landmarks to life.
About
Emersons Green Audio Tour is produced for the local community by Lenni Langreiter as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering. Aiming to create impact & develop self.
Thanks to & supported by Emersons Green Town Council, Staple Hill & Mangotsfield Parish Council & South Gloucestershire County Council.
Local Stories
Did you know Emersons Green and Mangotsfield have links to a kings murder, chocolate, mining, a supercomputer and the area features one of the world's biggest earth sculptures?
In memory of David Brace
Mangotsfield & Local Historian
14 Points of Interest
01. Emersons Green Library
2 Mins Walk, 140m
02. Emersons Green Park
4 Mins Walk, 320m
03. Emersons Green Common
6 Mins Walk, 480m
04. Church Farm Colliery
6 Mins Walk, 480m
05. St. James Church
6 Mins Walk, 500m
06. Rodway Hill Manor
6 Mins Walk, 480m
07. Rodway Common
5 Mins Walk, 450m
08. Carson's Chocolate Factory
4 Mins Walk, 160m
09. Mansgotsfield Station
12 Mins Walk, 804m
10. Pomphrey Hill
6 Mins Walk, 480m
11. The Dramway
3 Mins Walk, 330m
12. Chain & Wheel
5 Mins Walk, 360m
13. Bristol & Bath Cycle Path
5 Mins Walk, 380m
14. Now and Then
12 Mins Walk, 850m
Your Support
Thanks To
Any donations received will contribute to the production costs of The Emersons Green Audio Tour (2024) and travel for Camp International Kenya (2025), both for Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Emersons Green Audio Tour was supported by:
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Paul Kearsley, Emersons Green Town Council
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Lorna Green, Environmental Artist
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Helen Rana, Community History and Arts Project
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Steve Grudgings, South Gloucestershire Mine's Research Group
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Andrew Brace, Local Historian
