Bridleway near Avon Weir
The wooden and corrugated metal footbridge leads you onto the bridleway, which was created in 1778 as a more convenient way to get from Sutton Benger to Avon Mill. At the bridleway you could go left and around the corner to see the River Avon and the Avon Weir.
This would be a good place to sit down on the river bank, take a breather, eat your lunch, or just sit back and watch the world go by.
Alternatively, you could just turn right onto the bridleway and head west along until you reach Sutton Lane again.
Creation of Bridleway; 1778
It seems strange to find a Planning Application dating from 1778; it is interesting to note that there actually was a legal process in place to divert a public right of way and create a new bridleway in the 'olden days'.
Documents and sketch maps from 1778 show that the original route from the Avon Mill to Sutton Lane took a zig-zag route across the fields and the old allotments. The straight-line bridleway was only created in that year, as a '17ft wide new road'.
The 'old' route still exists today as a Public Right of Way / footpath.