in the footsteps of William Smith, in the countryside around Bath, Saturday and Sunday 5 and 6 April 2025

In the footsteps of William Smith, in the countryside around Bath,
Saturday and Sunday 5 and 6 April 2025

Leader: Professor Alan R Butcher, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-r-butcher-b2538919/?originalSubdomain=uk) who lives in the same area near Bath where William Smith lived and worked and has researched the local geology and history associated with one of geology’s most famous characters.

Times and meeting point: 11.00 am Saturday 5 April,  Finish approx. 4.30 pm Sunday 6 April. Join for just one day if that suits..

Aim: to explore some of the geology that inspired and helped William Smith to make his famous geological map of the Britain, the first detailed geology map of any country, and visit some of the historical locations in the area where he lived near Bath.

Food: bring packed lunch

What to wear: be ready with warm weatherproof clothing, walking boots, wellies, or stout shoes and sunhat/sun cream and a hard hat. .

Participants with all levels of geological knowledge are welcome,  under 16s need to be accompanied by an adult on the day time trips and there are no arrangements to supervise young people for the overnight stay so over 18s only for that please.

RGSC members – free, non-members – £5 per day, please bring in a sealed labelled envelope. (Why not join, membership is just £15),

Registration has now closed. If anyone else might be interested to attend, please email to Beatrice Kerno (beatricekerno@yahoo.co.uk) straightaway with names of attendees, contact telephone numbers and an emergency contact number for each participant, and if you need a RGSC  hard hat..

Directions to meeting points: tbc for registered participants

Accommodation: own arrangements  in the Bath, Bradford-on-Avon, Hinton Charterhouse, Tucking Mill (nr Bath), Laverton, Norton St Philip, Iford Manor (Iford) areas. There are 12 places booked for a group dinner at the Woolpack, Beckington, 7pm on Saturday.

Several people have booked the Travelodge in Beckington., BA11 6SF, ca. £100/2 nights. The  Woolpack, Beckington also has rooms.