START LOCATIONS	The Ramblers' Association is a national organisation which exists to facilitate the enjoyment and discovery on foot of Britain's countryside.	Mainly Mendip based at present
The Somerset Ramblers' Association area contains nine groups, of which seven are area based.

The tables below list a variety of starting places that have been used in the last 5 years. The list is in no way exhaustive and as other good starting places are found I will amend this list. If I have included anything in the “no permission” tables which do require permission please let me know! Also additional starting points and information (e.g. who to contact where permission needed) would be most welcome.

No Permission required: Car Parks and Halls

START PLACE	Grid Ref	Comments
Crowcombe Park Gate	150377	Quantocks
Holford Village Green CP	155411	Quantocks
Dead Woman's Ditch CP	162382	Quantocks
Great Wood Camp CP	173373	Quantocks, Ram's Combe. Forest road from Aley
Lydeard Hill CP	181338	Quantocks
Hawkridge Reservoir CP	205359	Quantocks
Environmental Centre CP, Huntspill	307449
Canalside CP,Mansuel Bridge	308298	West Lyng
Bleadon Hill picnic area	358578	.
Burrow Mump CP	361305	.
Curry Rivel	391252	Behind sandpits centre
Banwell CP	396592	.
Great Western Road, Clevedon	407710	CP is opposite safeways, 1km off J20 of M5
Langport CP	420267	In centre
CP in main street, Winscombe	420577	.
King’s Wood CP	422561	Crook Peak
Cheddar Reservoir CP	447535	.
Ashcott Corner CP	448396	For Ham Wall Reserve. Limited space
Bridport (A35)	452922	Toilets and refreshments. One mile west of Bridport
Westhay Reserve CP	457436	Dagg's Drove
Ham Hill CP	478168	.
CPs at Street YH, Ivythorn Hill	481346	.
Beaminster CP	482015	.
Top CP, Burrington Combe	489582
Montacute Village Square	498169	In centre. Limited space
Blagdon Village CP	500592	.
Charterhouse Nature Reserve CP	505557	Do not confuse with Outdoor Centre CP
Deerleap (northern) CP	519493	Top of hill above Ebbor
Ebbor Gorge CP	521485	.
Ilchester CP	523225	.
Wells Leisure Centre	537461	.
Stockhill Wood CP	549513	.
East Harptree Woods CP	558542	Of Castle of Comfort to East harptree minor road
CP at Chew Magna	576632	Behind Pelican Inn
Mendip Council Offices CP, Shepton	619432	Cannards Grave Road, town end
South Cadbury CP	632255	200m beyond church
Oakhill CP (up Zion Hill)	633475	.
Batcombe Down Picnic area	636039	Gore Hill
Millbrook CP, Castle Cary	639322	.
Ansford Road CP, Castle Cary	641326	Catherine's Close. Do not confuse with Millbrook CP
Sherborne Playing Field CP	642158	.
Doulting Playground	649433	.
Paulton CP	651566	Opposite Red Lion
Rec. Ground, Stoke St.Michael	661472	.
South Road CP, Midsomer Norton	666542	.
Station CP, Bruton	686348	.
Highbury(Coleford) CP	687494	Small. British Legion better but permission required
Huyton Memorial CP, Radstock	688550	On A362 opposite Co-op
Swineford Picnic area	691692	.
Kilmersdon CP	697523	.
Wanstrow Playground	710417	.
Wellow Old Station CP	738582	.
Alfred’s Tower CP	749353	On oppositre side of road
NT CP at Stourhead	778341	.
Leisure Centre/Merlin Theatre CP, Frome	784492	Adjacent to Frome College
Ibberton Hill CP	792073	.
County Gate	793486	.
Box Recreation Ground CP	824686	.
Nockatt Coppice CP	827423	.
Shaftesbury, Coppice Street CP	867230	.
Win Green CP	923204	.
Wheddon Cross CP	923388	Exmoor area
Tisbury CP	946296	The Avenue, nr church
Corfe Castle Visitors’ Centre CP	959825	.
Luxborough Village Hall CP	984376	Small fee to park

No Permission required: Lay-bys and Roads

Permission required: