A seasonal walk for the whole family ; Nigel Vile goes for a seasonal walk that is flat, easy to follow, has pubs and tea shops along the way and a firm surface suitable for buggies so the whole family can go along

It is that time of year again - friends and family have arrived,the allure of seasonal television specials will soon have evaporatedas will the interest engendered by that much-anticipated gift.

Days stretch ahead until the new year and, with excesses to walkoff, there will be the inevitable clamour for some fresh air andexercise.

Time for an old favourite - a walk that is flat and easy tofollow, with pubs and tea shops along the way and with a firmsurface that is suitable for buggies so that the whole family cancome along. Time to head off to Bradford on Avon and the Barton FarmCountry Park.

The picturesque Wiltshire town of Bradford grew up around a"broad …