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weather was all that could be desired when nine Members of the 
Club and friends started on July 16th, at 9 a.m., for the Wye. 
From a glance at the map, it would hardly be believed that it 
would take nearly four hours to travel from Bath to Symond’s Yat, 
but the railways give as much fun as possible, ordering a 
change of train wherever possible, and sometimes making passen- 
gers leave the train to enter it again half-an-hour later. But 
the excursion fare is undeniably reasonable So one has to take 
things as one finds them, and be thankful, 
Symond’s Yat having been duly reached, and luncheon at the 
Rocklea Hotel disposed of, the party left by boat for Huntsham 
(or should it be Huntholme) bridge, whence the boatman said it 
was only a quarter of an hour’s walk to Goodrich Castle. Three 
of the party returned after having reached the church, the rest 
went on to the castle, where Mr. Bennett, the custodian, explained, 
so far as time allowed, what is known about the castle, which 
has been a ruin since 1646, when it was demolished by the 
Parliamentary army. The castle has been so often described 
that there is no occasion to say more about it here. Some 
amusement was caused by a yokel, who directed the party to the 
“Horse Artillery.” The sign post, when reached, pointed the 
way to “The Hostelry.” So discursive and eloquent was Mr. 
Bennett that some anxiety was felt as to catching the train, but 
the sinewy arms of the boatman, notwithstanding a forced dis- 
embarkation on account of the low state of the river, brought the 
party to the Rocklea Hotel in time for a cup of tea before the 
train arrived. A pleasant and cool journey, not too rapid to 
allow of a survey of the beauties of the Wye, brought the party 
back to Bath at 10 minutes past nine. 
The Afternoon Meetings in the winter for hearing Papers, 
contributed by Members on subjects connected with the city and 
neighbourhood were opened on November 27th, 1901, by the 
Vice-President, Rey. C. W. Shickle, reading a very interesting 
paper contributed by Dr. H. Woodward, Keeper of Geology in 
