Wellingham Avenue is a lovely quiet road set around three sides of a rectangle and has an open, spacious feel with almost no cars parked in the road (or on pavements). There are probably about 100 houses altogether (I didn't check).
Starting at the northern end and running east-west, there are well kept 60s-style semi-detached family homes, set well back from the road, until you reach the first corner where there is a small cluster of bungalows (a couple, unfortunately have their gardens overshadowed by a 4-story building on an estate behind them, which should probably never have received planning permission - or maybe it was there first but it looks newer).
Turning to the south, there are houses on the right and bungalows on the left. There was a cold east wind this morning but this part of the walk was beautifully sheltered. As you turn into the final section of Wellingham Avenue, the properties are more varied, a blend of bungalows, houses and chalet-bungalows. Most are semi-detached but some are detached properties.
I found this to be a thoroughly pleasant road, a 'nice' neighbourhood, yet less than ten minutes' walk from the edge of the town centre.
Bern.
Hey, stop it! We don't want floods of visitors disturbing the peaceful suburbs of our lovely lively town! :-) Thank goodness you didn't mention the amazing Oughton Head Nature Reserve walk along the River Oughton, starting just 500 metres further along the Bedford Road.
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