SongQuest #1
The Hartlake Bridge Tragedy
A journey on foot to honour and remember the 37 hop-pickers lost at Hartlake Bridge in 1853. Walk the path, sing their song, and remember…
This SongQuest includes:
Two routes - ‘There’ (6 miles) and ‘Back Again’ (8 miles) - taking Wayfarers to all locations mentioned in the song.
Full mapping of both routes, tested multiple times.
GPX downloads of the two routes, allowing you to make this journey in your own time with whoever you like.
Recordings of the song, plus lyrics, to help you learn the song yourself.
A 6500 word guidebook, rich with detail and story, explaining the background to the tragedy, the hidden meanings of the song, and a turn-by-turn explanation of the route.
