Originally Posted by
catch21
You don't need a massive depth for pedestrian access. If it's semi-formal you can get away without edging for quite a few years, and after a few years I guarantee you won't notice or care. Dig out 80mm or so of turf/top soil with a 1.5 tonne mini digger, fill with about 50mm depth with base, planing, scalpings, whatever the local guys call it (or type 1 DTP), compacting it in layers with a whacker plate as you go, finish off with 25/30mm of self-binding path gravel and off you go for many years. Good enough for the Royal Parks and the National Trust, good enough for me.