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Hi Den,
You could consider a trip to Saas-Fee. In Saas-Fee, the beautiful village is well worth a stroll, and you could also go up to one of the local mountains, such as the Hannigalp.
If interested, you could read my trip reports here:
Saas-Fee village
http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/saas-fee-in-mid-september-2016
Hannigalp
http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/saas-fee-hannigalp
A return trip on the Hannigalp gondola will cost CHF 18 with the Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on the full fare of CHF 36).
I have also written a report on the PostBus trip through the Saastal (Saas Valley), which you can find under the heading Meiringen to Saas-Fee on the following page:
http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/trip-report-late-august-to-mid-october-2016
Saas-Fee is in the neighbouring valley to Zermatt. From Zermatt to Saas-Fee takes almost 2 hours, all of it scenic. You would transfer from the train to a PostBus at Stalden-Saas for the trip through the Saastal (see attached screenshot from Google Maps). The PostBus is free with the Swiss Travel Pass.
Alpenrose
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Thanks for your suggestion we will look into it not sure if we fancy that much travelling though as we are leaving here tomorrow to go to Weggis for a few nights. Really enjoyed reading your reports and will keep that in mind for a future trip.
Den
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Brig is a little closer to you (but it takes awhile to get out of that valley regardless).
It is a nice town to exploreand visit Stockalper Palace. https://www.myswissalp s.com/brig
Also, try the hike to the Charles Kuonen Suspension bridge? https://www.zermatt.ch /en/Media/Attractions/ The-Charles-Kuonen-Suspension-Bridge
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We ended up just spending some time exploring Zermatt, walked the Gorner Gorge then to Winklematten and then round Zermatt itself stopping for a few drinks and having an easy day. Long train journey tomorrow to Weggis so wife didn’t fancy traveling.
Thanks
den.