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Avon Gorge

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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Avon Gorge is one of 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset. The nearest railway station, Sea Mills, is under a kilometre away. Nearby SSSIs include Ashton Court and Severn Estuary.

More places to visit near Avon Gorge

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

0.7 km SW · spans 14 counties

Photo of Ashton Court Country Park, a country park near Bristol, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Ashton Court Country Park

Country park near Bristol

A Repton-landscaped park of 850 acres, home to a deer herd and the Balloon Fiesta.

1.1 km S

Photo of Clifton Suspension Bridge, a landmark in Bristol, south west England.Highlight

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Landmark near Bristol

Chain bridge slung 75 m above the Avon at high water, built to Brunel's design and finished in 1864, five years after his death.

1.4 km SE

Photo of Bristol Lido, a lido in Bristol, south west England.Highlight

Bristol Lido

Lido near Bristol

A Victorian swimming bath of about 1850 in Clifton, restored in 2008 as a heated pool with a spa and restaurant.

2.1 km E

Photo of Bristol Cathedral, a cathedral in Bristol, south west England.Highlight

Bristol Cathedral

Cathedral near Bristol

Former Augustinian abbey founded in 1140, with a rare hall-church east end whose aisles rise as high as the choir.

3.1 km SE

Photo of Tyntesfield, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bristol, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Tyntesfield

House & garden near Bristol

A High Victorian Gothic pile remodelled in the 1860s on a Peruvian guano fortune.

5.6 km SW