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Quarry Steps, Durdham Down

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Quarry Steps, Durdham Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bristol. It is one of six SSSIs in the county. It is the smallest Site of Special Scientific Interest in England.

Clifton Down Station is under a kilometre away. Other SSSIs nearby include Avon Gorge and Ashton Court.

More places to visit near Quarry Steps, Durdham Down

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.

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.

1.8 km SW

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.

1.8 km SW · spans 14 counties

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.

2.3 km SE

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.

2.5 km SW

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

5.5 km NW · spans 24 counties