Abbots Leigh

Worth seeing in and around Abbots Leigh

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Bristol

   The University of Bristol is a public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to University College, Bristol, established in 1876.

   3.6 km · research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Clifton Suspension Bridge

   The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Since opening in 1864, it has been a toll bridge, the income from which provides funds for its maintenance.

   2.1 km · bridge in Bristol, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ashton Gate Stadium

   Ashton Gate is a multi-use stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of the Bristol Bears rugby team and the Bristol City football team. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it currently has an all-seated capacity of 26,462, though for marketing reasons this figure has often been advertised as 27,000.

   3.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   SS Great Britain

   SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City.

   3.6 km · 1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bristol Cathedral

   Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol.

   4 km · cathedral · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bristol Zoo

   Bristol Zoo Gardens was a zoo in the city of Bristol in South West England. Bristol Zoo Gardens was managed by the education and conservation charity Bristol Zoological Society, which also manages Bristol Zoo Project.

   2.4 km · zoo and gardens in Bristol, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Clifton Cathedral

   The Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Bristol. Located in the Clifton area of the city, it is the seat and mother church of the Diocese of Clifton and is known as Clifton Cathedral.

   2.8 km · Catholic cathedral in the English city of Bristol · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

   Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about 0.5 miles from the city centre.

   3.6 km · museum · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton

   The Diocese of Clifton is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church centred at the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Clifton, England.

   2.8 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Diocese of Bristol

    The Diocese of Bristol is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England in the Province of Canterbury, England. It is based in the city of Bristol and covers parts of South Gloucestershire and parts of north Wiltshire, as far east as Swindon.

    4 km · Church of England diocese · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

You can go and see where the Priory Monks used to bathe and go wild swimming at Abbots Pool. It is now a conservation lake with plenty of birds and a few small water falls. The Priory has been converted into a private house but there are many tunnels under the house leading in many directions. It is believed that the church and Leigh Court are two of the places that are linked to the Priory by tunnels.

1. 01
   Leigh Court

   The grounds and park are listed, Grade II, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest.

2. 02
   Holy Trinity Church

   A 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic building, restored and partially rebuilt in 1847–48 after a fire.

From Wikivoyage: Abbots Leigh, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Abbots Pool Local Nature Reserve

   A large pool tbat was part of a series of pools used by medieval monks developed for farming for fish.

From Wikivoyage: Abbots Leigh, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Abbots Leigh

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 10 km · Cardiff (CWL), 48 km · Birmingham (BHX), 127 km

Stations

Shirehampton railway station, 3.1 km · Clifton Down railway station, 3.2 km · Sea Mills railway station, 2.2 km · Long Ashton railway station, 3.8 km · Clifton Bridge railway station, 2.6 km

• Cardiff → Abbots Leigh

  36 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · £6–8
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• London → Abbots Leigh

  175 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · £18–25
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Abbots Leigh

  125 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £13–18
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