Awkley
Awkley is a hamlet in the parish of Olveston in South Gloucestershire, England.
Awkley is a hamlet in the parish of Olveston in South Gloucestershire, England. It lies just off the M4 and M48 junctions. Several streams run in the area including Tockington Mill Rhine, Moor Rhine, Niatt Rhine and Sandy Rhine.
One notable building at Awkley is the former Ebenezer chapel, dated to 1850. Now known as "The Vine", it reopened for worship in August 2006.
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Worth seeing in and around Awkley
One place 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.
- 01RAC Regional Control Centre
The RAC Regional Control Centre is an operations and administration building located in Bradley Stoke, England. Designed by Grimshaw Architects and completed in 1994, it serves as the South West regional headquarters for RAC Limited.
3 km · building in Bristol · Wikipedia
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Getting to Awkley
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 23 km · Cardiff (CWL), 56 km · Birmingham (BHX), 114 km
- Stations
- Pilning railway station, 3.1 km
- Cardiff → Awkley42 km · quickest by road, 1h 17m · £5–7
- London → Awkley170 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · £17–23
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Awkley112 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · £12–15
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Awkley
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Awkley. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundA mountain bike is highly recommended over a city bike, even if you don't plan to go off-road.
- Get aroundBristol Ferry Boat runs several ferry services around the harbour, stopping at various quays on route, and providing a commuter service between the city centre and the main rail station.
- Get aroundNumber Seven Boat Trips also offer a ferry service during the summer months.
- Go nextMap of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby Bath, with its famous Regency terraces, Roman remains and spa facilities, is drive or 15 minutes train journey away, and makes an excellent day trip from Bristol.
- Go nextTwo popular rural tourist destinations that are both an hour from Bristol: The Cotswolds The Mendips Further afield the following are possible day trips and worthy destinations: Exmoor Somerset, Dorset, Devon Forest of Dean Brecon Beacons
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If you know how people move in Awkley – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Awkley
Awkley is 13 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Austvillage in South Gloucestershire, England3.9 km
- Almondsburyvillage in South Gloucestershire, England, UK1.7 km
- Olvestonvillage in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom1.5 km
- Pilningvillage in South Gloucestershire, England3.9 km
- Elbertonvillage in South Gloucestershire, England, UK3.4 km
- Tockingtonvillage in Gloucestershire, England, UK1.6 km