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Barrow Gurney

Barrow Gurney is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the unitary authority of North Somerset on the B3130 road, midway between the A38 and A370 near the Long Ashton bypass and Bristol Airport, 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Bristol city centre.

Barrow Gurney
Barrow Gurney · Geof Sheppard
The place

Barrow Gurney is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the unitary authority of North Somerset on the B3130 road, midway between the A38 and A370 near the Long Ashton bypass and Bristol Airport, 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Bristol city centre. The civil parish includes Barrow Common and has a population of 485.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Barrow Gurney

Airports
Bristol (BRS), 4 km · Cardiff (CWL), 47 km · Birmingham (BHX), 133 km
  • Cardiff → Barrow Gurney
    36 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · £6–9
  • London → Barrow Gurney
    177 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · £18–24
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Barrow Gurney
    131 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £14–18
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No local-transport research exists yet for Barrow Gurney

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 Barrow Gurney. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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

From Wikivoyage: Bristol, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    124 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    142 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    492 km
  4. 04
    Inis Mór (Inishmore)IE

    8 ways of moving, 20 sources

    517 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    528 km

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Barrow Gurney is 7 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.