Bedminster Down
Bedminster Down is a suburban neighbourhood of Bristol, England, built largely in the 1930s.
Bedminster Down is a suburban neighbourhood of Bristol, England, built largely in the 1930s. It extends from Bedminster to Ashton, Bishopsworth, Highridge and Uplands, and is a largely residential area. Bedminster Down is a middle-class area and some of the area is built over disused coal mines.
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Worth seeing in and around Bedminster Down
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.
- 01University 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.
3.4 km · research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Clifton 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.
3.4 km · bridge in Bristol, England · Wikipedia - 03Ashton 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.
1.7 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 04SS 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.
2.6 km · 1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Bristol 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.
3 km · cathedral · Wikipedia - 06Clifton 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.
3.8 km · Catholic cathedral in the English city of Bristol · Wikipedia - 07Bristol 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.
3.4 km · museum · Wikipedia - 08Roman 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.
3.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Diocese 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.
3 km · Church of England diocese · Wikipedia - 10Bristol Castle
Bristol Castle was a Norman castle established in the late 11th century on the north bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Remains can be seen today in Castle Park near the Broadmead Shopping Centre, including the sally port.
3.7 km · Norman castle in Bristol · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bedminster Down
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 9 km · Cardiff (CWL), 51 km · Birmingham (BHX), 129 km
- Stations
- Bristol Temple Meads railway station, 3.4 km · Bedminster railway station, 2 km · Parson Street railway station, 900 m · Bristol Harbour, 2.8 km · Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, 2.3 km
- Cardiff → Bedminster Down39 km · quickest by road, 1h 35m · £6–9
- London → Bedminster Down173 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · £18–23
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Bedminster Down127 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · £13–18
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bedminster Down
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 Bedminster Down. 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
From Wikivoyage: Bristol, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Bedminster Down
Bedminster Down is 3 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bristolcity in South West England, United Kingdom3.2 km
- Long Ashtonvillage in Somerset, England, UK2.7 km
- Dundryvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.8 km
- Cliftonsuburb of Bristol, England3.8 km
- Leigh Woodsvillage in Somerset, United Kingdom3.5 km
- Bishopsworthsuburb in Bristol, UK1.4 km