Bishop Sutton
Bishop Sutton is a village on the northern slopes of the Mendip Hills, within the affluent Chew Valley in Somerset, England.
Bishop Sutton is a village on the northern slopes of the Mendip Hills, within the affluent Chew Valley in Somerset, England. It lies east of Chew Valley Lake and north east of the Mendip Hills, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Bristol on the A368, Weston-super-Mare to Bath road. Bishop Sutton and the neighbouring village of Stowey form the civil parish of Stowey-Sutton.
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Worth seeing in and around Bishop Sutton
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.
- 01Chew Valley Lake
Chew Valley Lake is a reservoir in Chew Stoke, Chew Valley, Somerset, England. It is the sixth-largest artificial lake by area in the United Kingdom, with an area of 1,200 acres, but only the forty-seventh largest by volume.
1.8 km · reservoir in Somerset, England · Wikipedia - 02Stanton Drew stone circles
The Stanton Drew stone circles are just outside the village of Stanton Drew in the English county of Somerset. The largest stone circle is the Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter and the second largest stone circle in Britain; it is considered to be one of the largest Neolithic monuments to have been built.
3.8 km · Neolithic henge monument; stone circles · Wikipedia - 03St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna
The Church of St Andrew in Chew Magna, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century with a large 15th-century pinnacled sandstone tower, a Norman font and a rood screen that is the full width of the church. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.7 km · church in Chew Magna, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Sutton Court
Sutton Court is an English house remodelled by Thomas Henry Wyatt in the 1850s from a manor house built in the 15th and 16th centuries around a 14th-century fortified pele tower and surrounding buildings. The house has been designated as Grade II* listed building.
1 km · Grade II listed building in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St James, Cameley
The Church of St James is a redundant church in Cameley, Somerset, England, dating from the late 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.1 km · church in Cameley, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06St Margaret's Church, Hinton Blewett
The Church of St Margaret in Hinton Blewett, Somerset, England probably dates from the 13th century although parts are as late as the 16th or 17th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
2.8 km · church in Hinton Blewett, Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Knowle Hill
Knowle Hill is a hill in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England situated between the village of Chew Magna and Chew Valley Lake. The south side of the summit of Knowle Hill is home to the grass Wood Small-reed.
1.7 km · hill in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St Andrew's Church, Chew Stoke
The Anglican St Andrew's Church is on the outskirts of Chew Stoke, within the English county of Somerset. The church, parts of which date from the 15th century, is a Grade II* listed building.
3.9 km · church in Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Church of St Augustine, Clutton
The Church of St Augustine is an Anglican parish church in Clutton Somerset, England. It was originally built around 1290, but much of it has been rebuilt since, and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
3.5 km · church in Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stanton Drew
The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.6 km · church in Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bishop Sutton
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 10 km · Cardiff (CWL), 53 km · Birmingham (BHX), 137 km
- Cardiff → Bishop Sutton44 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · £8–10
- London → Bishop Sutton172 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · £18–24
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Bishop Sutton136 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · £14–19
- 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 Bishop Sutton
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 Bishop Sutton. 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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Next door to Bishop Sutton
Bishop Sutton is 13 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chew Stokea village located in Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom3.7 km
- West Harptreevillage in Somerset, England, UK3.9 km
- Hinton Blewettvillage in Somerset, England, UK3 km
- Chew Magnavillage in Somerset, England, UK3.5 km
- Cluttonvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK3.6 km
- Stanton Drewvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.6 km