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Brislington West

Brislington West is a council ward of the city of Bristol, England.

The place

Brislington West is a council ward of the city of Bristol, England. It covers the western part of Brislington, together with Arnos Vale and Kensington Park.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Brislington West

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
    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.

    3.9 km · cathedral · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    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
  3. 03
    Bristol Jamia Mosque

    The Bristol Jamia Mosque is a mosque in the Totterdown area of Bristol, England. It was the first mosque in Bristol and is currently the largest in the south west of England.

    2.3 km · mosque in Bristol, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Bristol 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.

    3.6 km · Norman castle in Bristol · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    St Mary Redcliffe

    The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district of the city of Bristol, England. The first reference to a church on the site appears in 1158, with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872.

    3.1 km · Grade I listed church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Temple Church

    Temple Church, also known as Holy Cross Church, is a ruined church in Redcliffe, Bristol, England. It is on the site of a previous, round church of the Knights Templar, which they built on land granted to them in the second quarter of the 12th century by Robert of Gloucester.

    3.2 km · church in Bristol, England · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Arnolfini

    Arnolfini is an international arts centre and gallery in Bristol, England. It has a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema.

    3.6 km · arts centre and gallery in Bristol, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020

    A Surge of Power 2020 is a 2020 black resin sculpture, sculpted by Marc Quinn and modelled on Jen Reid; both Quinn and Reid are credited as artists. It depicts Reid, a black female protester, raising her arm in a Black Power salute.

    3.9 km · statue in Bristol city centre · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    St Stephen's Church, Bristol

    St Stephen's Church in St Stephen's Avenue, is the parish church for the city of Bristol, England. It has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building.

    3.9 km · church in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Bristol Old Vic

    Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London.

    3.6 km · theatre in Bristol, England · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Brislington West

Airports
Bristol (BRS), 13 km · Cardiff (CWL), 55 km · Birmingham (BHX), 126 km
Stations
Bristol Temple Meads railway station, 2.7 km · Bedminster railway station, 3 km · Parson Street railway station, 3.8 km · Lawrence Hill railway station, 3.1 km · Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, 3.1 km
  • Cardiff → Brislington West
    44 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £7–9
  • London → Brislington West
    168 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · £17–23
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Brislington West
    124 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · £13–17
  • From anywhere
    The planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Brislington West

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 Brislington West. 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

    120 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    150 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    491 km
  4. 04
    Inis Mór (Inishmore)IE

    8 ways of moving, 20 sources

    523 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    528 km

If you know how people move in Brislington West – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Brislington West

Brislington West is 4 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Bristolcity in South West England, United Kingdom3.9 km
  • Hanhamvillage in Gloucestershire, England, UK3.3 km
  • Bedminstersuburb of Bristol, England3.6 km
  • Brislingtonsuburb of Bristol, United Kingdom700 m
  • Queen Charltonvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.8 km
  • Knowledistrict in the south east of the city of Bristol, United Kingdom1.3 km