Catbrain
Catbrain Hill, simply known as Catbrain, is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, part of the suburban North Fringe of Bristol.
Catbrain Hill, simply known as Catbrain, is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, part of the suburban North Fringe of Bristol. It is located near Cribbs Causeway, on a road that contains many car dealerships. A new housing estate has been recently constructed at Catbrain, with more developments nearby underway as of 2022. At the bottom of the hill lies the runway of the former Bristol Filton Airport.
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Worth seeing in and around Catbrain
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.
- 01Bristol Zoo Project
Bristol Zoo Project, formerly known as the Wild Place Project, is a wildlife conservation park in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. It is run by Bristol Zoological Society and was the sister site of Bristol Zoo Gardens until closure of that site in 2022.
800 m · wildlife conservation park in South Gloucestershire, England · Wikipedia - 02Aerospace Bristol
Aerospace Bristol is an aerospace museum at Filton, to the north of Bristol, England. The project is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and houses a varied collection of exhibits, including Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the final Concorde to be built and the last to fly.
2.3 km · aerospace museum at Filton, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England parish church in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England. The first church on the site was established in the 8th century.
3.2 km · Grade I listed church in Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England · Wikipedia - 04St Mary's Church, Henbury
St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Henbury, a suburb of Bristol, England. Located within an extensive churchyard visible from the nearby Blaise Castle Estate, the building has been designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building.
2.2 km · church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Westbury College Gatehouse
Westbury College Gatehouse is a 15th-century gatehouse to the 13th-century college of priests in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England, and now a National Trust property.
3.1 km · Grade I listed College and gatehouse in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Blaise Castle Estate
Blaise Castle Estate is a public park near Henbury in Bristol, England. The estate includes Blaise Castle House, a Grade II* listed 18th-century mansion house; Blaise Castle, a Grade II* listed folly built in 1766; and other listed ancillary buildings including an orangery and dairy.
2.8 km · parkland surrounding Blaise Castle near Henbury in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Pen Park Hole
Pen Park Hole is a large cavern situated underground, on the northern edge of Bristol at the edge of Filton Golf Course, the entrance is located within Pen Park Open Space although fenced off from the public. The cavern was discovered accidentally in the 17th century and the first descent was made by Captain Sturmy in 1669.
1.7 km · cave in the UK · Wikipedia - 08The Old Lodge
The Old Lodge, also known as the Thatched Cottage and 166 Henleaze Road, is a notable landmark in Henleaze in Bristol, England. According to Reece Winstone, writing in 1970, this is the only privately owned thatched house in Bristol.
4 km · house in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Henbury Village Hall
Henbury Village Hall was built as a school in the Henbury area of Bristol, England. It was built in 1830 in a Tudor Revival style by Thomas Rickman, on the site of a charity school which had stood on the site since 1601.
2.1 km · village hall in City of Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Canford Park
Canford Park is a public open park located in the Westbury-on-Trym neighbourhood of Bristol, England. Opened during the Victorian period, it is adjacent to the Canford Cemetery and Crematorium, which opened in 1903.
3.3 km · park in Bristol, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Catbrain
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 17 km · Cardiff (CWL), 53 km · Birmingham (BHX), 119 km
- Stations
- Bristol Filton Airport, 1.4 km · Patchway railway station, 3.5 km · Pilning railway station, 3.9 km · Filton Abbey Wood railway station, 4 km · North Filton Platform railway station, 2.8 km
- Cardiff → Catbrain40 km · quickest by road, 1h 17m · £6–7
- London → Catbrain172 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · £17–23
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Catbrain117 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · £12–16
- 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 Catbrain
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 Catbrain. 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 Catbrain
Catbrain is 8 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Filtontown and civil parish in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom3.1 km
- Patchwaytown and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, UK2 km
- Charlton Hayessettlement and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, UK2.3 km
- Easter Comptonvillage in South Gloucestershire, England1.2 km
- Southmeadsuburb of Bristol, England2.6 km
- Hallenvillage in Gloucestershire, England, UK2.7 km