Failand
Failand is a village in Somerset, England.
Failand is a village in Somerset, England. It lies within the civil parish of Wraxall and Failand and the unitary authority area of North Somerset.
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Worth seeing in and around Failand
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.
- 01Tyntesfield
Tyntesfield is a Victorian Gothic Revival country house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England. The house is a Grade I listed building named after the Tynte baronets, who had owned estates in the area since about 1500.
1.5 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is a 100-acre zoo developed on a working farm in Wraxall, North Somerset, 6 miles west of Bristol, England. It is home to the largest elephant facility in northern Europe.
3.6 km · Creationist zoo · Wikipedia - 03Ashton Court
Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol.
3.3 km · mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Mary and St Edward
The Church of St Mary and St Edward is an Anglican parish church in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England. It was built in the 12th century, but largely rebuilt in the 1880s, and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
3 km · church in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Barrow Court
Barrow Court is a manor house in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England. The site was originally Barrow Gurney Nunnery and was rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries.
3 km · manor house in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Michael and All Angels
The Anglican Church of St. Michael and All Angels in Flax Bourton in the English county of Somerset was built in the 12th century.
2.5 km · church in Flax Bourton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Backwell House
Backwell House, in Backwell, Somerset, England is a house of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register. The house and entrance gates are also Grade II listed buildings.
3 km · country house hotel in Backwell, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08All Saints Church, Wraxall
All Saints' Church is the parish church in Wraxall, Somerset, England. It has been dedicated "to all the Saints".
3.1 km · church in Wraxall, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Charlton House, Wraxall
Charlton House is a historic building in Wraxall, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
3.6 km · house in Wraxall and Failand, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Gatcombe Court
Gatcombe at Ashton Watering within the civil parish of Long Ashton, Somerset, England, is the location of a Grade II* listed building which was built on the site of a Roman settlement. It is close to the Land Yeo river, the A370 road and the Bristol to Exeter railway line.
1.6 km · Grade II* listed building in Long Ashton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Failand
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 7 km · Cardiff (CWL), 46 km · Birmingham (BHX), 130 km
- Stations
- Long Ashton railway station, 3.1 km · Flax Bourton railway station, 1.8 km
- Cardiff → Failand34 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £6–8
- London → Failand178 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · £19–25
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Failand128 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £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 Failand
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 Failand. 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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If you know how people move in Failand – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Failand
Failand is 7 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Long Ashtonvillage in Somerset, England, UK3 km
- Abbots Leighvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England3.4 km
- Portburyvillage in North Somerset, England, UK3.9 km
- Flax Bourtonvillage in Somerset, England, UK2.4 km
- Wraxallvillage in North Somerset, United Kingdom2.6 km
- Wraxall and Failandcivil parish in Somerset, England2.6 km