Flax Bourton
Flax Bourton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
Flax Bourton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish, with a population of 715, is within the unitary authority of North Somerset, on the edge of Nailsea Moor on the A370 road 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Bristol city centre.
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Worth seeing in and around Flax Bourton
9 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.
2 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.
3.8 km · Creationist zoo · Wikipedia - 03Church 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.
1.3 km · church in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Barrow 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.
1.3 km · manor house in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church 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.
100 m · church in Flax Bourton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06All Saints Church, Wraxall
All Saints' Church is the parish church in Wraxall, Somerset, England. It has been dedicated "to all the Saints".
3 km · church in Wraxall, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Gatcombe 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.
2 km · Grade II* listed building in Long Ashton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Backwell 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.
700 m · country house hotel in Backwell, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Church of St Andrew, Backwell
St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in Backwell, Somerset, England. The church building dates back to the 13thcentury, when the nave, aisles and the chancel were built.
1.8 km · Grade I listed church in Backwell, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Flax Bourton
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 4 km · Cardiff (CWL), 44 km · Birmingham (BHX), 132 km
- Stations
- Nailsea and Backwell railway station, 2.7 km · Flax Bourton railway station, 700 m
- Cardiff → Flax Bourton34 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · £6–8
- London → Flax Bourton179 km · quickest by road, 3h 20m · £18–24
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Flax Bourton130 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · £14–18
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Flax Bourton
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 Flax Bourton. 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 Flax Bourton
Flax Bourton is 9 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Nailseatown in North Somerset, England3.5 km
- Backwellvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK2.2 km
- Barrow Gurneyvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England3.6 km
- Wraxallvillage in North Somerset, United Kingdom2.3 km
- Wraxall and Failandcivil parish in Somerset, England2.3 km
- Failandvillage in Somerset, England2.4 km