Frenchay

Worth seeing in and around Frenchay

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
   University of the West of England

   The University of the West of England, also known as UWE Bristol, is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. With over 37,000 students and 4,200 staff, it is the largest provider of higher education in the South West of England.

   2 km · university in Bristol, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Purdown BT Tower

   Purdown BT Tower, also known as Purdown Transmitter, is a 70.1 metres tall telecommunications tower in Bristol, England. Built in 1970 for the British Telecom microwave network, it is now used to transmit radio and provide mobile phone coverage.

   3.3 km · telecommunications tower in Bristol, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Michael's Church, Winterbourne

   St Michael the Archangel Church or simply St Michael's Church is an Anglican parish church located in Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, on the northern fringe of Bristol. It was built in the 12th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.

   3.2 km · church in Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood

   Whitefield's sometimes Whitfield's Tabernacle is a former Calvinistic Methodist and Congregational church in Kingswood, a town on the eastern edge of Bristol where George Whitefield preached in the open air to coal miners. The name refers to two buildings in which the congregation met.

   4 km · church in South Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay

   St John the Baptist is a church in the Frenchay area of Bristol, England.

   300 m · church in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Matthias

   St Matthias used to belong to the University of the West of England. The campus is located in the suburb of Fishponds in Bristol.

   1.7 km · church in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Purdown

   Purdown is a hill in the north east of Bristol, England. The suburb of Lockleaze lies on its western flanks, while its south-eastern slopes reach into Eastville and include a Priory Group hospital, Fairfield High School, allotment gardens and a recreation area.

   3.1 km · hill in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton

   The Church of Holy Trinity is an Anglican church on Bell Hill in Stapleton, Bristol, England. It has been designated as a grade II* listed building.

   3.1 km · church in Stapleton, Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Eastville Park

   Eastville Park is an urban park in Eastville, Bristol, England. The grounds that became the park were purchased from Greville Smyth of Ashton Court and the boundary walls are listed with Historic England.

   3.7 km · Park in Bristol, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Stoke Park

    Stoke Park is a public open space of 108 hectares in Bristol, England. It occupies a prominent position on the eastern flanks of Purdown, alongside the M32 motorway, together with the landmark Dower House and Purdown transmitter.

    2.6 km · park in Bristol/South Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Frenchay

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 19 km · Cardiff (CWL), 58 km · Birmingham (BHX), 119 km

Stations

Bristol Parkway railway station, 2.4 km · Filton Abbey Wood railway station, 3.1 km · Staple Hill railway station, 2.1 km · Fishponds railway station, 2.3 km · Horfield railway station, 3.5 km

• Cardiff → Frenchay

  46 km · quickest by road, 1h 19m · £6–8
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• London → Frenchay

  166 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £17–22
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Frenchay

  118 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £12–16
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