Iron Acton
Iron Acton is a village, civil parish and former manor in South Gloucestershire, England.
Iron Acton is a village, civil parish and former manor in South Gloucestershire, England. The village is about 2 miles (3 km) west of Yate and about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of the centre of Bristol. The B4058 road used to pass through the village but now by-passes it just to the north.
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Worth seeing in and around Iron Acton
One place 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.
- 01Acton Court
Acton Court is the historic manor house of the manor of Iron Acton in Gloucestershire, England. It is a grade I listed building of Tudor architecture and was recently restored.
800 m · Grade I listed historic house museum in South Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Iron Acton
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 26 km · Cardiff (CWL), 63 km · Birmingham (BHX), 112 km
- Stations
- Yate railway station, 2.3 km · Iron Acton railway station, 400 m
- Cardiff → Iron Acton50 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £6–8
- London → Iron Acton162 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · £16–22
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Iron Acton111 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · £11–15
- 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 Iron Acton
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 Iron Acton. 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 Iron Acton – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Iron Acton
Iron Acton is 14 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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