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Kings Weston Roman Villa

Kings Weston Roman Villa is located in Lawrence Weston in the north-west of Bristol.

Kings Weston Roman Villa
Kings Weston Roman Villa · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Kings Weston Roman Villa is located in Lawrence Weston in the north-west of Bristol. Discovered in 1947 during the construction of the post-war housing estate, the site consists of two distinct buildings: a fully excavated eastern building and a partially explored western building located beneath the modern Long Cross road.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Kings Weston Roman Villa

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
    Kings Weston House

    Kings Weston House is a historic building in Kings Weston Lane, Kingsweston, Bristol, England. Built during the early 18th century, it was remodelled several times, most recently in the mid-19th century.

    800 m · Grade I listed country house in Lawrence Weston, Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Avonmouth Bridge

    The Avonmouth Bridge is a road bridge that carries the M5 motorway over the River Avon into Somerset near Bristol, England. The main span is 538 ft long, and the bridge is 4,554 ft long, with an air draught above mean high water level of 98.4 ft.

    1.6 km · Bridge on M5 near Bristol, England · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    St Mary's Church, Portbury

    St Mary's Church in Portbury, Somerset, England, is an Anglican parish church close to the M5 motorway. It is a Grade I listed building.

    3.8 km · church in Portbury, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Blaise 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.

    2.5 km · parkland surrounding Blaise Castle near Henbury in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Holy 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.

    3.9 km · Grade I listed church in Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St 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.

    3.2 km · church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    University of Bristol Botanic Garden

    The University of Bristol Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in Bristol, England. The garden moved to its current site in Stoke Bishop in 2005, having previously been at three other sites in the city.

    3.8 km · Botanical garden in Bristol · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Westbury 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.

    3.8 km · Grade I listed College and gatehouse in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton

    Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton is an 11 acre biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bristol, England, on the north bank of a lower, tidal stretch of the River Avon, 1.9 miles downstream from the Avon Gorge, and just east of Shirehampton. It was notified as an SSSI in 1999.

    1 km · Site of special scientific interest in Bristol, England · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Church of St George

    The Anglican Church of St George in Easton in Gordano in the English county of Somerset is a Grade II* listed building.

    2.7 km · church in Easton-in-Gordano, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kings Weston Roman Villa

Airports
Bristol (BRS), 13 km · Cardiff (CWL), 48 km · Birmingham (BHX), 124 km
Stations
St Andrews Road railway station, 2.6 km · Avonmouth railway station, 1.9 km · Shirehampton railway station, 1.3 km · Sea Mills railway station, 2.3 km · Ham Green Halt railway station, 2 km
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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 Kings Weston Roman Villa. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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 Kings Weston Roman Villa

Kings Weston Roman Villa is 7 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.