Knowle
Knowle is a district and council ward in southeast Bristol, England, lying on the broad ridge of the Wells Road about 2 mi from the city centre.
Knowle is a district and council ward in southeast Bristol, England, lying on the broad ridge of the Wells Road about 2 mi from the city centre. It is bordered by Filwood Park to the west, Brislington to the east, Whitchurch and Hengrove to the south and Totterdown to the north. The area's name, recorded as Canole in the Domesday Book of 1086, is derived from the Old English cnoll, a reflection of the terrain which falls away northwards to the River Avon.
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Worth seeing in and around Knowle
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.
- 01University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to University College, Bristol, established in 1876.
3.4 km · research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Ashton Gate Stadium
Ashton Gate is a multi-use stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of the Bristol Bears rugby team and the Bristol City football team. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it currently has an all-seated capacity of 26,462, though for marketing reasons this figure has often been advertised as 27,000.
3.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 03SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City.
3 km · 1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol.
2.8 km · cathedral · Wikipedia - 05Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about 0.5 miles from the city centre.
3.4 km · museum · Wikipedia - 06Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton
The Diocese of Clifton is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church centred at the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Clifton, England.
3.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Diocese of Bristol
The Diocese of Bristol is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England in the Province of Canterbury, England. It is based in the city of Bristol and covers parts of South Gloucestershire and parts of north Wiltshire, as far east as Swindon.
2.8 km · Church of England diocese · Wikipedia - 08Bristol Jamia Mosque
The Bristol Jamia Mosque is a mosque in the Totterdown area of Bristol, England. It was the first mosque in Bristol and is currently the largest in the south west of England.
1.1 km · mosque in Bristol, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Bristol Castle
Bristol Castle was a Norman castle established in the late 11th century on the north bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Remains can be seen today in Castle Park near the Broadmead Shopping Centre, including the sally port.
2.7 km · Norman castle in Bristol · Wikipedia - 10St Mary Redcliffe
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district of the city of Bristol, England. The first reference to a church on the site appears in 1158, with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872.
2 km · Grade I listed church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Knowle
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 12 km · Cardiff (CWL), 54 km · Birmingham (BHX), 127 km
- Stations
- Bristol Temple Meads railway station, 1.8 km · Bedminster railway station, 1.7 km · Montpelier railway station, 4 km · Parson Street railway station, 2.5 km · Stapleton Road railway station, 3.7 km
- Cardiff → Knowle141 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · £16–21
- London → Knowle147 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · £15–21
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Knowle16 km · quickest by road, 38 min · £3–3.5
- 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 Knowle
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 Knowle. 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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Next door to Knowle
Knowle is 3 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bristolcity in South West England, United Kingdom2.8 km
- Bedminstersuburb of Bristol, England2.3 km
- Brislingtonsuburb of Bristol, United Kingdom2 km
- Eastonsuburb of Bristol, UK2.8 km
- Whitchurchsuburb of Bristol, England2.7 km
- Brislington Westelectoral ward of the unitary authority of Bristol1.3 km