Long Ashton
Long Ashton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
Long Ashton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset and is one of a number of large villages just outside the boundary of city of Bristol urban area. The parish has a population of 6,044. The parish includes the hamlet of Yanley, and the residential area of Leigh Woods.
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Worth seeing in and around Long Ashton
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.
- 01SS 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.
3.6 km · 1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Since opening in 1864, it has been a toll bridge, the income from which provides funds for its maintenance.
3.2 km · bridge in Bristol, England · Wikipedia - 03Ashton 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.
2.3 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 04Roman 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.
3.7 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Ashton Court
Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol.
2 km · mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England · Wikipedia - 06Buckingham Baptist Chapel
Buckingham Baptist Chapel is a Gothic Revival church in Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol, England.
3.9 km · church in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Brandon Hill
Brandon Hill, also known as St Brandon's Hill, is a hill close to Bristol city centre, between the districts of Clifton and Hotwells, in south west England. At the summit is the Cabot Tower, opened in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's voyage from Bristol to Newfoundland in 1497.
3.9 km · hill in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Clifton Observatory, Bristol
Clifton Observatory is a former mill, now used as an observatory, located on Clifton Down, close to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England.
3.4 km · observatory in Bristol, England · Wikipedia - 09St Peters Church, Bishopsworth
St Peter's is a Neo Norman style church in Bishopsworth, Bristol, England.
2.7 km · church in Bristol, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Church 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.
3.9 km · church in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Tyntesfield
Wraxall, BS48 1NX (4 mi (6.4 km) south of Portishead), tyntesfield@nationaltrust.org.uk.
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Where to eat
- 01Parsons Bakery
Bread, sandwiches, and a selection of ready-to-eat meals.
- 02Bird In Hand
Regarded as the best restaurant of Long Ashton, having won a culinary award in 2012 and 2015.
From Wikivoyage: Long Ashton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Long Ashton
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 7 km · Cardiff (CWL), 48 km · Birmingham (BHX), 130 km
- Stations
- Parson Street railway station, 2.9 km · Long Ashton railway station, 300 m · Clifton Bridge railway station, 2.5 km · Ashton Gate railway station, 2.1 km · Flax Bourton railway station, 3.6 km
- Cardiff → Long Ashton36 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £6–8
- London → Long Ashton176 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £18–24
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Long Ashton128 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £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 Long Ashton
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 Long Ashton. 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 Long Ashton – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Long Ashton
Long Ashton is 5 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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