Nailsea
Nailsea is a town and civil parish in North Somerset, England, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Bristol, and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Weston-super-Mare.
Nailsea is a town and civil parish in North Somerset, England, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Bristol, and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Weston-super-Mare. The nearest village is Backwell, which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the Bristol to Exeter railway line. Nailsea had a population of 15,539 in the 2021 census.
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Worth seeing in and around Nailsea
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.
- 01Tyntesfield
Tyntesfield is a Victorian Gothic Revival country house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England. The house is a Grade I listed building named after the Tynte baronets, who had owned estates in the area since about 1500.
3.6 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is a 100-acre zoo developed on a working farm in Wraxall, North Somerset, 6 miles west of Bristol, England. It is home to the largest elephant facility in northern Europe.
2.9 km · Creationist zoo · Wikipedia - 03Clevedon Court
Clevedon Court is a manor house on Court Hill in Clevedon, North Somerset, England, dating from the early 14th century. It is owned by the National Trust and is designated as a Grade I listed building.
5.1 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Peter, Portishead
The Norman Church of St Peter in Portishead, Somerset, England, was built in 1320, on the site of a previous church, and rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries in the Perpendicular Gothic style. In 1952 it was made a Grade I listed building.
5.7 km · church in Portishead, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea
Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican Church in Nailsea, Somerset, England. It dates from the 15th century and is a Grade I listed building.
800 m · church in Nailsea, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Bridget, Chelvey
St. Bridget's Church in Chelvey, Brockley, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
2.1 km · church in Chelvey, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Church of SS Quiricus & Julietta, Tickenham
The parish Church of St. Quiricus and St.
1.8 km · church in Tickenham, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Church of SS Peter & Paul, Weston in Gordano
The Anglican Church of SS Peter & Paul, Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England, has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The tower and porch were built around 1300, while the rest of the building is from the 15th century, with the work being funded by Sir Richard Percivale who died in 1483 and whose tomb is in the north isle of the nave.
4.8 km · church in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Church of St Michael, Clapton in Gordano
The Church of St Michael in Clapton in Gordano, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was vested in the Trust on 1 June 1995.
3.2 km · church in Clapton in Gordano, Somerset, 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.
4.6 km · church in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Nailsea
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 6 km · Cardiff (CWL), 41 km · Birmingham (BHX), 133 km
- Stations
- Bristol Airport, 6 km · Nailsea and Backwell railway station, 1.3 km · Portbury railway station, 5.8 km · Portishead railway station, 5.9 km · Flax Bourton railway station, 4.1 km
- Cardiff → Nailsea30 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £6–8
- London → Nailsea183 km · quickest by road, 3h 23m · £19–25
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Nailsea131 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · £14–18
- 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 Nailsea
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 Nailsea. 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 Nailsea
Nailsea is 12 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Portburyvillage in North Somerset, England, UK5.4 km
- Backwellvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK2.3 km
- Walton in Gordanocivil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England5.5 km
- Cleevevillage and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK4.5 km
- Tickenhamvillage in Somerset, England, UK3 km
- Brockleyvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK3.6 km