Stanton Drew
Stanton Drew is a small village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in Somerset, England, lying north of the Mendip Hills, 8 miles (13 km) south of Bristol, just off the A368 between Chelwood and Bishop Sutton in the area of the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority.
Stanton Drew is a small village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in Somerset, England, lying north of the Mendip Hills, 8 miles (13 km) south of Bristol, just off the A368 between Chelwood and Bishop Sutton in the area of the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority.
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Worth seeing in and around Stanton Drew
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.
- 01Stanton Drew stone circles
The Stanton Drew stone circles are just outside the village of Stanton Drew in the English county of Somerset. The largest stone circle is the Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter and the second largest stone circle in Britain; it is considered to be one of the largest Neolithic monuments to have been built.
200 m · Neolithic henge monument; stone circles · Wikipedia - 02St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna
The Church of St Andrew in Chew Magna, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century with a large 15th-century pinnacled sandstone tower, a Norman font and a rood screen that is the full width of the church. It is a Grade I listed building.
2.1 km · church in Chew Magna, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Sutton Court
Sutton Court is an English house remodelled by Thomas Henry Wyatt in the 1850s from a manor house built in the 15th and 16th centuries around a 14th-century fortified pele tower and surrounding buildings. The house has been designated as Grade II* listed building.
2.7 km · Grade II listed building in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of All Saints, Publow
The Church of All Saints in Publow, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century, and has a 15th-century tower with gargoyles. The pulpit is Jacobean.
2.7 km · church in Publow, Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Holy Trinity Church, Norton Malreward
The Anglican Holy Trinity Church in Norton Malreward, Somerset, England dates from the late 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building.
1.9 km · grade II listed church in Norton Malreward, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stanton Drew
The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
100 m · church in Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Knowle Hill
Knowle Hill is a hill in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England situated between the village of Chew Magna and Chew Valley Lake. The south side of the summit of Knowle Hill is home to the grass Wood Small-reed.
2.3 km · hill in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Church of St Leonard, Chelwood
The Church of St. Leonard is a redundant church in Chelwood, Somerset, England.
3.6 km · church in Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09St Thomas à Becket Church, Pensford
St Thomas à Becket Church in Pensford, Somerset in southwest England, dates from the 14th century and was active in 1341, although only the tower remains from that date, the rest of the church having been rebuilt in 1868 by Giles and Robinson Architects. The church was reconsecrated in 1869.
2 km · church in Pensford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Old School Room, Chew Magna
The Old School Room in Chew Magna, Somerset, England was built around 1510. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.2 km · historic site in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Stanton Drew
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 10 km · Cardiff (CWL), 53 km · Birmingham (BHX), 134 km
- Cardiff → Stanton Drew43 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · £7–10
- London → Stanton Drew171 km · quickest by road, 3h 24m · £18–24
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Stanton Drew133 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · £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 Stanton Drew
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 Stanton Drew. 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 Stanton Drew
Stanton Drew is 10 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chew Magnavillage in Somerset, England, UK2 km
- Pensfordvillage in the civil parish of Publow with Pensford in Somerset, England2.3 km
- Chelwoodvillage and civil parish in Somerset, UK3.9 km
- Norton Malrewardvillage in Somerset, England, UK2.4 km
- Publowvillage and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England2.4 km
- Bishop Suttonvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.6 km