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Compton Greenfield
Gloucestershire, South West
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Days out & attractions in Compton Greenfield
Days out around Compton Greenfield – castles, lakes, viewpoints, hills and more, including 3 in Compton Greenfield itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏰 Castles & stately homes
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌄 Viewpoints
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⛰️ Hills & peaks
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🦁 Zoos & wildlife parks
Bristol Zoo Project
Compton Greenfield · 0.6 miles
Blackhorse Hill, Bristol BS10 7TP
10:00-17:00
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🏛️ Museums
Blaise Hamlet
Catbrain · 1.9 miles
The site comprises nine modest cottages arranged around a central green in the Henbury district of north-Bristol, with Catbrain identified as the nearest settlement. Managed by the National Trust, the ensemble is presented as an open-air museum, allowing visitors to observe the layout from the surrounding garden. Dogs may accompany their owners provided they remain on a lead. Constructed circa 1811, the hamlet was intended for retired staff of Quaker banker and philanthropist John Scandrett Harford, who owned the nearby Blaise Castle House. The architect John Nash, recognised for his work in the Picturesque movement, devised the first fully realised garden suburb here, a model that influenced later developments of the type. Each cottage displays a distinct design, featuring brick chimneys, dormer windows and, in some cases, thatched roofs, all set within Victorian-style cottage gardens. The surrounding oval path links the dwellings and encircles a sundial positioned on the green. Both the cottages and the sundial hold Grade I listing, while the wider setting, together with Blaise Castle, is recorded as Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Although the individual houses remain occupied and are not open for interior visits, the collective arrangement can be appreciated from the green. The National Trust’s stewardship ensures the area is maintained for public viewing, with the only restriction being the requirement to keep dogs on a lead while on the premises.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Aerospace Bristol
Brabazon · 1.9 miles
A collection of more than 8,000 artefacts charts over a hundred years of aviation, from early pioneers to modern jetliners, and it is housed on the historic Filton Airfield north of Bristol. The site is operated by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and occupies two First World War-era Grade II listed hangars, one of which serves as the main exhibition space while the other functions as a workshop and storage area. A purpose-built Concorde hangar displays Concorde Alpha Foxtrot – the final aircraft of the type – alongside its Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engine, and a separate Conservation in Action workshop allows visitors to observe restoration work in progress. The exhibition is organised into seven chronological themes, presenting Bristol-built aircraft such as a Bristol Scout, a Bristol Fighter and a Bristol Bolingbroke under restoration, as well as motor vehicles, scale models and a range of piston- and jet-era engines. Highlights include a flyable replica of a Bristol Boxkite, a Sea Harrier delivered by RAF Chinook, and a representation of the Brabazon airliner’s wheels and nameplate. The museum’s development began after Concorde Alpha Foxtrot arrived in 2003, with major funding from BAE Systems and a Heritage Lottery Fund grant leading to the opening of Aerospace Bristol in October 2017. Admission requires a charge, and the venue offers step-free access for wheelchair users. Opening times are published on the museum’s listing, and the nearest town identified by mapping data is Brabazon. Facilities include the exhibition halls, the workshop viewing area and standard visitor amenities.
Hayes Way, Bristol BS34 5BZ
Mo-Su 10:00-16:30
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🌳 Parks & gardens
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
The Wave
Over · 1.2 miles
Blackhorse Hill, Easter Compton BS35 5RE
Mo-Th 06:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 06:00-22:00; Su 06:00-21:00
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
Arthur Outten
Westbury on Trym · 3.1 miles
This rowan tree was planted 19th November 1990 in memory of Arthur Outten (December 1911 - June 1990)
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🏺 Archaeological sites
Old Sea Bank
Marsh Common · 1.2 miles
Visible as long shallow banks, 350m long just north of Gilslake Fm, and 130m north from Chequers Fm. Medieval or post-Medieval flood defence from before area was fully drained in 19thC
The Mere Bank
Avonmouth · 2.5 miles
The Mere Bank and its flanking ditches exists as an identified medieval flood defence which may have earlier, Roman, origins. It acted as a barrier to reclaim part of the wetlands of the Avon levels. Provisionally dated to 12th-13th centuries.
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🕳️ Caves
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🛝 Playgrounds
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Compton Greenfield.
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