Bristol Harbour
Bristol Harbour is the harbour in the city of Bristol, England. The harbour covers an area of 70 acres. It is the former natural tidal river Avon through the city but was made into its current form in 1809 when the tide was prevented from going out permanently.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Harbor
- Description: harbour in the city of Bristol, England
- Also known as: “Floating Harbour”
Places of Interest
Highlights include SS Great Britain and Hydraulic Engine House.
SS Great Britain
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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.
Hydraulic Engine House
Historic building
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hydraulic engine house is part of the "Underfall Yard" in Bristol Harbour in Bristol, England. The octagonal brick and terracotta chimney of the engine house dates from 1888, and is Grade II* listed, as is the hydraulic engine house itself.
Underfall Yard
Shipyard
Photo: Philippa Crabbe, CC BY 2.0.
The Underfall Yard is a historic boatyard on Spike Island serving Bristol Harbour in England. Underfall Yard was commonly referred to as "The Underfalls" and takes its name from the underfall sluices.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spike Island and Hotwells.
Spike Island
Suburb
Spike Island is an inner city and harbour area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre. It comprises the strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.
Hotwells
Suburb
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Hotwells is a neighbourhood in the English port city of Bristol. It is located to the south of and below the high ground of Clifton, and directly to the north of the Floating Harbour.
Ashton Gate
Suburb
Ashton Gate is a suburb of Bristol, United Kingdom, in the Southville ward of Bristol City Council. A toll house at the western end of North Street still survives and indicates the origin of the area's name as a gate on the road to Ashton.
Bristol Harbour
- Category: transportation
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Bristol Harbour” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الميناء العائم”
- Arabic: “مرسى برستل”
- Arabic: “مرفأ برستل”
- Arabic: “مرفأ بريستول”
- Arabic: “ميناء برستل”
- Arabic: “ميناء بريستول”
- Chinese: “布里斯托尔港湾”
- Chinese: “布里斯托港”
- Chinese: “布里斯托爾港”
- German: “Bristol Harbour”
- Japanese: “ブリストル港”
- Japanese: “ブリストル湾”
- Spanish: “puerto de Bristol”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Bristol”
- Spanish: “puerto flotante”
- Turkish: “Bristol Limanı”
- Welsh: “Harbwr Bryste”
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Highlights include Brandon Hill and Ashton Gate.
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