The Avon Gorge

The Avon Gorge is in Bristol, England. The Avon Gorge is situated near the forest Folly Goss / The Ash Wood, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Crumble.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and Clifton Down.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

College

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is situated 3,700 feet east of The Avon Gorge.

Clifton Down

Park

Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clifton Down is an area of public open space in Bristol, England, north of the village of Clifton. With its neighbour Durdham Down to the north and east, it constitutes the large area known as The Downs, much used for leisure including walking and team sports. Clifton Down is situated 2,500 feet southeast of The Avon Gorge.

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Gothick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Clifton Suspension Bridge is situated 1 mile south of The Avon Gorge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sneyd Park and Stoke Bishop.

Sneyd Park

Suburb

Sneyd Park is a suburb of Bristol, England, lying on the western fringe of Clifton Down, adjacent to the Avon Gorge and the Sea Walls observation point.

Stoke Bishop

Suburb

Stoke Bishop is a suburb and ecclesiastical parish in the north-west of Bristol, England, of which Sneyd Park is a subdivision. Bordered by The Downs, the River Avon and the River Trym, it is located between the suburbs of Westbury-on-Trym and Sea Mills.

Clifton

Suburb

Photo: Rbrwr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clifton is an inner suburb of Bristol, England, and the name of one of the city's thirty-five electoral wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells.

The Avon Gorge

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46934° or 51° 28′ 10″ north

Longitude

-2.63484° or 2° 38′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C3VF998+P3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1881728327

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Highlights: Folly Goss / The Ash Wood and Crumble.

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