Capstan

Capstan is a work of art in Portishead, North Somerset, England. Capstan is situated nearby to Old Pier, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Portishead Pier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portishead Lifeboat Station and Portbury Ashlands.

Portishead Lifeboat Station

Public building

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset. A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust, an independent lifeboat, operating from Sugar Loaf Beach. Portishead Lifeboat Station is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Capstan.

Portbury Ashlands

Nature reserve

Photo: Michael Dennis Stagg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portbury Ashlands which is now known as Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve is a nature reserve between Portishead and the Royal Portbury Dock in Somerset, England.

Portishead Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931. Portishead Point Lighthouse is situated 1 mile west of Capstan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Marine and North Weston.

Port Marine

Suburb

Port Marine is a mixed-use, waterfront neighbourhood in the town of Portishead in North Somerset and an exurb of Bristol. Masterplanned during the late 1990s on the docklands and power station brownfield beside the Severn Estuary, the area now contains 3420 dwellings, a 133-berth marina, commercial and retail space, a nature reserve, and a sculpture trail.

North Weston

Village

North Weston is a village in the civil parish of Portishead, in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies between Portishead and Weston-in-Gordano, within the parish of Portishead. North Weston is situated 1½ miles southwest of Capstan.

Portbury

Village

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portbury is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the unitary authority of North Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet Sheepway, which is situated on moorland at the northern edge of the Gordano valley, between the Gordano services on the M5 motorway and Portishead, near the Royal Portbury Dock. Portbury is situated 2 miles southeast of Capstan.

Capstan

Type: Work of art
Category: tourism
Location: Portishead, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49171° or 51° 29′ 30″ north

Longitude

-2.75383° or 2° 45′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C3VF6RW+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6416859684

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

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