SS Great Britain Museum

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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bristol Marina and Bristol Cathedral.

Bristol Marina

Marina

Photo: Celuici, CC0.

The Bristol Marina is located in Bristol Harbour, Bristol, England. The marina has been in operation since 1980. It is situated adjacent to the SS Great Britain on the south side of the harbour on the site of the former Charles Hill & Sons Ltd's Albion Dockyard, which it shares with Abels Shipbuilders. Bristol Marina is situated 530 feet west of SS Great Britain Museum.

Bristol Cathedral

Church

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. Bristol Cathedral is situated 2,100 feet northeast of SS Great Britain Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spike Island and Southville.

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.

Southville

Suburb

Southville is an inner city neighbourhood and council ward of Bristol, England, on the south bank of the River Avon northwest of Bedminster. Built mainly between the 1880s and the First World War for workers in local industries, it mixes Victorian terraces with post-bombing infill and recent developments.

Hotwells

Suburb

Photo: Gothick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

SS Great Britain Museum

Type: Museum
Address: Gas Ferry Road, Hotwells, Bristol, BS1 6TY
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.44915° or 51° 26′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.60905° or 2° 36′ 33″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C3VC9XR+M9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130404549

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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