Great Western Dockyard
Great Western Dockyard is a dock in Bristol, England. Great Western Dockyard is situated nearby to SS Great Britain, as well as near Porto Quay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SS Great Britain and Bristol Cathedral.
SS Great Britain
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 2,000 feet northeast of Great Western Dockyard.
Bristol Marina
Marina
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 660 feet west of Great Western Dockyard.
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.
Great Western Dockyard
- Type: Dock
- Category: transportation
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.44918° or 51° 26′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.60842° or 2° 36′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C3VC9XR+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 177011614OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dock
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SS Great Britain Museum and SS Great Britain visitor centre.
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