Failand Observatory

Failand Observatory is a building in Wraxall and Failand, North Somerset, England, which is located on Weston Road. Failand Observatory is situated near the sports venue Pavillion, as well as near the recreation area Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital School Sports Ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tyntesfield and Hebron Church.

Tyntesfield

Park

Photo: Chilli Head, CC BY 2.0.

Tyntesfield is a Victorian Gothic Revival country house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England. The house is a Grade I listed building named after the Tynte baronets, who had owned estates in the area since about 1500. Tyntesfield is situated 1 mile west of Failand Observatory.

Hebron Church

Church

Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hebron Church is an evangelical church in Long Ashton, North Somerset, near Bristol in England, was first founded in 1934 by Ernest Dyer. The church has a membership of around 30 with an average Sunday morning congregation of around 50. Hebron Church is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Failand Observatory.

Tyntesfield chapel

Chapel

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tyntesfield chapel is situated 1 mile west of Failand Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Failand and Long Ashton.

Failand

Village

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Failand is a village in Somerset, England. It lies within the civil parish of Wraxall and Failand and the unitary authority area of North Somerset. The village has two separate parts.

Long Ashton

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Long Ashton is a dormitory town 5 km south west of Bristol in Somerset, England. It is known for its bio science research centre Fenswood Farm, known by the locals as The Farm.

Flax Bourton

Village

Photo: Anthony Brunning, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flax Bourton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish, with a population of 715, is within the unitary authority of North Somerset, on the edge of Nailsea Moor on the A370 road 5 miles south west of Bristol city centre.

Failand Observatory

Type: Building
Address: Weston Road, Bristol, BS8 3UR
Location: Wraxall and Failand, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.43842° or 51° 26′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.6871° or 2° 41′ 14″ west

Operator

Bristol Astronomical Society

Open location code

9C3VC8Q7+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 625666992

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=telescope

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pavillion and Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital School Sports Ground.

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