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Bristol - Castles, Cathedrals,
Monuments,
Stately Homes & Palaces
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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
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We know that not all the
properties in Bristol are listed. Please help us
make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
here.
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Blaise Castle
Kingsweston Road, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS10
Tel: 0117 922 3719
E-mail:
bristolparks@bristol-city.gov.uk
Web:
www.bristol-city.gov.uk
The Folly castle provides stunning views of the
local area and is open during the summer months
on Sundays from 2.00pm - 4.45pm.
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Cabot Tower
Brandon Hill, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1
5QD
Tel: 0117 9260767
Web:
www.bristol-city.gov.uk
This 105 feet high tower commemorates the 400th
anniversary of John Cabot's voyage to
Newfoundland in America in 1497.
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SS Great Britain
Great Western Dock, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol, BS1
6TY
Tel: 0117 926 0680 Fax:
0117 925 5788
E-mail:
admin@ss-great-britain.com
Web:
www.ssgreatbritain.org
Travel back in time and board Brunel’s SS Great
Britain – the world’s first great ocean liner.
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Bristol Cathedral
College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TJ
Tel: 0117 926 4879 Fax:
0117 925 3678
E-mail:
reception@bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Web:
www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk
It is estimated that a place of worship has
occupied this spot for at least 1000 years.
Everything you need to know about the history,
services, people, from Anglican diocesan
seat can be found here.
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Clifton Cathedral
Clifton Park, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3BX
Tel: 01179 738411 Fax:
01179 744897
Web:
www.cliftoncathedral.org.uk
This modern Roman Catholic Cathedral was among
the first to adopt the design principles of the
Second Vatican Council.
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Blaise Hamlet
Henbury, nr Bristol
Tel: 01225 833977
E-mail:
blaisehamlet@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Nine rustic cottages around a green.
The hamlet of nine different Picturesque
cottages was designed by John Nash in 1809 for
Quaker banker and philanthropist John Harford,
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Blaise Hamlet -
Photo:
Martin Bodman
CCL |
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Horton Court
Horton, nr Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6QR
Tel: 01179 372501
E-mail:
hortoncourt@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Norman hall-
Photo:
Marion Dutcher
CCL |
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Remains of a 12th-century rectory.
A Norman hall and an exceptionally fine detached
ambulatory are all that remain of what is
probably the oldest rectory in England.
There are interesting early Renaissance
features, including stucco caricatures of
classical figures.
The rest of the house is not open to the public.
Horton Camp, an Iron Age hill-fort with open
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Tyntesfield
Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1NT
Tel: 0870 241 4500
E-mail:
enquiries@thenationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
A Victorian Gothic-Revival house and chapel,
built for businessman William Gibbs from 1863,
is currently undergoing a massive restoration
project funded by public generosity.
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