This beautiful country park is one of the finest areas of natural and open land that exists in this area of South Gloucestershire. Well...

This community museum has been operating since 1986 and carries an extensive range of local history artefacts and documents. One of the central collections...

Thornbury Library is an important cultural and social resource for the community, carrying a large selection of educational and entertainment books, audio and video materials....

This house was built for the pleasure of Henry VIII when he visited this area of the world. Designed by Nicholas Poyntz, one of...

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust was established by a small group of workers and enthusiasts in 1981, and on a small patch at the Bristol factory,...

Frenchay Museum is a small but fascinating place of history to visit, charting the growth and development of this suburb of Bristol. Although once...

The Glenside Hospital Museum is filled with interesting artefacts and historical documents that help visitors to understand the history of this hospital, and the way...

Sadly the greatest innovation in commercial flight, Concorde, is a plane that is no longer seen in the skies of Britain or anywhere in the...

Jack Russell is probably first and foremost known as a famous England cricket player who kept wicket with style for his nation for a great...

The National Trust acquired this ruined abbey in 1949. It is thought that the earliest part of the abbey was constructed in the 12th...

The 650-acre Blaise Castle Estate has been a public pleasure-ground since it was bought by Bristol Council. Paths wind along wooded slopes and beside brooks....

These enchanting cottages around a green were built c.1811 for retired employees of John Scandrett Harford, who owned Blaise Castle House. Each of the nine...

Bishop Carpenter built a new quadrangle in the 15th century for Westbury’s college (community) of priests. It was like a miniature castle, with a turret...

Visit Caldicot’s magnificent Medieval Castle in Monmouthshire, set in fifty-five acres of beautiful parkland. Discover the castle’s past with a taped tour and enjoy the...

Taurus Crafts is a group of shops and studios which cater for all tastes. With a wide variety of crafts, gifts, toys and jewellery for...

There’s plenty to enjoy at the Forest Model Village including a free quiz, model railway and children’s play area. The project, which opened in 2004,...

LOT is housed in a 25000 square foot site over three levels, and comprises an artist-led collaborative art project in Bristol. The main exhibition...

Once much of Bristol looked like this - though perhaps not as brightly painted. The seventeenth-century city centre was a mass of tightly-packed timber-framed houses,...

The first shot tower in the world was built on Redcliffe Hill by plumber William Watts. In 1782 he invented a way to make perfectly...

As late Georgian Bristol grew with a burst of squares and crescents, the new districts needed churches. In fact the residents of Brunswick and Portland...

The former Brunswick Congregational Chapel dominates the square. It was designed by William Armstrong in 1834. The huge Ionic columns of the portico hint of...

Leigh Woods is a characteristic British woodland habitat that has changed for many hundreds of years. Situated on the edge of Bristol, the National...

The celebrated Bristol Blue Glass has been made in the city for centuries. Glassmaking died out in Bristol soon after the Second World War, but...

Chepstow Castle is a well loved feature of the town. Substantial remains are still to be seen of this, what was probably one of...

Chepstow Museum is a popular visitor attraction in the town, and holds a large collection that is interesting and wide-ranging. There have been settlements...

Built to withstand the Welsh in the twelfth century, Berkeley Castle has a turbulent past. The fortress and the Berkeley family, its lifelong owners, have...

Be transported to another world where hundreds of butterflies dart around their tropical home. With forty-two different species at the farm, this is a great...

Edward Jenner is one of the most famous and influential medical scientists ever to have lived in this country and a great deal of the...

Civil registration has literally taken over from the church here. In 1670 the Quakers of Bristol built the first meeting house on this site. William...

These are the only surviving friary buildings in Bristol. The Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans) were evangelists with a mission to towns. They were known...

The oldest Methodist building in the world. John Wesley’s headquarters when he began open air preaching in Bristol in 1739. This extraordinary building enables visitors...

This museum is located within the 18th Century brass works that belonged to William Champion. The first commercial production of zinc in Europe was...

First mentioned in 1174 as St Jacobus-in-the-market, the church changed its dedication to St Philip and now has both saints as patrons, affectionately known as...

This Norman church is Bristol’s earliest surviving building. The priory was founded in 1129 by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, who also built a great stone...

The University of Bristol Botanic Gardens are located off Durdham Down in one of the most attractive parts of the city. The gardens contains...

England’s greatest dramatist is honoured in quite a few pub names. This house was built only 20 years after Shakespeare’s death, if we accept the...

This award-winning museum presents the extraordinary story of Britain’s former empire and its continuing impact. It offers sixteen galleries, special exhibitions, a cafe and a...

During the early Victorian railway rush companies sprang up to build railway lines across Britain. Bristol was the meeting point of the Great Western Railway...

Gracious ranges are grouped around the courtyard of this almshouse built in 1691. The clock and belfry mark its barrel-vaulted chapel. It was founded for...

Sugar and tobacco were imported from the New World through Bristol. So where better to refine sugar? It was an important industry in the city...