Historic house · near Leigh Woods · Somerset

Ashton Court

Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol. You will find it 600 m southwest of Leigh Woods. It counts as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Ashton Court, Linda Bailey (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

600 m

southwest of Leigh Woods

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Leigh Woods

Just outside Leigh Woods

Ashton Court is 600 m southwest of Leigh Woods. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Leigh Woods has 6 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Leigh Woods

From May to September, Leigh Woods sees highs of 18–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 3°63 mm

Mar11° / 4°58 mm

Apr14° / 6°54 mm

May18° / 9°60 mm

Jun20° / 12°59 mm

Jul22° / 14°63 mm

Aug22° / 14°74 mm

Sep19° / 11°61 mm

Oct15° / 9°88 mm

Nov11° / 6°92 mm

Dec9° / 3°94 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Leigh Woods, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Leigh Woods. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Leigh Woods’ full climate →

About

Ashton Court

Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia. Within 15 km there are 81 more places to visit, starting with SS Great Britain Museum (2.5 km).

Leigh Woods’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 600 m southwest of Leigh Woods
Official site: ashtoncourtestate.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Ashton Court

Ashton Court is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Ashton Court

By population, Bristol leads the 8 with 425,196. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 600 m northeast of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

2 · 900 m east of it

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

4 · 1.7 km northwest of it

Abbots Leigh

302 people · 61 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ashton Court is	People	Places to visit
Leigh Woods	600 m northeast of it	637	57
Bristol	900 m east of it	425,196	76
Long Ashton	1.1 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Abbots Leigh	1.7 km northwest of it	302	61
Failand	2.2 km west of it	758	25
Pill	3.4 km northwest of it	4,956	27
Cambridge Batch	3.8 km southwest of it	407	9
Flax Bourton	4.8 km southwest of it	341	5

Make a day of it

Beyond Ashton Court

Nearby, 81 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 art galleries.

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum2.5 km away 2

CathedralBristol Cathedral3.1 km away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery2.9 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

ZooBristol Zoo2.3 km away 5

CathedralClifton Cathedral2.4 km away 6

Art galleryArnolfini3.3 km away · 398K visitors a year 7

Big drawMuseumM Shed3.2 km away · 596K visitors a year 8

Art galleryRoyal West of England Academy2.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Ashton Court

Where is Ashton Court?

Ashton Court is 600 m southwest of Leigh Woods, Somerset.

What is Ashton Court?

Mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England.

When is the best time to visit Ashton Court?

May to September are the warmest months in Leigh Woods, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Ashton Court a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Ashton Court?

Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (2.5 km), Bristol Cathedral (3.1 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (2.9 km) and Bristol Zoo (2.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Ashton Court: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal West of England Academy: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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