Heritage railway · Kingswood and Fishponds · Gloucestershire

Avon Valley Railway

One of the places to visit in Kingswood and Fishponds is Avon Valley Railway, a heritage railway. Our list has 3 more places within 5 km. The pick nearby is SS Great Britain Museum, 8.7 km off.

Photo: Avon Valley Railway, Geof Sheppard (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Kingswood and Fishponds

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Heritage railway in Kingswood and Fishponds

Inside Kingswood and Fishponds

Avon Valley Railway is inside Kingswood and Fishponds’ built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

Highs of 17–22°C mark May to September in Kingswood and Fishponds.

Jan8° / 2°88 mm

Feb9° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr14° / 5°56 mm

May17° / 8°61 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°64 mm

Aug22° / 13°74 mm

Sep19° / 11°62 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov11° / 5°94 mm

Dec9° / 3°99 mm

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

About

Avon Valley Railway

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Type: Heritage railway
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Kingswood and Fishponds
Official site: avonvalleyrailway.org

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

The map

Locating Avon Valley Railway

The map centres on Avon Valley Railway, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Among the 7, Bristol is the biggest, home to 425,196 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km south of it

Keynsham

19,257 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km southeast of it

Bitton

808 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km east of it

Upton Cheyney

454 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Avon Valley Railway is	People	Places to visit
Kingswood and Fishponds	It’s in town	160,280	55
Keynsham	1.2 km south of it	19,257	9
Bitton	1.3 km southeast of it	808	4
Upton Cheyney	2.7 km east of it	454	5
Bristol	2.8 km west of it	425,196	76
Wick	2.9 km northeast of it	1,579	6
Saltford	3.6 km southeast of it	4,133	8

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

A visit can add 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery, from 112 places within 15 km.

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum8.7 km away 2

CathedralBristol Cathedral8.2 km away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery8.6 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

MuseumThe Roman Baths11 km away 5

Art galleryArnolfini7.9 km away · 398K visitors a year 6

Big drawMuseumM Shed8 km away · 596K visitors a year 7

CathedralClifton Cathedral9.5 km away 8

ZooBristol Zoo10 km away

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

Avon Valley Railway: common questions

Where is Avon Valley Railway?

Avon Valley Railway is in Kingswood and Fishponds, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Avon Valley Railway?

Heritage railway in the United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Avon Valley Railway?

May to September are the warmest months in Kingswood and Fishponds, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Avon Valley Railway?

Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (8.7 km), Bristol Cathedral (8.2 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (8.6 km) and The Roman Baths (11 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)

Avon Valley Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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