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Balmoral

Visitors to Bristol can see Balmoral, a historic ship. 52 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 400 m reaches Bristol Cathedral.

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic ship in Bristol

Inside Bristol

Balmoral is inside Bristol’s built-up area, with 52 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

Weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Bristol run June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 6°58 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug21° / 13°81 mm

Sep19° / 11°65 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov11° / 5°96 mm

Dec8° / 3°98 mm

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

About

Balmoral

Historic ship.

In Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic ship
Town: in Bristol

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

The map

The area around Balmoral

Orange shows Balmoral; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Bristol tops the 6 for size, at 425,196 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km west of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km east of it

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Balmoral is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	2.2 km west of it	637	57
Long Ashton	3.1 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Kingswood and Fishponds	3.9 km east of it	160,280	55
Abbots Leigh	4.1 km west of it	302	61
Whitchurch	5 km southeast of it	1,992	13

Make a day of it

Places to add to Balmoral

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

CathedralBristol Cathedral400 m away 2

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum800 m away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery1.1 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

Art galleryArnolfini100 m away · 398K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumM Shed100 m away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralClifton Cathedral1.8 km away 7

ZooBristol Zoo2.4 km away 8

Historic shipMatthew100 m away

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

Before visiting Balmoral

Where is Balmoral?

Balmoral is in Bristol, Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Balmoral?

Historic ship.

When is the best time to visit Balmoral?

June to September are the warmest months in Bristol, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Balmoral?

Within 15 km: Bristol Cathedral (400 m), SS Great Britain Museum (800 m), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (1.1 km) and Arnolfini (100 m).

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 (8)

Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky 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
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
Matthew: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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