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Black Castle

Look for Black Castle in Bristol. The surrounding 5 km hold 51 more places to visit. Worth the trip, SS Great Britain Museum is 3.4 km off.

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Bristol

Inside Bristol

Black Castle is inside Bristol’s built-up area, with 51 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

The climate through the year

If warmth matters, go June to September: Bristol reaches 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

Black Castle

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

Type: Castle
Town: in Bristol
Official site: greeneking.co.uk/pubs/avon/castle

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

The map

Black Castle at a glance

Black Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Black Castle

Largest of the 5 is Bristol, home to 425,196. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km south of it

Whitchurch

1,992 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km southeast of it

Keynsham

19,257 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Black Castle is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Kingswood and Fishponds	2.1 km northeast of it	160,280	55
Whitchurch	3.6 km south of it	1,992	13
Keynsham	3.9 km southeast of it	19,257	9
Leigh Woods	4.8 km west of it	637	57

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

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

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum3.4 km away 2

CathedralBristol Cathedral2.9 km away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery3.4 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

Art galleryArnolfini2.6 km away · 398K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumM Shed2.6 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralClifton Cathedral4.2 km away 7

ZooBristol Zoo4.8 km away 8

CastleBristol Castle2.4 km away

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

Black Castle in questions

Where is Black Castle?

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

What is Black Castle?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Black Castle?

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 Black Castle?

Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (3.4 km), Bristol Cathedral (2.9 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (3.4 km) and Arnolfini (2.6 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 (8)

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
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
Bristol Castle: The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86. Images by unknown engravers, and thus are PD due to age, per the relevant Brit…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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