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Bristol Aquarium

Bristol Aquarium is a public aquarium in Bristol. Close by, Bristol Cathedral is 100 m away, one of 81 within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Photo: Bristol Aquarium, Tiia Monto (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Aquarium in Bristol

Inside Bristol

Bristol Aquarium 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

The seasons here

In Bristol the warm season is June to September, with highs of 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

Bristol Aquarium

Public aquarium in Bristol, UK.

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

Type: Aquarium
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Bristol
Official site: bristolaquarium.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Bristol Aquarium on the map

The places near Bristol Aquarium are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of the 5, Bristol is the largest, at 425,196 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2.1 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 · 3.8 km east of it

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Bristol Aquarium is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	2.1 km west of it	637	57
Long Ashton	3.1 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Kingswood and Fishponds	3.8 km east of it	160,280	55
Abbots Leigh	3.9 km west of it	302	61

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Bristol Aquarium

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery, among 81 within 15 km.

CathedralBristol Cathedral100 m away 2

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum700 m away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery700 m away · 451K visitors a year 4

Art galleryArnolfini200 m away · 398K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumM Shed400 m away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralClifton Cathedral1.5 km away 7

ZooBristol Zoo2.1 km away 8

CastleBristol Castle900 m away

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

Questions people have about Bristol Aquarium

Where is Bristol Aquarium?

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

What is Bristol Aquarium?

Public aquarium in Bristol, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bristol Aquarium?

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 Bristol Aquarium?

Within 15 km: Bristol Cathedral (100 m), SS Great Britain Museum (700 m), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (700 m) and Arnolfini (200 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 (9)

Bristol Aquarium: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
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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