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John Sebastian Lightship

One of the places to visit in Bristol is John Sebastian Lightship, a historic ship. Another 52 places to visit lie within 5 km. The pick nearby is SS Great Britain Museum, 1 km off.

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

John Sebastian Lightship 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

John Sebastian Lightship

Historic ship.

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

Type: Historic ship
Town: in Bristol
Official site: cabotcruisingclub.co.uk

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

The map

Where John Sebastian Lightship is

Orange: John Sebastian Lightship.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Among the 6, 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

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km west of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km west 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 6 towns

Town	Where John Sebastian Lightship is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	2.4 km west of it	637	57
Long Ashton	3.2 km west of it	5,184	53
Kingswood and Fishponds	3.8 km east of it	160,280	55
Abbots Leigh	4.4 km west of it	302	61
Whitchurch	4.7 km southeast of it	1,992	13

Make a day of it

More near John Sebastian Lightship

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

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum1 km away 2

CathedralBristol Cathedral700 m away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery1.3 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

Art galleryArnolfini300 m away · 398K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumM Shed300 m away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralClifton Cathedral2.1 km away 7

ZooBristol Zoo2.7 km away 8

CastleBristol Castle1.1 km away

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

Your questions on John Sebastian Lightship

Where is John Sebastian Lightship?

John Sebastian Lightship is in Bristol, Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is John Sebastian Lightship?

Historic ship.

When is the best time to visit John Sebastian Lightship?

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 John Sebastian Lightship?

Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (1 km), Bristol Cathedral (700 m), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (1.3 km) and Arnolfini (300 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)

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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