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Mayflower

Mayflower, a historic ship, stands in Bristol. Within 5 km there are 52 more places to visit. Add SS Great Britain Museum, 700 m away, to a visit.

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

Mayflower 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

Warmest in Bristol are 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

Mayflower

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

Its place on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Mayflower is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns around Mayflower, by distance

Of the 6, Bristol is the largest, at 425,196 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

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 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

4 · 4 km east of it

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Mayflower 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 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Kingswood and Fishponds	4 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

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Pair Mayflower with these

Our list has 81 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum700 m away 2

CathedralBristol Cathedral500 m away 3

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

Art galleryArnolfini200 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.

Asked about Mayflower

Where is Mayflower?

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

What is Mayflower?

Historic ship.

When is the best time to visit Mayflower?

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 Mayflower?

Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (700 m), Bristol Cathedral (500 m), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (1.1 km) 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 (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
Matthew: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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