Attraction · near Flax Bourton · Somerset

North Somerset Showground

Set 400 m north of Flax Bourton, North Somerset Showground is an attraction. Top of the 81 other places within 15 km is SS Great Britain Museum, 7.3 km off.

Where

400 m

north of Flax Bourton

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Attraction near Flax Bourton

Just outside Flax Bourton

North Somerset Showground is 400 m north of Flax Bourton. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Afternoons in Flax Bourton peak at 19–21°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 3°90 mm

Feb8° / 2°69 mm

Mar11° / 4°65 mm

Apr13° / 5°61 mm

May17° / 8°69 mm

Jun19° / 11°65 mm

Jul21° / 13°75 mm

Aug21° / 13°88 mm

Sep19° / 11°77 mm

Oct15° / 8°102 mm

Nov11° / 5°104 mm

Dec9° / 3°102 mm

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

About

North Somerset Showground

Attraction.

Type: Attraction
Town: 400 m north of Flax Bourton
Official site: nsas.org.uk

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

The map

The way to North Somerset Showground

Find North Somerset Showground in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near North Somerset Showground

The biggest base of the 8 is Nailsea (15,919 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 400 m south of it

Flax Bourton

341 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 500 m southeast of it

Cambridge Batch

407 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km southwest of it

Backwell

4,347 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km northeast of it

Failand

758 people · 25 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where North Somerset Showground is	People	Places to visit
Flax Bourton	400 m south of it	341	5
Cambridge Batch	500 m southeast of it	407	9
Backwell	1.2 km southwest of it	4,347	5
Failand	1.4 km northeast of it	758	25
Nailsea	2 km west of it	15,919	6
Long Ashton	2.2 km east of it	5,184	53
West Hill	2.8 km northwest of it	339	6
Downside	3.9 km south of it	127	3

Make a day of it

Places to add to North Somerset Showground

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a historic house.

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum7.3 km away 2

CathedralBristol Cathedral7.9 km away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery7.8 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

Historic house · National TrustTyntesfield House1.5 km away 5

Art galleryArnolfini8 km away · 398K visitors a year 6

ZooBristol Zoo7.1 km away 7

CathedralClifton Cathedral7.3 km away 8

Big drawMuseumM Shed7.9 km away · 596K visitors a year

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

Questions before you go

Where is North Somerset Showground?

North Somerset Showground is 400 m north of Flax Bourton, Somerset.

What is North Somerset Showground?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit North Somerset Showground?

June to September are the warmest months in Flax Bourton, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near North Somerset Showground?

Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (7.3 km), Bristol Cathedral (7.9 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (7.8 km) and Tyntesfield House (1.5 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
Tyntesfield House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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