The Wave
The Wave is an artificial surfing lake. Its setting is 800 m northeast of Easter Compton. Our list has 86 more places within 15 km; first among them is SS Great Britain Museum, at 11 km.
Water park near Easter Compton
Just outside Easter Compton
The Wave is 800 m northeast of Easter Compton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
In Easter Compton, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–22°C.
The Wave
Artificial surfing lake in South Gloucestershire, England.
- Type
- Water park
- Town
- 800 m northeast of Easter Compton
- Official site
- thewave.com
Map of The Wave and nearby
The map puts The Wave in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of The Wave
Home to 425,196 people, Bristol is the largest of these 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Easter Compton
Almondsbury
Patchway
Pilning
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Wave is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Compton | 800 m southwest of it | 654 | 9 |
| Almondsbury | 1.1 km northeast of it | 2,937 | 7 |
| Patchway | 1.3 km southeast of it | 16,517 | 17 |
| Pilning | 2.4 km northwest of it | 1,400 | 3 |
| Filton | 2.5 km southeast of it | 10,955 | 22 |
| Bradley Stoke | 2.6 km east of it | 25,194 | 9 |
| Severn Beach | 2.8 km northwest of it | 2,208 | 8 |
| Bristol | 2.9 km south of it | 425,196 | 76 |
Around The Wave
The 86 places within 15 km include 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 zoos.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum11 km away2
CathedralBristol Cathedral10 km away3
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery9.7 km away · 451K visitors a year4
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle12 km away5
ZooBristol Zoo9 km away6
Art galleryArnolfini11 km away · 398K visitors a year7
CathedralClifton Cathedral9.4 km away8
ZooBristol Zoo Project1.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Wave in questions
Where is The Wave?
The Wave is 800 m northeast of Easter Compton, Gloucestershire.
What is The Wave?
Artificial surfing lake in South Gloucestershire, England.
When is the best time to visit The Wave?
May to September are the warmest months in Easter Compton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Wave?
Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (11 km), Bristol Cathedral (10 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (9.7 km) and Chepstow Castle (12 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 (9)
- The Wave: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Zoo Project: Charlie Marshall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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