Places to visit around Bitton, from Avon Valley Railway
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Bitton’s built-up area. On the list: 2 attractions, a heritage railway and a museum, among others. Travel 11 km and you reach SS Great Britain Museum.
The best known around Bitton
Then come 2 attractions and a museum, behind Avon Valley Railway.
Heritage railwayAvon Valley Railway1.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionWillsbridge Mill1.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumKingswood Heritage Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionBath Racecourse3.4 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Bitton
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the northwest.
The dashed line is Bitton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Between them they are 2 attractions, a heritage railway and a museum.
Green: inside Bitton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 4 on the list
Here are the 4 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
32 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bitton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bitton →
Worth the drive
SS Great Britain Museum, 11 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum11 km west
CathedralBristol Cathedral10 km west
MuseumThe Roman Baths8.5 km southeast
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery11 km west · 451K visitors a year
CathedralWells Cathedral27 km southwest
Art galleryArnolfini10 km west · 398K visitors a year
Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill8.8 km east
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery8.5 km southeast · 92K visitors a year
MuseumJane Austen Centre8.1 km southeast
CathedralClifton Cathedral12 km west
Big drawMuseumM Shed10 km west · 596K visitors a year
ZooBristol Zoo12 km westPlaces well known beyond Bitton (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Places to visit in Bitton: questions
What is there to see near Bitton?
No attraction is mapped inside Bitton itself. Within 5 km of it are Avon Valley Railway, Willsbridge Mill, Kingswood Heritage Museum and Bath Racecourse.
Does Bitton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bitton: Kingswood Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bitton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Little Solsbury Hill (National Trust), 8.8 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Bitton?
Within 40 km: SS Great Britain Museum (11 km), Bristol Cathedral (10 km), The Roman Baths (8.5 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (11 km).
Where are Bitton’s historic buildings listed?
Bitton has 32 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bitton when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (13)
- Avon Valley Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff 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
- Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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