North Somerset Showground leads what is near Downside
Our list finds nothing inside Downside’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. They include an attraction, a zoo and a museum. SS Great Britain Museum, 9.5 km away, is the best-known day out.
Top of the list around Downside
The rest of the best known are a zoo and a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Furthest out is North Somerset Bird of Prey Centre, at 7.3 km.
The dashed line is Downside’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 types of place
The list holds an attraction, a zoo and a museum.
Green: inside Downside. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Downside
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further out, the best known
SS Great Britain Museum, 9.5 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum9.5 km northeast
CathedralBristol Cathedral10 km northeast
CathedralWells Cathedral20 km south
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery10 km northeast · 451K visitors a year
Art galleryArnolfini10 km northeast · 398K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey27 km south
CathedralClifton Cathedral10 km northeast
ZooBristol Zoo10 km northeast
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff35 km west · 373K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumM Shed9.9 km northeast · 596K visitors a year
MuseumThe Roman Baths24 km east
CastleCardiff Castle35 km westPlaces well known beyond Downside (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.
What people ask about Downside
What is there to see near Downside?
No attraction is mapped inside Downside itself. Within 5 km of it are North Somerset Showground, North Somerset Bird of Prey Centre and Blagdon Pumping Station & Visitor Centre.
Does Downside have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Downside: Blagdon Pumping Station & Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Downside?
None is recorded within 5 km of Downside.
What are the best-known days out near Downside?
Within 40 km: SS Great Britain Museum (9.5 km), Bristol Cathedral (10 km), Wells Cathedral (20 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (10 km).
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 Downside 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 (12)
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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