warmly decorated rooms offer free wi-fi and flat-screens, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. there's also meeting and event space. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. upgraded rooms add 4-poster beds, sitting areas and/or views of the channel. parking is complimentary. other amenities include a bar and a casual restaurant with a terrace. breakfast is available. on a cliff overlooking the bristol channel, this relaxed hotel in a stately victorian manor is a 10-minute walk from 1860s clevedon pier and a mile from 17th-century walton castle Bristol Airport 32 min
Cabot Tower (30 min) 32-metre viewing tower, built in 1897, for 400th anniversary of John Cabot's voyage to Newfoundland. Floating Harbour (32 min) Brunel's SS Great Britain (31 min) Museum on Brunel's restored 1843 passenger liner with tours below deck and views of the propellor. Clifton Suspension Bridge (22 min) Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece of industrial design spans a deep, urban river gorge. M Shed (30 min) Colourful exhibits detailing history of the city and its people in a 1950s' dockside transit shed. Noah's Ark Zoo Farm (16 min) Lions, tigers and rhinos in 110 acres of countryside, plus a children's playground. Blaise Castle Estate (25 min) 18th-century decorative castle on a picturesque estate with a 19th-century house & art museum. Bristol Zoo Gardens (30 min) Conservation zoo and 12-acre gardens with a Gorilla Island, seals, penguins, reptiles and lions. Tyntesfield (15 min) A fine Victorian country house with turrets, gardens, arboretum and behind-the-scenes tours. Clevedon Pier & Heritage Trust (8 min) Restored 1869 pier with a Japanese pagoda & glass restaurant for seaside picnics & candlelit dining. Ashton Court Mansion (26 min) Country mansion and 860-acre estate hosting events, weddings, parties, hot-air balloons and markets. Clifton Observatory (23 min) Historic windmill, circa 1766, with an observation tower offering picturesque views. Cheddar Gorge (37 min) Deep limestone ravine with hiking trails, viewpoints & underground stalactite/stalagmite caves. Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (29 min) Archaeology, geology and art including fossils, a Romany caravan and artwork by local boy Banksy. Bristol Cathedral (29 min) Free entry to Anglican cathedral with 12th-century heritage, including its vaulted chapter house. |