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• Ashton Court Estate
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• Avon Valley Woodlands
• Eastwood
• Goblin Combe
• Golden Valley, Wick
• Huckford Quarry
• Lawrence Weston Moor
• Manor Road
• Patchway Gorse Covert
• Ridge Wood
• Royate Hill, Eastville
• Stockwood Open Space
• Three Brooks
• Troopers Hill, St George
• Wapley Bushes
• Willsbridge Mill

Heritage Sites
• Ashton Court
• Blaise Castle
• Oldbury Court

Country Parks
• Avon Valley Country Park
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Ashton Court Estate

Estate (parks & outdoor events) 0117 963 9176 / cheri.seddon@bristol.gov.uk
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ashtoncourtestate
Mansion (catering & indoor events) 0117 963 3438 / ashtoncourt@sodexho-uk.com

This is an historic estate with mixed woodland, including conifers and broadleaved woodland, ancient trees, wood pasture, deer parks, open parkland and Ashton Court Mansion. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (for its veteran/ancient trees), an Historic Landscape and Site of Nature Conservation Interest. It is owned by Bristol City Council.

The Estate is currently undergoing extensive improvement works to its buildings, woodland boundaries and gardens. This work will continue over the next few years as part of a Heritage Lottery funded restoration project.

Landscape picture of Ashton Court Estate

Access

There is a good network of hard surfaced and un-surfaced paths and plenty of free parking.



How to get there...

Positioned to the West edge of Bristol’s City Centre, the estate can be accessed from the A369 Clanage Road, through Clifton Lodge, off the A369 at Abbots Leigh Road or from the B3128 near Long Ashton, (OS Explorer 155, grid reference ST 555 720).

Ashton Court Heritage Site
 
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