Holiday apartment in South Gloucestershire – trails, nature and culture
Accommodation in South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire has 783 miles (1,257 km) of public rights of way. All of these routes are open to pedestrians; only some are additionally open to cycling, horse riding and driving vehicles. The range of usable routes therefore extends from generally accessible footpaths to individual stretches where further activities are permitted.
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Trails
Details of heritage trails and walking routes in South Gloucestershire are available to download. The routes include places of particular interest. The heritage trails include the Three Mines circular cycle route; they also include walks in Warmley Forest Park. The combination of rights of way, walking routes and a designated circular route illustrates the different forms of travel available within the regional offering, without the same uses applying to every route.
Nature
Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve in Bradley Stoke includes woodland, hedgerows, paths, a lake, streams, ponds, a community orchard and wildflower meadows. Large parts of the reserve are accessible to wheelchair users and people with pushchairs. Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve also has a permanent orienteering course. The various landscape elements exist side by side there: wooded areas, open meadows, bodies of water and paths are all part of the reserve, as is the community orchard.
The Cotswolds National Landscape is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. It is managed by South Gloucestershire Council together with several other organisations. According to the council's visitor information, South Gloucestershire is particularly suitable as a base for visits to Bristol.
Culture
The region's cultural sites also range from industrial history to aviation. Ram Hill Colliery in Coalpit Heath is a designated Scheduled Ancient Monument and offers insights into the region's industrial past. At the restored Bitton Station, visitors can take a ride in a historic carriage behind a steam or diesel locomotive.
Aerospace Bristol offers interactive exhibitions, an outdoor play area and children's trails. Visitors can also step aboard Concorde and experience aviation history. The combination of exhibitions, an outdoor area, children's trails and access to Concorde brings together different aspects of the museum's offering in one place.
History
The Winterbourne Medieval Barn is a building of national importance and was built in 1342. In Thornbury, a special exhibition is held about the Roman coin hoard discovered in 2004. A house and its grounds are also designated Scheduled Monuments; guided tours are offered during the summer months.
Regional connections
Dyrham Park, a historic site, is located near South Gloucestershire. Bristol Castle, a castle, is also in the surrounding area, as are the Fashion Museum, a museum, and the Jane Austen Centre, also a museum. Aztec West is a park in the vicinity of South Gloucestershire. The landscape features mentioned there also include Tog Hill and Henley Hill, both hills in the surrounding area. Henrietta Park is another park near South Gloucestershire.
Other places
Other places in this area that you can explore include Yate, Tortworth, Falfield, Brockworth, Alveston, Almondsbury, Acton Turville, Rangeworthy, Westerleigh, Marshfield, Hinton, Filton, Wick, Petty France, Chipping Sodbury, Hawkesbury, Chippenham, Warmley, Iron Acton, Badminton, Pucklechurch, Hambrook, Doynton and Wickwar.
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