The Observatory on Clifton Down.

The English city of Bristol has a number of parks. The Observatory on Clifton Down in Bristol Photograph taken by Rob Brewer on 23 July 2004. ... The Observatory on Clifton Down in Bristol Photograph taken by Rob Brewer on 23 July 2004. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city...

Large parks

Bristol City Council own three major parks: The Downs, Blaise Castle and Ashton Court. Categories: Stub | Bristol ... The mansion. ... Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. ...

The Downs lie two miles to the northwest of the city centre and total 400 acres (1.6 km²). The downs are divided into Clifton Down to the south and Durdham Down to the north, with a main road running between them. At the south end of Clifton Down is the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and both look over the Avon Gorge. The Downs were given to the city by the Society of Merchant Venturers and are protected by an 1861 Act of Parliament. Categories: Stub | Bristol ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge, spanning the Avon Gorge and linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset, UK. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is a distinctive landmark that is often used as a symbol of Bristol. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge, looking south from the Downs The Avon Gorge (Grid reference ST560743) is a 2. ... The Society of Merchant Venturers (or just the Merchant Venturers) is a private charitable organisation in the English city of Bristol, which dates back to the 13th century. ... In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ...

Blaise Castle estate, situated five miles north of the city centre, includes a recreation ground and large playing fields, as well as woodland and a small gorge, totalling 650 acres (2.6 km²). Additionally the mansion house is now a branch of Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. The mansion. ... The museum building. ...

At 850 acres (3.4 km²) Ashton Court estate is Bristol's largest park. Though the estate lies largely within the boundaries of North Somerset it is maintained by Bristol City Council, and has been publicly owned since 1959. The park contains horse riding and mountain biking trails, and a deer park, and is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its ecology. The mansion house is now a conference centre. Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ... Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ... Deer Park is the name of some places in the United States of America: Deer Park, Illinois Deer Park, Maryland Deer Park, New York Deer Park, Texas Deer Park, Washington Deer Park is also a neighbourhood in Toronto, site of Upper Canada College. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ...

Parks close to the city centre

St Phillip's Church in Castle Park, with the shopping centre behind.

Brandon Hill.

Aerial view of Bristol showing the principal parks in the centre. Brandon Hill(top right), College Green (above centre), Queen's Square (left), and Castle Park (bottom right).

There are only a few small parks close to Bristol city centre: The central area of the city of Bristol, South West England, is the area south of the central ring road and north of the Floating Harbour, bordered north by St Pauls and Easton, east by Temple Meads and Redcliffe, and west by Clifton and Canons Marsh. ...

Castle Park is adjacent to Broadmead shopping centre and the Floating Harbour. The park was created after wartime bombing destroyed most of the mediaeval buildings which originally stood here. The ruined shells of two churches, St Peter's and St Mary's, still stand with the aid of concrete reinforcements, and the foundations of Bristol Castle are also a feature. There are small formal gardens around St Peter's church. St Augustines Reach and Peros Bridge, during the 2004 Harbour Festival. ...

A large part of Castle Park is being sold off to developers as of 2006 to build an unspecified development - possibly a shopping precinct and / or some flats.

Brandon Hill is a hill between the city centre, Clifton and Hotwells. At the summit is a folly commemorating John Cabot a pioneer who sailed from Bristol to Newfoundland. The park is steep and is divided into informal gardens, a small nature reserve and open grassland. The Avon Wildlife Trust headquarters are beside the park. The crowded Princess Victoria Street lies at the heart of Clifton Village Clifton is an inner suburb of the English port city of Bristol. ... Hotwells is a district of Bristol, England located in the lee of high ground that Clifton occupies and directly to the north of the City Docks. ... Giovanni Caboto. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ... The Avon Wildlife Trust aims to protect and promote wildlife in the area of the former county of Avon - now Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. ...

To the northwest of Broadmead shopping centre is St James' Park, a small park divided into two sections by a sunken walkway which links Broadmead to St James' Church and Bristol Bus Station.

West of the city centre near Bristol Cathedral is College Green. The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is the Anglican cathedral in the English city of Bristol and is commonly known as Bristol Cathedral. ...

Queen's Square, a large Georgian square in the centre, carried the inner city ring road for many years, until it was dismantled and the square restored.

Additionally, there is an area of paved open space at St Augustine's Parade in the very centre of the city, beside the harbour.

Other parks

The Bristol and Bath Railway Path.

Parks in Bristol's suburbs include: The Sustrans cycleway between Bristol and Bath, England. ... The Sustrans cycleway between Bristol and Bath, England. ...

• Arnos Vale Cemetery
• Begbrook Green Park
• Bristol and Bath Railway Path, a green corridor following the route of a dismantled railway.
• Canford Park
• Cotham Gardens
• Dame Emily Park
• Eastville Park
• Greville Smyth Park
• Leigh Woods (within North Somerset)¹
• Mina Road Park
• Oldbury Court
• Redland Green
• Snuff Mills¹
• St Agnes Park
• St Andrews Park
• St George Park
• Vassells Park

1. Owned by the National Trust.

Leigh Woods is a small area of woodland in Bristol. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

External links

• Bristol City Council: Parks and open spaces
• Save Castle Park

• Photographs: Castle Park, Brandon Hill, The Downs, Eastville Park.

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