Avoncliff Aqueduct, Cotswold Water Park

Name: Avoncliff Aqueduct
Address: Cotswold Water Park, United Kingdom

#49 among attractions in Cotswold Water Park

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Facts and practical information

Avoncliff Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Bath to Westbury railway, at Avoncliff in Wiltshire, England, about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bradford-on-Avon. It was built by John Rennie and chief engineer John Thomas, between 1797 and 1801. It is a Grade II* listed structure. ()

Opened: 1805 (219 years ago)Coordinates: 51°20'20"N, 2°16'57"W

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Cotswold Water Park United Kingdom

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Avoncliff Aqueduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Iford Manor, St Laurence's Church, Westwood Manor, Church of St Peter.

0.7 miS
Garden, Park, Vernacular architecture
Iford Manor, Bradford on Avon
19 min walk • Iford Manor is a manor house in Wiltshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building sitting on the steep, south-facing slope of the Frome valley, in Westwood parish, about 2 miles southwest of the town of Bradford-on-Avon. Its Grade I registered gardens are open to the public from April to September each year.
1.4 miNE
Church
St Laurence's Church, Bradford on Avon
35 min walk • St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, is one of very few surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England that does not show later medieval alteration or rebuilding.
0.8 miSE
Historical place, Vernacular architecture, History museum
Westwood Manor, Bradford on Avon
21 min walk • Westwood Manor is a 15th-century manor house with 16th-century additions and 17th-century plaster-work in the village of Westwood, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. Pevsner describes Westwood Manor as "a perfect Wiltshire manor house".
0.9 miW
Church
Church of St Peter, Cotswold Water Park
23 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Peter in Freshford within the English county of Somerset dates from the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Parts of St Peter's Church, which is on the north side of the village, date back to the fifteenth century. The three stage tower, which is supported by diagonal buttresses, was added in 1514.
1.1 miE
Protected area
Gripwood Quarry, Bradford on Avon
29 min walk • Gripwood Quarry is a 2.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1951. The quarry is of Oolitic limestone and has a wall in the middle creating an upper and a lower quarry, last used for mushroom growing.

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Which popular attractions are close to Avoncliff Aqueduct?

Nearby attractions include Iford Manor, Bradford on Avon (19 min walk), Westwood Manor, Bradford on Avon (21 min walk), Church of St Peter, Cotswold Water Park (23 min walk).

How to get to Avoncliff Aqueduct by public transport?

The nearest stations to Avoncliff Aqueduct:

Train

Avoncliff (2 min walk)
Freshford (21 min walk)

Avoncliff Aqueduct, Cotswold Water Park

Facts and practical information

Cotswold Water Park plan & book

Avoncliff Aqueduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Iford Manor, Bradford on Avon

St Laurence's Church, Bradford on Avon

Westwood Manor, Bradford on Avon

Church of St Peter, Cotswold Water Park

Gripwood Quarry, Bradford on Avon

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Avoncliff Aqueduct?

How to get to Avoncliff Aqueduct by public transport?