Bleadon Hill, Mendips
#30 among attractions in Mendips
Facts and practical information
Bleadon Hill is a 13.52 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest just north of the village of Bleadon, North Somerset, notified in 1999. ()
Mendips United Kingdom
Bleadon Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Dismaland, Old Church of St Nicholas, Weston-super-Mare Town Hall, Crook Peak.
- 3 miNWAmusement, Amusement park
Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare
76 min walk • Dismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy in the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England.
- 2.3 miWChurch, Romanesque architecture
Old Church of St Nicholas, Weston-super-Mare
58 min walk • The Old Church of St Nicholas at Uphill, Somerset, England, is described as 'Norman' but was remodelled in later Middle Ages. Regular services ceased in 1846. The church is partially ruined but still consists of a tower, chancel and a roofless nave.
- 3 miNWCity hall
Weston-super-Mare Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare
77 min walk • Weston-super-Mare Town Hall is a municipal building in Walliscote Grove Road in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. The building, which is the headquarters of North Somerset Council, is a Grade II listed building.
- 2.4 miSENature, Natural attraction, Hill
Crook Peak
62 min walk • Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill is a 332.2 hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the western end of the Mendip Hills, Somerset.
- 2.1 miNENature, Natural attraction, Cave
Banwell Caves
54 min walk • Banwell Caves are a 1.7-hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Banwell, North Somerset, England notified in 1963.
- 3.1 miNWNightlife, Cinema
Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare
80 min walk • The Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, is an art deco cinema building, designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt. Still largely intact and retaining its originally installed Compton organ, it is a Grade II listed building.
- 1.9 miNSpecialty museum, Science museum, Museum
The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare
48 min walk • The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, is a museum featuring a collection of more than 80 helicopters and autogyros from around the world, both civilian and military.
- 3.2 miEForts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Banwell Castle, Banwell
82 min walk • Banwell Castle is a Victorian Gothic Revival mansion in Banwell, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
- 3.1 miEChurch
St Andrew's Church, Banwell
81 min walk • The mainly 15th-century parish Church of St Andrew in Banwell, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building. The body of the church has a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles and a rather short chancel, considering the proportions of the rest of the church.
- 3 miSEChurch
St Andrew's Church
78 min walk • The Church of St Andrew in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, being consecrated by Bishop Jocelin in 1236, with more recent restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.
- 2.8 miNWPark
Ellenborough Park, Weston-super-Mare
72 min walk • Ellenborough Park is a park situated in the centre of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. The western half of the park, an area of 1.8 hectares, is of significant biodiversity interest, due to its plant communities, and was notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1989.