Yate and Chipping Sodbury Guide - Local Scene


The Yate and Chipping Sodbury Guide

serving the community since 1997

Yate , Chipping Sodbury Days Out

Days Out, There are many attractions and interesting places to visit in the surrounding areas. This is not a  comprehensive list but merely a small selection of places to visit.

Bristol Zoo with its animals and gardens or Longleat House and Safari Park home to Lord Bath.

Visit the National Trust -
Dyrham Park or the Roman Baths in the nearby city of Bath.

Open top bus tour of the City of Bristol or the Bath City Sightseeing tour.

A nostalgic trip on the Avon Valley Steam Railway or a visit to see the SS Great Britain and staying on the water a whole variety of boating experienceswith Bristol Packet Company - check them out! Public trips include various champagne, cream tea and wildlife trips under Clifton Suspension Bridge, harbour cruises, up the river towards Bath.

Bristol and Bath Tours - Open Top Bus

Thrills and maybe spills as you go racing at Castle Combe Race Circuit. Castle Combe Circuit has been contributing to the world of motor sport in the UK for over 55 years, over this period it has developed and expanded to meet the highest of standards. Circuit activities at Castle Combe Circuit include Race Car Meetings, Motorcycle Race Meetings, both Motorbike and Car Track Days, and Driving Experiences, where you can feel the thrill of driving race cars around a race circuit.

Berkeley Castle is situated in Berkeley just off the A38 in 6,000 acres of land. It was finished in 1153 by Robert Fitzhardinge, the first of the Berkeley family, who was awarded the Castle by Henry II. The estate includes a fine example of a mediaeval deer park, a stretch of the River Severn and 18 tenant farms.


At-Bristol is a unique destinationAt Bristol bringing science, nature and art to life. A place of discovery and surprise.
 

Avon Valley Country Park or Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust,The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Headquarters, is located in Gloucestershire off junctions 13 or 14 on the M5. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust founded in 1946 by the famous artist and naturalist Sir Peter Scott has 9 visitor centres throughout the country. Slimbridge is famous the world over for migrating water birds who come to spend the winter here. Visitors to the award winning visitor centre can enjoy the beauty of the landscape and get closer to the wetland birds seeing them in their natural habitat. There are several viewing hides throughout the centre overlooking these internationally protected wetlands. Conservation and biodiversity are the main programmes of the Trust.

Cheddar Gorge and Caves
A major tourist attraction for over 200 years, with plenty to do above and below ground.Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you'll find many rare species.The Cathedral-like Caves and Britain's biggest Gorge are million-year-old Ice Age river beds. Your ancestors have lived here for 40,000 years, and world-famous Cheddar Man is Britain's oldest complete skeleton.

 

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Events at the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s beautiful Lower Woods Nature Reserve near Wickwar.

 

 

 


 


 

 


The Yate and Chipping Sodbury Guide

 See our What's On page for details of local events


Toll House Clinic Chipping Sodbury


Absolute Garden Services


Elm Legal Services

Absolute Waste Services