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Bower Ashton Bristol Map

Traditional county: Bristol · Unitary authority: City of Bristol · Region: South West

Explore Bower Ashton, Bristol with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bower Ashton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceBower Ashton
Traditional CountyBristol
Unitary AuthorityCity of Bristol
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.441393
Longitude-2.629733
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Bower Ashton

Bower Ashton unfolds as a quiet corridor where the urban reach of Bristol begins to dissolve into the verdant embrace of the countryside. It lies 1.5 miles west-south-west of Bristol (from Bristol: bearing 237°T, OS grid ST 563 715), and is situated south-south-east of Leigh Woods village. The light here takes on a particular quality, filtering through the mature canopies of the nearby Ashton Court SSSI, where two hundred and ten hectares of ancient parkland offer a sanctuary of deer-haunted stillness. Longmoor Brook traces a modest, winding path through the lower reaches, its gentle movement providing a rhythmic counterpoint to the distant hum of the city. The architectural presence of the University of the West of England’s creative campus gives Bower Ashton a youthful, industrious pulse, grounding the scholarly pursuit of design within these historic grounds. One might wander toward the nearby Greville Smyth Park, where the wide, open lawns invite a lingering gaze toward the horizon as the afternoon shadows lengthen across the grass. This transition between the rugged, wooded heights of the west and the encroaching city streets lends Bower Ashton a contemplative character, suspended between the wild and the built. It remains a place where the air feels sharpened by the proximity of the Avon Gorge, carrying a subtle, cool dampness that speaks of the river’s unseen proximity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • City Mazes (Theme Park) — 0.2 mi, 039° NE
  • Greville Smyth Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 084° E
  • Greville Smythe Park (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 084° E
  • Swing Bridge & Northern Approaches (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 028° NNE
  • Create Centre (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 038° NE
  • Ashton Court Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 302° WNW · 210 ha
  • Longmoor Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 204° SSW
  • Underfall Yard (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 055° NE
  • Gore's Marsh Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 127° SE
  • Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 062° ENE
  • Tobacco Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 085° E
  • The Comedy Box (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 093° E
  • Bristol University Botanic Gardens And Rayne Thatch (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.9 mi, 342° NNW · 3 ha
  • Bristol Marina (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 056° NE
  • Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 357° N
  • Ashton Court Railway (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 328° NNW
  • Nightingale Valley (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 351° N
  • Observatory Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 012° NNE
  • Goldney House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.0 mi, 046° NE · 4 ha
  • SS Great Britain Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 059° ENE
  • Leigh Woods (National Nature Reserve) — 1.1 mi, 349° N · 64 ha
  • Ashton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 252° WSW
  • Clifton Down Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 010° N · 2 ha
  • Stokeleigh Camp: A Promontory Fort In Leigh Woods (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 348° NNW · 6 ha
  • St. Andrew's Clifton old church site (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 038° NE
  • Maritime Heritage Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 063° ENE
  • New Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 076° ENE
  • Cabot Tower (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 048° NE
  • Quarry 5 Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 354° N
  • Georgian House Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 053° NE

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About This Bower Ashton Map Page

Explore Bower Ashton, Bristol, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.441393, -2.629733. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.