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Kensington Park Bristol Map

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

Explore Kensington Park, Bristol with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kensington Park 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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PlaceKensington Park
Traditional CountyBristol
Unitary AuthorityCity of Bristol
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.436533
Longitude-2.556051
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Kensington Park

Kensington Park emerges from the suburban fringes of Bristol as a quiet residential enclave defined by its modest, terraced streets and the enduring resilience of its local geography. It lies 2.2 miles east-south-east of Bristol (from Bristol: bearing 121°T, OS grid ST 614 709), and is situated south-south-west of Whiteway village. The land here holds a particular character, as Kensington Park occupies a portion of the Callington Road Nature Reserve, where wild grasses and unmanicured thickets soften the rigid lines of twentieth-century brickwork. A short distance to the north-west, the dramatic, wooded slopes of Arno’s Vale offer a contrast to the domestic scale of the local rooftops, providing a green lung for the eastern districts. The atmosphere remains tempered by the proximity of the Grade II* listed Arnos Vale Cemetery, where the heavy, melancholic beauty of Victorian funerary architecture exerts a silent influence over the surrounding horizon. Sunlight often catches the slate tiles of the houses in the late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the tarmac of the quiet residential lanes. Residents here share a rhythm dictated by the steady flow of traffic toward the city centre, yet the local pockets of greenery ensure that the natural world remains a tangible presence. Kensington Park maintains a grounded identity, balanced between the industrial heritage of its neighbours and the persistent, quiet growth of the nearby nature reserve.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Callington Road Nature Reserve (Park)locality lies within
  • Arno's Court Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 303° WNW
  • Arno's Vale (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 313° NW
  • Arnos Vale Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.5 mi, 306° NW · 11 ha
  • Black Castle (Castle) — 0.5 mi, 336° NNW
  • Brislington Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 195° SSW
  • Suncloud (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 316° NW
  • Wake The Tiger (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 327° NNW
  • Broom Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 083° E
  • Flowers Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 161° SSE
  • St Anne's Well (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 025° NNE
  • The Park And Garden To Brislington House (Known As Long Fox Manor) (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.3 mi, 112° ESE · 16 ha
  • Windmill Grinding Mill (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 288° WNW
  • Temple Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 310° NW
  • Tramway Rail (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 298° WNW
  • Hermitage In Quaker Burial Ground Near St Mary Redcliffe (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 299° WNW
  • The Wardrobe Theatre (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 325° NW
  • The Malago (River) — 1.8 mi, 268° W
  • Partial Remains Of Bristol Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 315° NW · 3 ha
  • Bathurst Basin (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 296° WNW
  • Easton Community Cinema (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 347° NNW
  • Bickley Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 103° ESE · 9 ha
  • St Peter's Church (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 312° NW
  • Old City Gaol (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 290° WNW
  • History of Video Games (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 313° NW
  • Bristol Old Vic (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 303° WNW
  • M Shed (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 293° WNW
  • New Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 288° WNW
  • Bristol Heritage Walk 1 (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 303° WNW
  • Palestine Museum & Cultural Centre (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 308° NW

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About This Kensington Park Map Page

Explore Kensington Park, 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: 51.436533, -2.556051. 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.