Henbury retains a distinct character that lingers in the memory like the soft, grey light of a late autumn afternoon. It lies 2.5 miles west of Filton (from Filton: bearing 265°T, OS grid ST 562 789), and is situated south-east of Hallen village. The landscape here is defined by the expansive Blaise Castle Estate, where ancient woodlands provide a sanctuary for those seeking silence amidst the persistent hum of the modern world. Within these grounds, the curious visitor might encounter the Blaise amphitheatre, a grass-covered hollow that seems to hold the echoes of forgotten performances in its bowl. The architecture of the locale is marked by the unique, fairy-tale charm of Blaise Hamlet, where the thatched roofs and rustic chimneys appear as if they were plucked from a dream of pastoral life. Henbury flourishes in the shadow of Castle Hill, a limestone prominence that rises with a quiet, geological authority over the surrounding meadows. Water flows through the heart of this terrain, with the modest Hazel Brook winding its way through the greenery, reflecting the sky in its shallow, pebbled bed. These elements combine to give Henbury a sense of enduring composure, grounded firmly in the physical reality of the earth and the shifting moods of the English weather.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Henbury, Bristol, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Henbury includes coordinates 51.507348, -2.631074, in the county of Bristol, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Henbury is available on the Henbury map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Bristol weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.