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Best views in Bristol

9 lookouts and viewpoints in Bristol.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Clifton Downs and Observatory, Bristol
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Best views in Bristol

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    Clifton Downs and Observatory

    The Downs provide a huge open space within Bristol, with great views over the Avon Gorge and the suspension bridge. On top of the downs, right by the bridge is the Observatory, housing a camera obscura and a cave leading down towards an observation point within the 250-foot sheer cliff face of the gorge.

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    Brandon Hill

    Brandon Hill, also known as St Brandon's Hill, is a hill close to Bristol city centre, between the districts of Clifton and Hotwells, in south west England. At the summit is the Cabot Tower, opened in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's voyage from Bristol to Newfoundland in 1497. The upper part of the hill is a steep park, Brandon Hill Park, divided into informal gardens, a small nature reserve and open grassland.

    76 m high

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    Bristol Heritage Walk 1

    Wheelchair accessible

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    Bristol Heritage Walk 22

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    Crumble

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    Observatory Hill

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    Quarry 5 Viewpoint

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    Sit quiet and wait

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    Whitebeam

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps. Some descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).