Bristol
Properties and events in Bristol
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Frenchay Unitarian Chapel
Frenchay Unitarian Chapel is one of the oldest purpose-built ‘dissident’ chapels in the country, built 1691. Set in a beautiful garden with 1720 4-stage tower and Halley’s comet wind-vane representing personal search for deeper truths of all kinds.
Glenside Hospital Museum
Glenside Hospital Museum, housed in a historic church of the former Bristol psychiatric hospital, explores the history of mental health care through medical artifacts, patient art, and personal stories.
Horton Court
Explore over 1,000 years of history at Horton Court – the oldest inhabited roofed structure the National Trust cares for.
Keynsham Methodism in the footsteps of the Wesley's
Explore, see and listen to the history of Methodism from the 18th century to today. Our curators will introduce you to the story of how John and Charles Wesley, and Methodists since, have influenced the growth and development of life in Keynsham.
Oldbury Pump Station Tour
Visit Oldbury Pumping Station, which protects 3,600 acres of local land from flooding and pumps up to 2.1 cubic metres of water per second. There will also be the opportunity to see large machinery and vehicles up close in our working service yard!
Signal Box and Community Garden, Warmley
This Grade II-listed Midland Railway Signal Box will be open for visitors. It has recently been restored to mirror how it would have looked in the early 1960s when it was still a fully operating Signal Box.
Thornbury Town Hall
Guided tours are available of the building, parts of which are not usually open to the public. Your guide will take you through its previous uses, from a tavern, to a courtroom, to a police station!
Winterbourne Medieval Barn
Visit the magnificent Winterbourne Medieval Barn & marvel at the cutting edge architectural techniques used in 1342 to create the beautiful raised-cruck roof, ‘a magnificent example of the builders’ craft’. Explore & talk with friendly tour guides.
Winterbourne Parish Church
A medieval church forever renewed provides examples of many styles of architecture, right up to the present day.