One of two towers dominating the Bristol skyline, and not far from Brunel's Suspension Bridge, Cabot tower stands 100ft high ontop of a high hill just outside the city centre. Built in 1897, the tower commemorates John Cabot's voyage to America in 1497 (he discovered Newfoundland).
At the base of the Tower you will find emplacements for captured Russian guns brought back to England after the Crimean War.
The tower was designed by William Venn Gough (1842-1918), and was based on a tower in the Loire in France but in a style prevalent in England at the time of Henry VII.
a Historic City in the county of Somerset
(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction NE)Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..
a Historic City in the county of Somerset
(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)Bath is an elegant city famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman attractions from which it got it's name. The traveller James Boswell who visited the city.....
a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset
(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground...
a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire
(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction E)Tucked away in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe is a quintessential English village with honey-colored stone houses, a medieval market cross, and a peaceful ambiance. It's an idyllic destination for a relaxing countryside getaway...
in the county of Somerset
(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction S)Wells, situated at the foot of the picturesque mendip hills, is most certainly one of England's most delightful cathedral cities...
All towns in Somerset
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The great, stirring building of Bristol Cathedral was initially given cathedral status by Henry VIII, at this time it was a.....
Bristol's graceful Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It spans the Avon Gorge some 245ft above.....
This engaging house sits serenely in a beautiful wooded Gloucestershire valley, surrounded by an old deer park. It is built of.....
Designed by Henry Edmund Goodridge in 1825 for William Beckford, one of the nation's most accomplished and interesting characters.....
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