Portishead
Portishead is a large port town in Somerset.
Understand
It is on the mouth of the river Avon and in the Bristol Channel. It is a commuter town to Bristol and also a place going rapid expansion due to housing demand from Bristol.
Get in
- By Motorway, Junction 19 of the M5
Get around
See
- Portishead Marina.
- 28 public art works around the marina and Ashlands development.
- 🌍 Tyntesfield, Wraxall, BS48 1NX (4 mi (6.4 km) south of Portishead), ☎ +44 844 800 4966, e-mail: tyntesfield@nationaltrust.org.uk. A Victorian Gothic Revival house named after the Tynte baronets.
Do
Buy
There is a large Waitrose Supermarket, plus a large shopping centre with all the usual chain stores including Argos and Homebase.
Eat
Drink
- 🌍 The Royal Inn, Pier Steps, BS20 7HG, ☎ +44 1275 843944. M-Sa 11AM-11PM; Su noon-10:30PM. Built in 1830.
Sleep
- 🌍 Premier Inn Portishead, Wyndham Way, BS20 7GA, ☎ +44 871 527 8898.
Connect
Go next
Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby
| Routes through Portishead |
| Bristol ← | N |
→ Weston-super-Mare → Bridgwater |
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