Blaise Castle Walks
Explore the delightful Blaise Castle Estate in Bristol, on this circular walk through the 650 acre country park. You will follow a series of peaceful wooded paths around the landscaped grounds and visit the sham castle where there are fabulous views of Avonmouth, the Avon Gorge and South Wales. Other highlights include two pools - the Giant's Soapdish and Penny Well, and two caves - the Robber's Cave and the Butcher's Cave.
There is also a gorge with a limestone outcrop often used by climbers and Blaise Castle itself - a magnificent 18th century mansion house with a fascinating museum.
There are several well laid out walking routes you can try in the estate. These include the Rhododendron walk, Castle walk and the Gorge walk. See the link below for route guides and pdf files with maps. To the west there's also Limekiln Wood leading to Kings Weston Hill where there's an Iron Age hill fort, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Postcode
BS10 7QS - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsPlease click here for more information
Blaise Castle Ordnance Survey Map 
- view and print off detailed OS map
Blaise Castle Open Street Map 
- view and print off detailed map
Blaise Castle OS Map 
- Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking
Blaise Castle Open Street Map 
- Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking
Pubs/Cafes
There's a good on site cafe with a fine range of meals and snacks. Outdoor seating is also available here.
Dog Walking
The expansive choice of estate paths are a great place to bring your dog for walk. You'll probably see plenty of other owners with their pets on your visit. The cafe mentioned above is also dog friendly.
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
The popular Bristol Triangular City Walk passes the estate. The circular walk visits several local highlights including Durdham and Clifton Downs, Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge. It's a nice way of continuing your walking around the city of Bristol.
There's also the Community Forest Path, another long distance trail exploring the highlights of the Bristol area.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Gloucestershire Walks page.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
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Blaise Castle House Museum. This is a small but beautiful free museum with a wide range of historical domestic items such as toys, clothes, pictures, household equipment etc. well worth a visit.
Blaise Castle Estate - the children's playground
The cricket ground with match in progress
View SE from 'Lovers' Leap'
The path down to Stratford Mill
Folly Castle in the Blaise estate. On the hill top above the estate is a folly castle with extensive views across the countryside and as far as South Wales on a clear day. It was designed by Robert Mylne and built in 1766 . It was inhabited up until the 1900's but has been allowed to decay. It was recently partially restored and is now opened to the public on regular occasions. It is a grade II listed building.
Picturesque old stone footbridge
