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Bristol and Clifton Golf Course

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Coal Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Coal Tit +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper, Abax parallelepipedus +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Great Scented Liverwort +14 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Great Scented Liverwort +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Ramsons, Wild Strawberry

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Prior's WoodWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gordano RoundWalking route42 km
Named routeLength 42 kmLocal walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Pass the natural play area & walk through beautiful woodland with rare & veteran trees as well as grassland. Stokeleigh Camp hillfort is perched on the edge of the Avon Gorge, with dramatic views along the river. Some seasonally muddy / rocky sections.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 511 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 511 mPath type: footway
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 294 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 294 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

155 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Downs QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
River Avon Trail Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gordano Roundbridleway · 490 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 248 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 248 mPath type: service
Gordano Roundbridleway · 174 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 174 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 582 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 582 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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Bristol and Clifton Golf Course

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