Geo-Trips :: Killing time between flights at Bristol Airport
Area Around Bristol Airport
A walk from Bristol Airport, Fri, 7 Apr 2023 by Thomas Nugent
I arrived at Bristol from Prague at 3pm and quickly cleared Customs and the UK Border, which meant that I had five hours to kill before my connecting flight home to Glasgow. Not quite enough time to comfortably accommodate a visit to the city centre on a Friday afternoon, but certainly enough time to take advantage of the warm and sunny early spring weather and explore the rural area south east of the airport on foot and to pick up some Personal Geograph Points in the process.
The few people that I met along the way were friendly and helpful (I was offered several lifts) and this quickly dispelled any rural paranoia and English trespass law concerns that I might have had when I set off from the airport.
The closing stages of my flight into Bristol from Prague can be seen in this Geograph article Link .
Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )
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New Road
At the junction with the A38 near Redhill.
Slurry storage tank
At the entrance to a field, off New Road near the A38 junction.
New Road
Looking towards Broadfield House Farm.
Hedgerow beside New Road
Near Broadfield House Farm.
Broadfield House Farm
On New Road at Bristol Road.
Crossroads at New Road
Bristol Road is on the right, Old Barn Lane on the left and Kingdown Road straight ahead.
Kingdown Road
Bristol Road is to the right, Old Barn Lane to the left.
Bristol Road
The north end of the road at New Road.
Kingdown Road
At the junction with New Road and Bristol Road.
Kingdown Road
The west end of the road, where it becomes New Road.
Kingdown Road
Looking east towards neatly trimmed hedges near The Bungalow Inn.
Small wood off Kingdown Road
Grey squirrels abound.
Kingdown Road
Looking east near Butcombe Court.
Small building near Butcombe Court
Solid, stone-built, with a red tiled, gutterless, pyramidal roof. Standing in the... more
Small building near Butcombe Court
Solid, stone-built, with a red tiled, gutterless, pyramidal roof. Standing in the... more
Field off Kingdown Road
Looking towards Thrubwell Farm from New Road.
Field off Kingdown Road
A small pond or water source is fenced off.
Kingdown Road
Large trees and neat hedgerows on the approach to Kingdown from the west.
Bend on Kingdown Road
Skidmarks suggest there was recently a collision here.
Kingdown Road at Thrubwell Lane
Thrubwell Lane is to the right.
Thrubwell Lane
A faded sign at the junction with Kingdown Road.
Kingdown Road
At Long Lane.
Field off Kingdown Road
With one of many damaged gates along this stretch of the road.
Field off Kingdown Road
Just east of Long Lane.
Thrubwell Lane
Looking south at Thrubwell Farm.
Long Lane
Looking up the hill towards Felton Common.
Long Lane
Looking down the hill towards Kingdown Road.
Long Lane
Looking north at the brow of the hill.
Long Lane
A long shot towards Felton Common from the brow of the hill.
Field off Long lane
On the east side of the lane, near the top of the hill.
Long lane
Looking towards Felton Common.
Old building at Long Lane
A small red brick structure, almost obscured by bushes.
Small building on Long lane
A small red brick structure, almost obscured by bushes.
Long Lane
Looking south towards the top of the hill.
Stubble field on Long Lane
Looks like the remains of a maize crop.
Cyclists on Long Lane
Hand in hand heading north towards Felton Common.
Long Lane
At The Sheilings.
Long lane
The road surface is quite broken here at the bends near Felton Common.
Entrance to Felton Common
On Long Lane.
Signs at Felton Common
The main sign warns that vehicles are not permitted on the common.
Hunting Jet Provost T3A at Park Farm Business Park
A former RAF training jet, built in 1967 with serial number XN551, later serial... more
Landing gear at Bristol Airport runway
Some of the equipment at the east end of the runway. The Ryanair aircraft seen... more
Felton Common
Looking into the common from near the Long Lane entrance.
Felton Common
Looking across the common from near the Long Lane entrance.
Felton Common
Looking across the common to the houses on Felton Street.
Mound in Felton Common
One of many Neolithic remains on the common, this is described on maps as a long... more
Felton Common
With Dundry hill and its telecom masts in the distance.
Landing lights at Felton Common
Within a fenced area at the edge of the common. Bristol Airport terminal buildings... more
Bristol Airport
Viewed from Felton Common.
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