Ride to the North Somerset Coast
Go to online mappingFrom - to: Bristol to Portishead
Type: A mix of traffic-free routes, purpose-built cycleways and quiet roads; some hills
Surface: Mostly compacted stone
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This mostly traffic-free route, popular with families and commuters, follows a riverside path through the spectacular Avon Gorge.
The ride begins in the Regency splendour of Bristol's Queen Square, then continues over the Prince Street bridge (passing Bristol's Industrial Museum) and right onto Cumberland Road. After the pelican crossing there is a pavement cycle route, which then drops down to a traffic-free section along the river bank past the CREATE Centre onto the Ashton to Pill path.
Once across the river, the path passes underneath the spectacular Clifton Suspension Bridge and on through the Avon Gorge.
The ride finishes at Portishead, an attractive seaside town with great views across to Wales. The High Street is pleasingly dominated by locally owned independent shops, and alongside the sea front you will find one of the UK's few open air lidos.
Download a route description sheet.
Local attractions:
- SS Great Britain
- Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Create Centre, Bristol
- Leigh Woods
- Priory Farm Nature Reserve
- Portishead Lido
Bike hire:
- Ferry Station Bike Hire, Bristol