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Visitor Centre
Ashton Court StablesThe old stables and the stable yard of Ashton Court Mansion are beside the new car park on Kennel Lodge Road. From the Mansion car park, to get to the visitor centre and all other facilities on this page, just walk towards the mansion house. Today the old stables area is home for Ashton Court's:
Visitor Centre
The visitor centre is in the central section of the east side of the building.
Coach House Café
The coach house café offers tea, coffee a wide variety of hot & cold food and drink.
Seating and tables are available both inside the café and outside beneath a glass canopy in the old stables courtyard.
Courtyard Farm Shop
A mix of local organic and other produce.
The farm shop sells organic vegetables plus West Country cider, nuts, seeds, beans, flours, eggs, organic chocolate, ice cream and much more.
The Hayloft & The Saddlery RoomsThe Visitor Centre hires out two rooms on the 1st floor (with lift access) for business or community use. These are fully fitted with flip charts, overhead projectors, data projectors and a hanging system for exhibitions in the Hayloft. Rooms are available for hire 7 days a week. Contact the Visitor Centre for room prices and the Stables Bistro for catered packages.
Hayloft and Saddlery photos copyright © Bristol Council
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Stables BistroThe Stables Bistro is a restaurant on the South East corner of the mansion. Accessed from the stables courtyard its beside the Visitor Centre and very close to the mansion car park.
Picnic SiteThe picnic site and play area completes the restoration of the old stables area of Ashton Court. The Lord Mayor of Bristol opened the picnic site in July 2009. This was particularly apt as the stables last use back in the 1990's was as a home for the Lord Mayor of Bristol's coach and horses.
Just walk down from the stables courtyard to reach the picnic area, the tables have views of Bristol, North Somerset and the mansion.
Mansion Car ParkThe closest car park to the Mansion and Visitor Centre is on Kennel Lodge Road. This can get very busy on weekends with good weather especially on bank holiday weekends. See the map link marked - 'Road Map with places of interest marked' this shows all of the estates car parks.
To reach the mansion from this car park, walk up the slope until you join a roadway this a driveway from the Mansion to Church Lodge and All Saints Church in Long Ashton. Walk to the right along this drive until the road forks, take the right fork and you will immediately see the west face of the Mansion. The stables area and all the visitor centre facilities are on the east side, you can walk on the roadway above the Mansion or walk through the Mansion gardens below to reach the centre. Note that: the Mansion car park on Kennel Lodge Road is not suitable for horse trailers. Please use the Ashton Road car park if you bring one of these on to the estate. Public FacilitiesThe following public facilities are available close to the Visitor Centre all accessed from the old stables courtyard.
There are also parking bays for the disabled in the Mansion car park on Kennel Lodge Road. Please note that the Stables Courtyard is a historic surface. Its fairly level but it is an uneven stone surface that may be uncomfortable for some visitors.
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History & NeighboursLinks on the history of Ashton Court and to its neighbours: Leigh Woods, the Avon Gorge, Clifton Suspension Bridge ...
Opening/closing timesTimes vary with the season, see the home page for details. |
The Hayloft a large meeting or exhibition room,
the large green door is the old Hayloft door where hay would have been thrown up from wagons delivering hay from the estate's field.
Above the Saddlery meeting/function room.
About a 5-10 minute walk (for the able bodied) from the Mansion.
There is a large new car park, accessed from Ashton Road close to the Dovecote restaurant and pub.
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