Avon Valley Railway

The Avon Valley Railway (AVR) is a standard gauge heritage railway in Gloucestershire, England, operated by a local group, the Avon Valley Railway Company Ltd. The 3-mile (5 km) heritage line runs from Oldland Common to Avon Riverside. It follows the Avon Valley southeast from Oldland Common to Bitton and then it runs alongside the River Avon from Bitton towards Saltford.

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  Banwell Castle ⓘ
  castle in Banwell, Somerset, England, UK  

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  Caldicot Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Nunney Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Somerset, England, UK  

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  Thornbury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom  

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  Berkeley Castle ⓘ
  castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK  

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  Chepstow Castle ⓘ
  castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  Farleigh Hungerford Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK  

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  Corsham Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in Wiltshire, England, UK

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  Milton Lodge ⓘ
  country house in Somerset, UK

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  Westonbirt House ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in Cotswold, United Kingdom

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  Prior Park Landscape Garden ⓘ
  Grade I listed garden in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Acton Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Ashton Court ⓘ
  mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England

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  Avon Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the United Kingdom

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  Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass ⓘ
  arts centre and museum in Bath, England, UK

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  Blaise Castle House ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Caldicot Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

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  Castle Farm Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Chippenham, England, UK

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  Charles Wesley's House ⓘ
  building in Bristol, England, UK

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  Dyrham Park ⓘ
  country house and park in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Fox Talbot Museum ⓘ
  building in Lacock, Wiltshire, England, UK

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  Frome Museum ⓘ
  Local history museum in Frome, United Kingdom

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  Glenside Hospital Museum ⓘ
  hospital museum in Stapleton, Bristol, United Kingdom

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  Jane Austen Centre ⓘ
  permanent exhibition in Bath, UK

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  King John's Hunting Lodge ⓘ
  museum in Axbridge, Somerset, England, UK

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  Matthew ⓘ
  1996 replica caravel, ship located in Bristol, UK  

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  Newark Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Cotswold, United Kingdom

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  No. 1 Royal Crescent ⓘ
  Grade I listed museum in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK

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  Red Lodge Museum, Bristol ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Bristol, United Kingdom

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  Sally Lunns Historic Eating House & Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, UK

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  SS Great Britain ⓘ
  1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom  

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  The Bishop's Palace and Gardens ⓘ
  Grade I listed house in Wells, Somerset, England, UK run by The Palace Trust

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  Trowbridge Museum ⓘ
  textile industry museum in Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom

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  Westwood Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed manor house in Wiltshire, in the United Kingdom

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  Winterbourne House ⓘ
  country house in Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Lacock Abbey ⓘ
  abbey in Wiltshire, England, UK

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  Clevedon Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK

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  Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum

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  Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution ⓘ
  library and museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Bristol Zoo ⓘ
  zoo and gardens in Bristol, England

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  Royal West of England Academy ⓘ
  art gallery in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  Tyntesfield ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK

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  Holburne Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Wells and Mendip Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wells, Somerset, United Kingdom

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  Roman Baths ⓘ
  museum and site in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Victoria Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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  Cave Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wells, England, UK

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  Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, UK

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  Arnolfini ⓘ
  arts centre and gallery in Bristol, UK

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  American Museum and Gardens ⓘ
  culture and arts museum near Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Fashion Museum ⓘ
  museum of costume in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Bath at Work ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Bath Postal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Herschel Museum of Astronomy ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Chepstow Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Chepstow

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  Museum of Bath Architecture ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Dr Jenner's House ⓘ
  museum in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Thornbury and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  Radstock Museum ⓘ
  museum in Radstock, Somerset, United Kingdom

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  Bradford On Avon Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bradford-on-Avon, England, UK

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  Kingswood Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of East Asian Art ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults ⓘ
  museum in Bath Abbey, Bath, England, UK

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  Yate Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Noah's Ark Zoo Farm ⓘ
  Creationist zoo

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  Chippenham Museum ⓘ
  museum in Chippenham, England, United Kingdom

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  We The Curious ⓘ
  science centre in Bristol, UK

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  Frenchay Village Museum ⓘ
  museum in Frenchay, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Cheddar Caves And Gorge - Museum of Prehistory ⓘ
  museum in Cheddar, England, UK

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  Oakham Treasures ⓘ
  museum in Portbury, Bristol, England, UK

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  M Shed ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, UK

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  Bristol Zoo Project ⓘ
  wildlife conservation park in South Gloucestershire, England

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  Museum of Bath Stone ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, UK

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  Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, UK

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  Aerospace Bristol ⓘ
  aerospace museum at Filton, United Kingdom

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  George Müller Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, United Kingdom

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  Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein ⓘ
  museum and attraction in Bath, Somerset, England, UK

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1067 Berkeley Castle

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1383 Farleigh Hungerford Castle

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1750 Prior Park Landscape Garden

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1201 Lacock Abbey

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1320 Clevedon Court

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1823 Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

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1824 Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

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1836 Bristol Zoo

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1844 Royal West of England Academy

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1863 Tyntesfield

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1882 Holburne Museum

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1893 Wells and Mendip Museum

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1897 Roman Baths

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1900 Victoria Art Gallery

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1926 Cave Museum

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1958 Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol

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1961 Arnolfini

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1961 American Museum and Gardens

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1963 Fashion Museum

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1978 Museum of Bath at Work

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1979 Bath Postal Museum

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1981 Herschel Museum of Astronomy

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1982 Chepstow Museum

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1984 Museum of Bath Architecture

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1985 Dr Jenner's House

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1986 Thornbury and District Museum

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1989 Radstock Museum

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1990 Bradford On Avon Museum

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1991 Kingswood Heritage Museum

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1993 Museum of East Asian Art

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1994 Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults

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1995 Yate Heritage Centre

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1998 Noah's Ark Zoo Farm

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2000 Chippenham Museum

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2000 We The Curious

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2000 Frenchay Village Museum

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2005 Cheddar Caves And Gorge - Museum of Prehistory

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2008 Oakham Treasures

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2011 M Shed

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2013 Bristol Zoo Project

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2013 Museum of Bath Stone

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2013 Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol

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2017 Aerospace Bristol

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2019 George Müller Museum

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2021 Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein

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Frameless

Avon Walkway path crossing the River Avon.

Engine awaiting restoration LMS 4F 44123 side view

Train awaiting restoration LMS 4F 44123 and a LMS van

Railway bridge over the River Avon

2009 : A431 near Willsbridge

2009 : Avon Valley Railway and cyclepath

2009 : Avon Valley Railway and cyclepath (2)

2009 : Fieldgrove Lane, near Bitton

Avon Valley Railway

Avon Valley Railway - panoramio

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Banwell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldicot Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Nunney Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Thornbury Castle	castle, country house hotel	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Berkeley Castle	castle, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Chepstow Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	quadrangular castle, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Corsham Court	garden, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Milton Lodge	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Westonbirt House	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden	1750	Prior Park Landscape Garden	English garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Acton Court	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ashton Court	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Avon Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass	museum, art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum		Blaise Castle House	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Caldicot Castle Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle Farm Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Charles Wesley's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dyrham Park	park, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fox Talbot Museum	building, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Frome Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenside Hospital Museum	museum, hospital museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Jane Austen Centre	literary museum, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		King John's Hunting Lodge	house, inn, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Matthew	caravel, museum ship, ship replica	Wikidata
site	museum		Newark Park	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		No. 1 Royal Crescent	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Red Lodge Museum, Bristol	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sally Lunns Historic Eating House & Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		SS Great Britain	museum ship, preserved watercraft, steamship, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Bishop's Palace and Gardens	episcopal palace, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Trowbridge Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Westwood Manor	manor house, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winterbourne House	university museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1201	Lacock Abbey	museum, abbey	Wikidata
site	museum	1320	Clevedon Court	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1823	Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery	museum, art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution	library, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1836	Bristol Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1844	Royal West of England Academy	art museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1863	Tyntesfield	architectural structure, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1882	Holburne Museum	art museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Wells and Mendip Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1897	Roman Baths	museum, tourist attraction, architectural structure, museum building, thermae, ancient Roman structure	Wikidata
site	museum	1900	Victoria Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1926	Cave Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Arnolfini	movie theater, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	American Museum and Gardens	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Fashion Museum	fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Museum of Bath at Work	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Bath Postal Museum	postal museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Herschel Museum of Astronomy	astronomical museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Chepstow Museum	organization, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Museum of Bath Architecture	building, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Dr Jenner's House	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Thornbury and District Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Radstock Museum	mining museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Bradford On Avon Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Kingswood Heritage Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Museum of East Asian Art	art museum, charitable organization, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Yate Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Noah's Ark Zoo Farm	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Chippenham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	We The Curious	science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Frenchay Village Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Cheddar Caves And Gorge - Museum of Prehistory	history museum, show cave	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Oakham Treasures	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	M Shed	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Bristol Zoo Project	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Museum of Bath Stone	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Aerospace Bristol	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	George Müller Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein	museum, attraction	Wikidata
commons	image		Avon Walkway path crossing the River Avon.		Commons
commons	image		Engine awaiting restoration LMS 4F 44123 side view		Commons
commons	image		Train awaiting restoration LMS 4F 44123 and a LMS van		Commons
commons	image		Railway bridge over the River Avon		Commons
commons	image		2009 : A431 near Willsbridge		Commons
commons	image		2009 : Avon Valley Railway and cyclepath		Commons
commons	image		2009 : Avon Valley Railway and cyclepath (2)		Commons
commons	image		2009 : Fieldgrove Lane, near Bitton		Commons
commons	image		Avon Valley Railway		Commons
commons	image		Avon Valley Railway - panoramio		Commons