Enjoy a fantastic run in the panoramic countryside of the Tyntesfield Estate, located 7 miles west of downtown Bristol. This National Trust property is a Gothic Revival home featuring beautiful grounds, with expansive gardens, vast woodland, heritage trees, and rolling parkland. Note: admission fees, parking fees, set hours.
There are several great running options. Click on links for maps & details.
Designated 5k Running Route. The estate has developed its own running 5k running route featuring the best sections of the estate, with lots of open, wide landscapes.
Google Street View
The House Route (1.7 km) loops around the house, the front terraces and up the Holly Walk.
Woodland Route (3.8 km) takes in all aspects of the estate, including the extensive woodland. Includes unsurfaced woodland paths, gravel and some steep gradients.
Enjoy a fantastic run in the panoramic countryside of the Tyntesfield Estate, located 7 miles west of downtown Bristol. This National Trust property is a Gothic Revival home featuring beautiful grounds, with expansive gardens, vast woodland, heritage trees, and rolling parkland. Note: admission fees, parking fees, set hours.
There are several great running options. Click on links for maps & details.
Designated 5k Running Route. The estate has developed its own running 5k running route featuring the best sections of the estate, with lots of open, wide landscapes.
Google Street View
The House Route (1.7 km) loops around the house, the front terraces and up the Holly Walk.
Woodland Route (3.8 km) takes in all aspects of the estate, including the extensive woodland. Includes unsurfaced woodland paths, gravel and some steep gradients.
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Essentials
Create your own route or follow a designated 5k running route or several other marked loops
Some hills
Car Park is a good start point
Best accessed by car. There's a car park (fee required)
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Essentials
Create your own route or follow a designated 5k running route or several other marked loops
Some hills
Car Park is a good start point
Best accessed by car. There's a car park (fee required)
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