Failand
Rolling countryside with small fields and woodlands divided by hedges and sunken lanes
Failand
Facilities and access
Failand
Overview
Rolling countryside with small fields and woodlands divided by hedges and sunken lanes
Escape to a rural retreat just a few miles south-west of Bristol, where'll you discover fantastic views from the ridge across the Severn estuary to Wales and north back to Bristol. Enjoy peaceful woodlands and babbling brooks.
There's lots of walking to be enjoyed along the network of footpaths, and the woods are filled with flowers in spring; look out for great displays of bluebells, ramsons and stitchwort. Failand has a wide range of mature trees including some more unusual types such as cedar, sequoia and cut-leafed ash. The woods are a great place to build dens or play in the streams.
- Telephone
- +441179731645
- leighwoods@nationaltrust.org.uk
Failand
How to get here
- Address
- Failand, Nr Bristol, Somerset, BS8
- By cycle
- Lower Failand is on National Cycle Network Route 334. For more information go to the Sustrans website
- On foot
- The 26-mile-long (42km) Gordano Round footpath runs across the estate, this includes several shorter circular routes. A good network of footpaths cross the estate with links to Pill to the north and Failand to the south
- By train
- Nailsea & Backwell, 3.5 miles (6km); Bristol Temple Meads, 5 miles (8km)
- By road
- West of Bristol on B3128, Bristol to Cleveland road
- Parking: Limited parking by the Jubilee Oak on Sandy Land near Home Farm or by St Bartholomew’s Church
- By bus
- Services 357, 358 and 359 Bristol to Portishead go past the north of the site; X1 stops at Failand village to the south
Failand
Prices
Admission free
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points. Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission or
- Standard admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you the Gift Aid Admission prices. But it's entirely up to you which ticket you choose. If you want the Standard Admission instead, just let us know when you come to pay.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid* — an extra 25 per cent — potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below: Payment of the additional percentage donation is entirely voluntary, so if you prefer to pay the standard admission please advise our reception staff at the till point.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid donations must be supported by a valid Gift Aid declaration and a Gift Aid declaration can only cover donations made by an individual for him/herself or for him/herself and members of his/her family.
Failand