The Severn Way path through Penpole Wood on the Kings Weston Estate, Bristol

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Forest bathing at Kings Weston Estate

Over 300 acres of historic parkland and ancient woodland around a Vanbrugh house in north-west Bristol.

Kings Weston Estate is a historic landscape of more than 300 acres in north-west Bristol, laid out around Kings Weston House. Alongside the house and garden features there is semi-natural woodland, including ancient woodland at Penpole Wood, avenues of trees and a number of veteran trees. In the wood you will come across the ruins of Penpole Lodge and the Penpole Dial on Penpole Point.

There are two small gravel car parks, one off Kingsweston Lane and one off Shirehampton Road, and you can also walk in from Penpole Lane or Mancroft Avenue. The woodland paths are uneven and unsurfaced and get muddy in wet weather, so this is not an easy site for wheelchairs or pushchairs. The café in the house has the only toilet, for customers when it is open. The estate is free and open at all times, and it links on foot to Blaise Castle Estate if you want a longer day.

Practical

Managed by
Bristol City Council
Parking
Two small car parks, off Kingsweston Lane and Shirehampton Road
Terrain
Uneven, unsurfaced woodland paths; muddy in wet weather
Nearest station
Shirehampton, about 1 mile
Facilities
Café in Kings Weston House, with a toilet for customers
Opening and entry
Free; open at all times
Official page
bristol.gov.uk

Last updated 4 November 2026. Paths, parking and access can change, so check before you visit. Spotted something out of date? Please let us know.

Guides nearby

Three guides within 15 miles of Kings Weston Estate

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Photos: Badock’s Wood, Derek Harper (CC BY-SA 2.0); Blaise Castle Estate, Lukeas09 (talk) (CC BY-SA 3.0); Nightingale Valley and St Anne’s Wood, norman griffin (CC BY-SA 2.0).