Nailsea

About Nailsea

Nailsea sits within North Somerset. Nearby places include East End around 952 m East South East, Stone-edge Batch just 1.2 km North North West, West Hill only 1.5 km North East and Wraxall around 2.3 km East North East. Other rural localities include Backwell Common, Backwell Green, Chelvey, Chelvey Batch and Brockley Elm.

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All information is drawn from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, reflecting the best available public data.

Local Map

Map of Nailsea

Location Summary

  • Nailsea is located in North Somerset
  • Administrative Area:North Somerset
  • Ceremonial County: North Somerset
  • Historic County: North Somerset
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Portishead 5.8 km N
  • Clevedon 6.5 km W
  • Filton 15.5 km NE
  • Axbridge 16.8 km SSW
  • Bristol 11.1 km ENE

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Backhill Sands6.8 km WNW
  • Royal Sands and Uphill20.3 km SW
  • Sugar Loaf Beach6.4 km NNW

Parks

  • Clifton Down9.9 km ENE
  • Durdham Down10.7 km ENE
  • Pur Down15.0 km ENE
  • Worle Moor14.5 km SW

Woods

  • Mogg's Wood1.8 km NNE
  • Round Wood1.8 km NNW
  • Summerhouse Wood1.4 km NNW
  • Towerhouse Wood1.2 km N

Hills

  • Backwell Hill3.6 km SSE
  • Naish Hill3.2 km N
  • Old Hill3.6 km NE
  • Tickenham Hill3.3 km WNW

Lakes

  • Bathing Pond3.4 km E
  • Claverham Green Pool4.5 km SSW
  • Ilmer Upper Ditch5.2 km N
  • Littlewood Pool4.4 km SSW

Waterfalls

  • Berw-ddu59.9 km WNW
  • Pwll Annie58.0 km NW
  • Pwll yr Hesg58.6 km NNW

Headlands

  • Battery Point6.9 km N
  • Sudbrook Point17.1 km N

Islands

  • Denny Island10.4 km N
  • Denny Island14.4 km SE

Wetlands

  • The Gordano Round7.1 km WNW
  • Lamplighters Marsh7.7 km NE
  • Nelson Point7.9 km NNE

Health Services

  • North Somerset Community HospitalHospital 6.1 km W
  • The ChesterfieldHospital 10.1 km ENE
  • Harbour Residential Care CentreMedical 5.7 km N
  • Norewood Lodge Nursing HomeMedical 6.2 km NNW

Education

  • Nailsea SchoolSchool 362 m SSE
  • Golden Valley Primary SchoolSchool 599 m ESE
  • University of the West of EnglandUniversity 8.8 km E

Railway Stations

  • Nailsea and Backwell1.6 km SSE
  • Yatton6.8 km SW

Bus Stations

  • Cribbs Causeway Bus Station15.3 km NE
  • Cardiff Bus Interchange29.5 km W

Coach Stations

  • Millstream Coach Park78.0 km ESE
  • Southampton Coach Station110.8 km ESE

Ferry Terminals

  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing10.6 km E
  • Harbour Inlet Ferry Landing10.7 km E

Airports

  • Bristol Airport6.2 km SSE
  • Cardiff Airport40.9 km W

Airfields

  • Filton Airfield14.6 km NE
  • Halesland Airfield19.0 km S

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport26.6 km W
  • Lake Heliport113.1 km WSW

Harbours

  • Mud Dock11.4 km E
  • Floating Harbour11.6 km E