Bristol International AirportBristol International Airport is about 14 miles from Bristol itself at Lulsgate Bottom on the A38.It is one of the fastest growing airports in the United Kingdom. Bristol itself is a large city and a unitary authority geographically in Somerset so therefore right in Wessex.
The airport is not large as international airports go but it is is easily navigable and friendly. However it handles flights from all over the world – USA, Europe, Caribbean, Egypt, Gambia, Morocco, Tunisia, as well as from within the United Kingdom itself making this airport a very useful Wessex access point. For information regarding terminal maps and other information for Bristol International Airport click
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Travelling further Plenty of car hire is available. National Express Coaches call in at the airport. With these coaches not only Wessex but the whole of Britain is at your feet. There are not many places they do not operate to! Rail Transport One of the problems with Bristol International Airport is its accessibility to rail transport. It is necessary to go to Bristol. However there is shuttle transport. Two services operate both owned by First Group transport who are also part owners of Bristol International Airport. Bristol International Flyer can be booked as part of a railway journey. It is a bus services to Temple Meads Station, Bristol Bus Station and Clifton First Bus run the 121 bus service from Weston Super Mare to Bristol that calls in at the airport. There are plenty of taxis just outside the airport. Rail transport is available but from Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway stations in Bristol itself.
Temple Meads station was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel who was also responsible for the Great Western Railway, the design of SS Great Britain which can be seen in Bristol Harbour, the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol and many other innovative major design projects of the era. First Great Western operate services from Temple Meads to Paddington, London, Cardiff Central, the South Coast. Weston Super Mare, Taunton and Gloucester. South Western Trains run services to Waterloo, London Cross Country Trains run very handy services to Plymouth in Devon Penzance in Cornwall and also to Birmingham and Manchester. Bristol Parkway station is in the north of Bristol.
First Great Western run services to Weston Super Mare, Paddington, London, Cardiff Central, Swansea, Gloucester, Westbury, Great Malvern and Weymouth. Cross Country Services operate services to Manchester, Plymouth and Edinburgh Most of the country is accessible from these two stations. By Road
the London to South Wales motorway is easily accessible. As is the
to Bath is via Bristol. This is the same A4 that services Heathrow International Airport. Car Parking There are two options for secure long and short stay car parking at Bristol International Airport. offers three useful choices and no looking for a parking spot The ultimate luxury - a chauffeur greets you at the terminal and takes your car back to their secure parking. When you return the chauffeur returns to car to the terminal. No messing about! Purple Parking's second choice is the Premium Park and Ride. One way chauffeur service. Drive to their secure parking. If you want they will assist you to load your luggage on to the transfer bus which will then take you to the terminal. When you return call when you land and the chauffeur will bring your car to the terminal. How easy is that! Third choice is their Park and Ride. Check in with Purple Parking, they will help with your luggage if you wish, jump on the transfer bus and off to the terminal. Returning, call their toll free number when you get to the luggage hall and the transfer bus will be at the designated bus stand to pick you up and take you back to your car. also offer a similar airport parking service Accommodation Bristol and environs has plenty of accommodation of all types, but it is advisable to book in the summer. Turning south on the A38? Want an airport to rest up after the journey or as a base to explore Cheddar, Wookey Hole, Bath, Wells, Weston Super Mare etc? It would be hard to find a more delightful one than the Lyncombe Lodge Hotel, Churchill. To get there turn south on the A38 until you reach the Churchill traffic lights. Turn right there on to the A368 and it is about a mile on your left. Less than six miles from the airport all told. If not - there is plenty of accommodation around the area and in Bristol itself Besides Bath and all of beautiful Somerset it is quite simple to reach the whole of Wessex from Bristol making it an ideal entry point.
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