Avon
Explore Avon the slow way, 2 bus routes and 1 rail route, plus attractions worth the detour.
🚌 Bus journeys
2 bus routes through Avon
Hop on, hop off and watch the scenery roll past.
🚂 Rail journeys
One rail route in Avon
Heritage steam, mainline scenic lines and everything in between.
📍 Editor’s picks · don’t miss
What every visitor to Avon should put on their list
AttractionSt David's Shopping Centre
City & CultureShopping Centres & Retail Parks
AttractionBristol Zoo
Historic Clifton zoo, now relocated to a new wild place at Wild Place Project
CountrysideFamily FriendlyFun for all ages
AttractionBristol Cathedral
Medieval hall church on College Green, founded as St Augustine's Abbey
City & CultureHistory & HeritageMajor Landmarks
AttractionBridgewater Blake Museum
Free local museum in the Somerset birthplace of Admiral Robert Blake.
History & HeritageMuseums
AttractionSomerset Brick and Tile Museum
Surviving Scotch kiln preserving the heritage of Bridgwater's once-vast brick and tile industry.
History & HeritageMuseums
AttractionBridgewater and Taunton Canal and Docks
CountrysideHistory & HeritageRivers and Canals
AttractionNational Marine Aquarium
CoastalFamily FriendlyFun for all ages
AttractionParadise Island Adventure Golf
Tropical-themed indoor adventure golf across two 18-hole courses.
Family FriendlyFun for all agesMini-Golf
AttractionBarbican Theatre
City & CultureMajor LandmarksTheatre
AttractionBristol Museum
Art GalleriesCity & CultureMuseums
AttractionNewport Distillery
Food and drink
AttractionNewport Ship Project
History & HeritageMuseums
ℹ Know before you go
Avon at a glance
3
Scenic journeys
Bus + rail + ferry combined
2
Bus routes
1
Rail routes
26
Attractions
Curated by the Great Scenic Journeys team
2
Operators
Bus + rail companies serving the region
🚍 Operators here
2 transport operators serve Avon
The bus and rail companies you’ll meet on these routes.
Megabus2 routes here
Cross Country Trains1 route here