Axbridge is a small market town and civil parish in Somerset, England, perched at the southern edge of the Mendip Hills and close to Cheddar Gorge. The River Axe threads by the town, which retains a compact medieval street plan, timber-framed and Georgian buildings and a notably historic high street and town hall that hint at its market-centred past.
Historically tied to local agriculture and trade, the town today depends on local services, independent shops and a steady trickle of visitors using it as a base for hillwalking and caving; many residents also commute to nearby centres such as Bristol. Community life is active with local clubs, small festivals and a museum preserving the area’s past, giving Axbridge a quiet, characterful feel rather than a purely touristy atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Axbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.9 miles24 km
- Cardiff 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Newport 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Bath 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Weston-super-Mare 6.8 miles11 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Taunton 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Barry 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Bridgwater 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Yate 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Frome 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Portishead 13.4 miles21.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Axbridge Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Cross Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Lower Weare Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cheddar Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Shipham Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Compton Bishop Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Weare Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Winscombe and Sandford Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Badgworth Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Chapel Allerton Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Cocklake Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Banwell & Winscombe Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Axbridge
BS26 2BT, BS26 2HG, BS26 2BL, BS26 2AJ, BS26 2DQ, BS26 2DB, BS26 2WP, BS26 2WB, BS26 2YS … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Cardiff Airport 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Worle Railway Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Weston Milton Railway Station 6.8 miles11 km
Hotels near Axbridge Ad
- Lillypool Farm 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Harmony Apartments 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Queenswood Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Holiday Inn Bristol Airport 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Worship Farm Accommodation 3 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Beachlands Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Sheep and Penguin 9 miles14.5 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Best Western Webbington Hotel & Spa 3 3.1 miles4.9 km
Schools in Axbridge
- Axbridge C of E First School Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Nature reserve 1 mile1.7 km
- Cheddar Library Library 2 miles3.2 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Clevedon Court Estate 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Ashton Gate Stadium 13.5 miles21.6 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 14 miles22.5 km
- SS Great Britain Museum 14.3 miles23 km
- University of Bristol University 14.9 miles24 km