Badminton
Built-up area in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.541, -2.283 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 80 82 |
| Population: | 271 |
| Dialling code: | 01454 (Chipping Sodbury) |
Badminton in South Gloucestershire is a small, rural village and historic estate set amid the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, within easy reach of Bristol and Bath. The village is dominated by Badminton House, the long-standing seat of the Duke of Beaufort, whose grand house and extensive parkland give the area a distinctly stately, landscaped character and a strong sense of continuity with the region’s agricultural past.
Despite its modest population, Badminton punches above its weight culturally and economically thanks to the annual Badminton Horse Trials, one of the world’s top three-day eventing competitions that brings significant tourism and local business each spring. The estate has historic resonance too: the lawn games played there helped give the racket sport its name, and occasional openings of the house and grounds keep the village connected to broader heritage and equestrian communities.
Postcode districts covering Badminton
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.9 miles
- Swindon 21.4 miles
- Gloucester 21.6 miles
- Bath 11.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 10.9 miles
- Stroud 14.1 miles
- Trowbridge 15.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 4.6 miles
- Chippenham 9 miles
- Yate 6.1 miles
- Frome 23.9 miles
- Portishead 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Acton Turville Built-up area 1 mile
- Luckington Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Nettleton Parish 2.7 miles
- Sopworth Parish 2.8 miles
- Hawkesbury Parish 3.1 miles
- Hawkesbury Upton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- West Kington Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Tormarton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Sodbury Parish 3.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ward 3.4 miles
- Grittleton Parish 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Badminton
GL9 1EH, GL9 1DF, GL9 1ET, GL9 1EW, GL9 1DH, GL9 1DD, GL9 1EP, GL9 1EL, GL9 1DG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 21.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 46.7 miles
- Yate Railway Station 6.4 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 9 miles
Hotels near Badminton Ad
- Cross Hands Hotel 3 2.7 miles
- The Manor House, an Exclusive Hotel & Golf Club 5 4 miles
- Best Western Compass Inn 3 3.5 miles
- Neeld Arms 3 3.8 miles
- The Castle Inn 4 4 miles
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 4.6 miles
- The Kings Arms 4 3.2 miles
- The White Hart Ford 5.3 miles
- The Beaufort Hunt 4 4.7 miles
- Crown Inn 3 4.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 5.1 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 5.7 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles
- Hartham Country house 7.3 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 11.1 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 11.2 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.4 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 11.4 miles