Clifton Observatory
BristolA former windmill on the edge of the Avon Gorge with a camera obscura and a tunnel to a cliff-face cave.
Get directionsViewpointTime here: 45 min – 1.5 h
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Litfield Place, Bristol, BS8 3LT
Quick facts
The tower began as a corn windmill in 1766, and by 1842 the artist William West had turned it into an observatory.
Its camera obscura projects a live panorama of the gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge onto a concave table.
A 200-foot tunnel built by West leads to St Vincent's Cave, which opens onto the cliff face.
Address
Litfield Place, Bristol, BS8 3LT
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