Bristol parks

• Thursday, 23 October 2008
• Alex Melvin
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Bristol park info, essential city info plus reasons to make the move

Why Bristol?

Vibrant city
England’s sixth most populous city and the busiest and most important in the South West so no shortage of services and things to do, whatever your needs and interests.

Centre of culture
Lying between Bath, Gloucester and Newport, it is the largest centre of culture, employment and education in the region and was a finalist for the title 2008 European Capital of Culture.

Sport and leisure
Home to two football league clubs plus major rugby, cricket and athletics events, an annual hot-air ballooning fiesta and a successful outdoor music festival.

Mega-motorway links
One of the best-served cities in the country for road transport, with four interlinked motorways and major A roads providing routes to the north, south, east and west.

Outstanding natural beauty
The city is within easy reach of the Mendip Hills to the south, the Cotswolds in the east and the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley to the north, all areas of outstanding natural beauty.

Gateway to Wales
Close by is the Severn Bridge, providing easy access to Newport, Cardiff, Brecon Beacons National Park and all the other wonders of Wales.

5 Bristol parks

Cleeve Wood Park
Cleeve Wood Rd, Downend, Bristol BS16 2SX
Tel: 01179 567670
Owned and managed by the same family since 1966, Cleeve Wood is a small park in a rural setting with no two plots the same.
Monthly plot fee £124.54-£134.99

Orchard Park
Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol BS14 0QH
Tel: 01179 506909
Although only four miles from the centre of Bristol, this 24-plot park is in a country setting surrounded by fields. Cats are allowed but not dogs.
Monthly plot fee £115

Hi-Ways Mobile Home Park
Moorhouse Lane, Hallen, Bristol BS10 7RQ
Tel: 01179 506909
There is an 18-hole golf course near Hi-Ways, a well-developed park in a rural setting with 15 recently developed plots and new infrastructure. Cats welcome.
Monthly plot fee £120

Salthouse Farm Park
Shaft Rd, Severn Beach, Bristol BS35 4NH
Tel: 01454 632274
This park lies beside the Severn Estuary with a coastal footpath running alongside. Plots are a generous size, many with garages. Pets allowed.
Monthly plot fee £100.97

Elm Tree Park
Sheepway, Portbury, Bristol BS20 7WW
Tel: 01275 373739
There is a bus stop near the entrance to this 50-plot rural park, located in the Gordano Valley, a natural haven for wildlife.
Monthly plot fee £140.30

Essential city info

COUNCIL TAX BANDS AND RATES
April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009
Band A: £988.22

LOCAL MP AND COUNCILLORS
Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat MP (Bristol West)
Tel: 01179 423494 or 020 7219 8416 (Westminster)
Email: stephenwilliamsmp@parliament.uk.

CRIME RATES
Bristol currently has 10.4 burglaries per 1,000 of the population against an English average of 4.3.
Thefts of motor vehicles stand at 8.1 per 1,000. The average in England is 2.9.