Viewpoints · South Wales
Bard the Bowman
In or near Wrington.
Bard the Bowman is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Neil Owen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Nailsea and Backwell · 4.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Bard the Bowman, the nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, located 4 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is BS40 5PP, and entry is free.
About
Bard the Bowman is a named viewpoint in South Wales, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the North Somerset parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 4.0 km away. Postcode area BS40.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Goblin Combe SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. A man of Lake-town and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the story were able to fulfill this role. Bard the Bowman may have been inspired by the warrior Wiglaf in the Old English poem Beowulf.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3850, -2.7664
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Cleeve
- Postcode
- BS40 5PP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Nailsea and Backwell — 4 km
Sources
- osm: n10253362909 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Bard the Bowman (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is Bard the Bowman?
- Bard the Bowman is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 5PP), in the parish of Cleeve.
- What is Bard the Bowman?
- Bard the Bowman is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bard the Bowman?
- The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS40 5PP.
- Is Bard the Bowman a protected site?
- Yes — Bard the Bowman is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Goblin Combe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Bard the Bowman free to visit?
- Yes, Bard the Bowman is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bard the Bowman?
- The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 5PP.