Katie's Guidebook to Keynsham

Katie
Katie's Guidebook to Keynsham

Sightseeing

This is a beautiful park which runs down one entire side of the high street and is easily accessible from the train station or Somerdale where our home is. There’s a bandstand, the River Chew runs through it, there are plenty of benches, 3 excellent new tennis courts, a bowls club, and a children’s playground and cafe.
Keynsham Bandstand, Memorial Park
Bath Hill
This is a beautiful park which runs down one entire side of the high street and is easily accessible from the train station or Somerdale where our home is. There’s a bandstand, the River Chew runs through it, there are plenty of benches, 3 excellent new tennis courts, a bowls club, and a children’s playground and cafe.
Bristol is just 6 minutes on the train from Keynsham and well worth a visit, for work, for food, for culture, nightlife or sight seeing.
15 locals recommend
Bristol City Centre
15 locals recommend
Bristol is just 6 minutes on the train from Keynsham and well worth a visit, for work, for food, for culture, nightlife or sight seeing.
Wonderful Abbey, take a tour, listen to choirs sing, attend a service, step through the history, or sit outside, looking at it on the benches in the square, listening to the buskers.
165 locals recommend
Bath Abbey
165 locals recommend
Wonderful Abbey, take a tour, listen to choirs sing, attend a service, step through the history, or sit outside, looking at it on the benches in the square, listening to the buskers.

Leisure Facility

Keynsham Leisure Centre
Temple Street
Nice restaurants, live music, parking, a park, places to buy thing or to sit and watch the world go round, it’s all here.
High Street
High Street
Nice restaurants, live music, parking, a park, places to buy thing or to sit and watch the world go round, it’s all here.
A fun place to take part in numerous team sports, or to play pool, watch the sports or just go for a quiet drink
Somerdale Pavilion
Cross Street
A fun place to take part in numerous team sports, or to play pool, watch the sports or just go for a quiet drink
Good Cinema, an so super cheap. Ask us and we can help you get 2 for 1 tickets on Tuesday and Wednesdays. It's a 10 minute drive from home and has many eateries nearby too as well as free parking.
16 locals recommend
Vue Cinema Bristol - Longwell Green
Avon Ring Road
16 locals recommend
Good Cinema, an so super cheap. Ask us and we can help you get 2 for 1 tickets on Tuesday and Wednesdays. It's a 10 minute drive from home and has many eateries nearby too as well as free parking.
Super convenient
72 locals recommend
Bristol Airport
72 locals recommend
Super convenient
Lots of classes and a full size pool
Keynsham Leisure Centre
Temple Street
Lots of classes and a full size pool
Great atmosphere at this local Rugby Ground
43 locals recommend
Bath Rugby Ltd
Spring Gardens Road
43 locals recommend
Great atmosphere at this local Rugby Ground
Quintessentially English game, with lots of tactics and fun, just ask and we'll take you along for a game.
Bath Cricket Club
North Parade
Quintessentially English game, with lots of tactics and fun, just ask and we'll take you along for a game.
Another great place to enjoy Croquet and friendship with locals
Camerton & Peasedown Croquet Club
Whitebrook Lane
Another great place to enjoy Croquet and friendship with locals
Try a bit of Crown Green Bowls - just a 5 minute walk away.
Frys Bowling Club
Tiberius Road
Try a bit of Crown Green Bowls - just a 5 minute walk away.

Food scene

Great Indian food, with an extensive Vegan menu as well as veggie and meat eaters too. Eat in, delivery or takeaway
Cinnamon
68 High St
Great Indian food, with an extensive Vegan menu as well as veggie and meat eaters too. Eat in, delivery or takeaway
Great gastro pub on the river a short leisurely walk from home
The Lock Keeper
Keynsham Road
Great gastro pub on the river a short leisurely walk from home
A really foodie pub on the River Avon with lots of good ales and space outside and inside to sit and enjoy good food, drink and friendship.
The Chequers Inn
A really foodie pub on the River Avon with lots of good ales and space outside and inside to sit and enjoy good food, drink and friendship.
Another good pub, within easy walking distance
The Brassmill
Avon Mill Lane
Another good pub, within easy walking distance
Great coffee and cake
Crumbs of Keynsham
10 High Street
Great coffee and cake
Great Chinese restaurant and takeaway - lots of Vegan and Veggie as well as meat
Chef Wu
56A High Street
Great Chinese restaurant and takeaway - lots of Vegan and Veggie as well as meat
Chinese Takeaway comes recommended by locals, though I haven't tried it
Slow Boats
77 Queens Road
Chinese Takeaway comes recommended by locals, though I haven't tried it
Comes highly recommended - Chinese takeaway / delivery
Golden City
45 Holmoak Road
Comes highly recommended - Chinese takeaway / delivery
Chinese Takeaway that people say is good
Yung Kee
47 Bath Hill
Chinese Takeaway that people say is good

Shops

Big Tesco with EV car chargers for free at the time of writing! Cash machine here too. less than 5 minute drive from the house.
Tesco Superstore
Bristol Road
Big Tesco with EV car chargers for free at the time of writing! Cash machine here too. less than 5 minute drive from the house.
Lots of shops and retail here, just a few minutes drive away.
Brislington Retail Park
Lots of shops and retail here, just a few minutes drive away.

City/town information

The UNSCO World Heritage City of Bath is just 9 minutes on the train, and Katie volunteers as a Welcome Ambassador there so can give you plenty of help with where to go and what to see in Bath
721 locals recommend
Bath
721 locals recommend
The UNSCO World Heritage City of Bath is just 9 minutes on the train, and Katie volunteers as a Welcome Ambassador there so can give you plenty of help with where to go and what to see in Bath

Shared Work Space

Great pizza, lovely coffee, just round the corner. Free wifi and shared work space should you need it.
B Block Pizza
Trajectus Way
Great pizza, lovely coffee, just round the corner. Free wifi and shared work space should you need it.

Pubs

Proper welcoming old fashioned English pub with live music most Friday and Saturday nights. Pool table too.
The Ship Inn
93 Temple Street
Proper welcoming old fashioned English pub with live music most Friday and Saturday nights. Pool table too.
Good music venue, they have an open mic night on a Sunday and a courtyard outside which has music in the summer. Friday and Saturday nights they have live music - usually guitar and voice from 8pm. In the daytime they do coffee and cake.
The Wine Bar
19 High St
Good music venue, they have an open mic night on a Sunday and a courtyard outside which has music in the summer. Friday and Saturday nights they have live music - usually guitar and voice from 8pm. In the daytime they do coffee and cake.
Nice pub on the canal, with a pétanque court, a beer garden and good food.
The Lock Keeper
Keynsham Road
Nice pub on the canal, with a pétanque court, a beer garden and good food.
Lovely pub on the River Avon, with good food and ales from Youngs
The Chequers Inn
Lovely pub on the River Avon, with good food and ales from Youngs