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The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, Canal Centre, Couch Lane,
Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1EB. Tel: +44 (0)1380 721279. The Trust
has been in existence for over 40 years. It was formed to restore
the, then closed, Kennet & Avon Canal from Reading to Bristol
as a "through" navigation and as a public amenity.
www.katrust.org. Bath & Bristol Branch.
Avon Valley Railway Company
Limited, Bitton Station, Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol, BS30 6HD.
Tel: 0117 932 5538. A six mile return train ride along the former
Mangotsfield to Bath Green Park branch of the old Midland Railway,
and the chance to see the River Avon valley from an aspect that
cars cannot reach. www.avonvalleyrailway.org. Location: On the
outskirts of Bristol, 2 miles north of Keynsham.
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, West End,
BRISTOL, BS8 1RL. Tel: 0117 922 3571. Collection of art and archaeology,
geology and natural history in a magnificent early 20thC building.
Shop and cafe. Location: About 4 miles north west of Keynsham.
Brunel's SS Great Britain,
Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol, BS1 6TY. Tel:
0117 926 0680. See the world’s first ocean-going, propeller
driven iron ship, and see what life was like for her victorian
passengers and crew. Location: About 4 miles north west of Keynsham.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre, King Street, Old City, Bristol, BS1
4ED. Tel: 0117 987 7877. A Georgian auditorium in the city's
harbourside, featuring shows for families classics from local
and national theatre companies. Working since 1766. www.bristol-old-vic.co.uk.
Location: About 4 miles north west of Keynsham.
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