Blaise Castle Estate
🏟 Playground & park · Henbury, Bristol
Blaise Castle Estate
Huge Henbury estate with a big two-section adventure playground, zip wire, castle folly, museum and cafe.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Estate always open; toilets 9am-5pm daily (closed 25 Dec). Parking charges apply 9am-6pm. · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Kings Weston Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QS
Plus Code: 9C3VG937+8V
About Blaise Castle Estate
Blaise Castle Estate is a large historic parkland near Henbury in north Bristol, owned and managed by Bristol City Council. The estate takes its name from Blaise Castle, a Grade II* listed folly built in 1766, and includes Blaise Castle House, an 18th-century mansion that now houses the Blaise Museum, along with dairy, orangery and gardens, all set among dramatic woodland and gorge walks. Families come for the big, well-regarded adventure playground, which is split into two fenced, dog-free areas. The younger children's area has a sand pit, swings, a climbing frame and a slide, while the older children's area offers a tree house climbing frame, trampoline, tube slides, a basket swing, speaking tubes, a roundabout, seesaw, high swings, climbing towers and a zip wire. There is no charge to enter the estate, which is always open, and there is an on-site cafe. Toilets with baby changing are open 9am to 5pm daily (closed 25 December). Two car parks serve the estate; parking charges apply from 9am to 6pm at £1 for up to an hour, £2 for up to two hours and £3 for up to five hours, with disabled bays at both.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Blaise Museum
- Blaise Castle folly (1766)
- Blaise Castle House (Grade II* listed)
- Cafe
- Woodland and gorge walks
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Two car parks (main BS10 7QS; smaller BS9 2PA). Charges apply 9am-6pm: £1/1hr, £2/2hr, £3/5hr.
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Mostly flat with many paths; AccessAble guide available; disabled parking bays at both car parks.
- Dogs: Dog-free, fenced play areas; dogs allowed in wider estate.
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Separate areas for younger and older children
- Younger children's area with sand pit, swings, climbing frame and slide
- Older children's area with tree house climbing frame, trampoline, tube slides, basket swing, speaking tubes, roundabout, seesaw, high swings, climbing towers and zip wire
📍 Nearby places to play
- Canford Park · approx 1.1 miles · Westbury-on-Trym
- Sea Mills Recreation Ground · approx 1.2 miles · Sea Mills
- Mancroft Park · approx 2.1 miles · Lawrence Weston
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Blaise Castle Estate free?
Yes, entry to the estate is free and it is always open, though parking charges apply (£1 up to 1 hour, £2 up to 2 hours, £3 up to 5 hours, 9am-6pm).
What's in the playground?
There are two fenced, dog-free areas: a younger children's area with sand pit, swings, climbing frame and slide, and an older children's area with a tree house climbing frame, trampoline, tube slides, basket swing, roundabout, seesaw, high swings, climbing towers and a zip wire.
Are there toilets or a cafe?
Yes to both. There is an on-site cafe and toilets with baby changing open 9am to 5pm daily (closed 25 December).
Where is Blaise Castle Estate?
It is on Kings Weston Road near Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QS, owned and managed by Bristol City Council.
Is there parking?
Yes, two car parks (main at BS10 7QS, smaller at BS9 2PA). Charges apply 9am-6pm, with disabled bays at both.