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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 19/06/2026 21:20:00

Spread across a limestone plateau above the Avon Gorge on the northern edge of Bristol, Clifton Downs forms part of the vast open green space known collectively as the Downs, taking in both Clifton Down and the neighbouring Durdham Down. The plateau runs roughly three kilometres along its main axis and around a kilometre at its widest, bounded on the western edge by the dramatic cliffs of the gorge and threaded by the central avenue of Ladies Mile. The Downs were secured for public use by the C...