Failand

infobox UK place

country = England
latitude= 51.4392

longitude= -2.6905

official_name= Failand
population=
unitary_england= North Somerset
lieutenancy_england= Somerset
region= South West England

constituency_westminster= Woodspring
post_town= BRISTOL
postcode_district = BS8 3XX
postcode_area= BS
dial_code= 01275
os_grid_reference= ST525715

Failand is a village in the North Somerset unitary authority in England. It is home to a post office/general store, a pub ("The Failand Inn"), an observatory and a church. A very active drama group operates out of the village hall.

The village has two separate parts. Failand itself is on the B3128 Bristol to Clevedon road, while Lower Failand is a mile away down a single track lane.

Art

The artist Roger Fry, a prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group, grew up in Lower Failand.

port

Failand is home to the playing fields of several Bristol independent schools, most notably Bristol Grammar School, Bristol Cathedral School and Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (QEH), whose facilities were formerly used by Bristol Rovers F.C. as their training ground. It is also home to the playing fields of the Old Bristolians Society.

Failand has its own cricket club, Failand & Portbury C.C., who play on Horse Race Lane in Lower Failand.

There are two golf clubs in Failand, namely Bristol & Clifton Golf Club and Long Ashton Golf Club.