Heritage railway stations · South Wales
Hercules
Hercules — Public artwork (sculpture).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- SS Great Britain · 0.7 km
- Free entry
About
Hercules is a place of interest in South Wales. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is SS Great Britain, about 0.7 km away. Postcode area BS8.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hercules (, US: ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Greek hero's iconography and myths for their literature and art under the name Hercules. In later Western art and literature and in popular culture, Hercules is more commonly used than Heracles as the name of the hero. Hercules is a multifaceted figure with contradictory characteristics, which enabled later artists and writers to pick and choose how to represent him.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4519, -2.6138
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS8 4TP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Nearest railway station
- SS Great Britain — 0.7 km
- Official site
- grainbarge.com
Sources
- osm: n4157915490 (ODbL)
- commons: Goldney6.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Hercules (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hercules?
- Hercules is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS8 4TP), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- Is Hercules a protected site?
- Yes — Hercules is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Hercules free to visit?
- Yes, Hercules is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hercules?
- The nearest railway station is SS Great Britain, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS8 4TP.