Welcome

The Yate and Chipping Sodbury Guide. The community website and guide for residents and visitors to Yate and Chipping Sodbury. We hope you enjoy your visit to both Yate and Chipping Sodbury online and in person.

Yate and Chipping Sodbury are situated at the southern end of the Cotswold Escarpment. Highgrove House home to Prince Charles is some 15 miles Northeast.

Yate and Chipping Sodbury were part of Gloucestershire until 1974 when they became part of the newly formed county of Avon. However the world keeps spinning and in 1996 Avon was abolished and the area became part of South Gloucestershire.

In the heritage section you will find Parnall Aircraft, Family History, Yate Twin Towns, Newmans, The War Years, a potted history of the area, memories of those that were here and photo’s of years gone by.

In the Lesuire & Sports section you will find details of  local sports and activity centres as well as local clubs.

Yate is a UK town situated in the south-west of England and lies 11 miles north-east of Bristol in the county of South Gloucestershire. Yate can be reached easily by car due to its close proximity to the M4 and M5 motorways.

The town also has good train access as it lies close to the London to Bristol main line and the cross country route that links the south-west to the north-east of England. Yate also lies adjacent to the medieval market town of Chipping Sodbury.