Wessex Bus Services Route 533 serves Charnhill Drive.  A short walk away, on High Street , Staple Hill,  First Bus Services 7, 49 & X49 serve the area.

(A) The Bristol & Bath Railway Path. Constructed on the trackbed of the ex-Midland Railway, whose origins stemmed from a railway route built in 1835 to transport coal from the collieries of the Kingswood district to Bristol harbour, using horse traction, which was converted to steam haulage in 1844.  This route then became part of the Midland Railway route between Birmingham & Bristol, with a line to Bath Green Park, offering connections with the Somerset & Dorset, being opened in 1869, creating the junction at Mangotsfield.  In 1966 the line was deemed uneconomic & was closed as part of the sweeping Beeching cuts, although the tracks remained in situ until 1972.  In 1979 Sustrans began work on converting the route to an accessible right of way, this was completed in 1986, offering a 13 mile long off-road route between the 2 cities, whilst being an important wildlife haven.  The path is heavily used at certain times such as commuting periods, weekends, the summer months etc & is a shared  path for cyclists, pedestrians & the disabled, everyone having equal priority.

(B) Mangotsfield station.  Site of junction for routes to Gloucester, Midlands & the north & to Bath Green Park.  A tree has been planted at the site of each of the supporting columns for the station canopy.  Most of the platforms are largely intact, along with a couple of walls complete with original intricate patterned iron window frames (3 of them completely intact) as well as modern designs.  There is also some trace of decorative floor tiling & an old staircase on the Bath-Bristol platform.  Also on this side there is a steel milepost erected to mark the creation of the National Cycle Network. The location is now an important junction of various paths in the area!  Also famed for being the place where Arnold Ridley, of Dad's Army fame, was stranded during a winters evening.  Whilst waiting he thought he heard the sound of a train approaching & passing, but the weird acoustics of the area meant that in reality it was passing on a nearby avoiding line.  He turned this experience into the writing of a play, 'The Ghost Train', which became a massive West End hit in the 1920s & also  resulted in 2 film versions.

(C) Rodway Common. An area of 34.5 acres & a rare example in the Bristol area of an acid grassland. Rodway derives from the Celtic words 'Rod' = Reed, 'Way' = watery.  It is also said to be the legendary site of a battle between the Celts & the Britons.  In Saxon times this was land owned by royalty & would have contained deer, hare, rabbit, wolf, fox & boar.  In the C17 it was known as Conygree, & was used to breed rabbits, whilst in the C19 it was the site of Easter Fairs. There have been disputes in the past over the ownership but in 1975 the land was acquired from the Cave family by Mangotsfield Rural Parish Council.

(D) Rodway Hill House.  Grade II Listed Structure, oldest parts dating from c.1350, built by William Blount, with alterations of c.1520 & c.1663.

(E) Mangotsfield House.  Dates from c.1743, formerly in use as the Vicarage 1893-1955.

(F) St James Parish Church, Mangotsfield.  The origins of a church here date back to the early C13 & a map of 1610 indicates the presence of a church with a steeple here.  The clock on the tower dates from 1687 & was restored for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.  The church underwent restoration & changes in the C19, although the chancel retains much medieval work.  Mangotsfield itself is ancient, mentioned in the Domesday Book as Manegodesfelle, meaning open country belonging to Mangod, a Saxon word.  It was formerly a mining village, with nearby pits at Emerson's Green, Staple Hill, Soundwell & Pucklechurch.  Recently there has been a large increase in traffic due to housing developments at Emerson's Green.

The Salutation pub advertises a Time Out Coffee Shop & Cafe, and is open 09 00-23 00 mondays-sundays, offering a Big Breakfast 09 00 (10 00 sundays) -15 00.