The station is located in the Sea Mills area of Bristol, and additionally serves residents of Stoke Bishop. The surrounding area is mostly residential, with allotments to the west and a small football ground to the north. The station is less than from the River Avon to the west, and directly south of a small harbour at the mouth of the River Trym, which the railway crosses on a bridge. The station has road access to the east from Sea Mills Lane, which runs parallel to the Trym, and can also be accessed via a footpath along the Avon to the west. The A4 Bristol Portway is less than east of the station, and crosses the railway south of the station. The station is on the Severn Beach Line from to , from Temple Meads and from Severn Beach. It is the sixth station from Temple Meads. The next station towards Temple Meads is ; the next towards Severn Beach is .