Bristol

[[file:Bristol Banner.png | disambig=no | dotm=yes | caption Isambard Kingdom Brunel's iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge straddles the Avon Gorge.

Bristol is a city in the West Country of England. Famous for its maritime history it also offers a great and diverse range of attractions, hotels, bars and events. Bristol is one of England’s top visitor destinations and the best time to visit is in the summer when major festivals are held in the city.

Although cursed by some horrible post-war buildings and disfigured by a chaotic road system, Bristol is nevertheless an amiable, grooved, laid-back city whose mellow vibe is reflected in the music of Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky that perfectly captures the sultry, lean burn atmosphere of a warm summer's evening in this historic and cultured city.

Cathangtrint - Bristol Gothic Church

Bristol Halal Travel Guide

Bristol is the United Kingdom’s eighth most populous city (roughly 421,000) and the most populated city in South West England, making it a core city in England. It received a Royal Charter in 1155 and was granted county status in 1373. From the 13th century, for half a millennium, it ranked among the top three English city's after London, alongside York and Norwich, until the rapid rise of Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester during the Industrial Revolution in the latter part of the 18th century. Bristol borders the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire and is also near the historic city's of Bath to the southeast, Gloucester to the north and Cardiff and the national capital of Wales, to the northwest. The city is built around the River Avon and has a short coastline on the estuary of the River Severn where it flows into the Bristol Channel.

Bristolparks - The centre of Bristol seen from a balloon

Although often overlooked as a tourist destination, Bristol has a lot to offer of its own and is an excellent base for adventuring the West Country, with relatively affordable lodging compared to some of the main ‘tourist traps’ (such as nearby Bath) and a huge choice of restaurants and retail outlets. It is one of the most culturally vibrant city's in England, hosting a wide variety of visual arts and theatre, speciality shopping and live music.

Millennium Plaza, Bristol, UK, at night - 20061109 - Bristol's Millennium Plaza at night

Young people have flocked to Bristol thanks to the city's stunning and brilliant music scene - the likes of Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky and Roni Size have contributed some of the most outstanding back catalogue of albums in the history of British music - not bad for a city which even in the early 1980s was considered a backwater of the British music scene. Indeed, in 2010 Bristol was voted Britain's most musical city. The success of the Bristol music scene goes back to 1991 when Massive Attack released their magnificent opus Blue Lines which included the soaring "Unfinished Sympathy" and social critques such as "Safe From Harm" and "Daydreaming". Blue Lines was partly recorded in Bristol, at the Coach House studios in Clifton (now sadly defunct). Never has any album in British music captured the atmosphere and vibe of a specific city such as "Blue Lines" - particularly the track "Lately". This track, with vocals by Shara Nelson and a bass groove sample from "Mellow mellow right on" by Lowrell so perfectly captures the atmosphere of a summer's evening in Bristol - particularly on the Clifton Downs - that with its warm, laid back vibe is practically a signature song for the whole city.

Bristol Harbourside sunset boat - A boat in the sunset at Bristol Harbourside

Orientation

Bristol is a large city with various areas in its centre; a map is helpful to get to know the layout. The free map given away at the Bristol Tourism Board Centre at the Harbourside is excellent for this. At Bristol's core is the Floating Harbour - a stretch of water that snakes along the city-centre which looks like a river in places but which is actually a dock. For centuries the Floating Harbour was where ships docked, bringing trade and prosperity to the city. It was created by diverting the River Avon in the early 19th century to the New Cut to the south and by using various locks to create a non-tidal dock. Today and the industrial shipping has mostly gone and the Floating Harbour is a home for leisure, pleasure craft, upmarket waterfront apartments and the occasional visiting sailing ship.

It's easiest to think about city locations as where they are relative to The Centre, or Central Promenade. (It's called "The Centre" as it used to be the "Trams Centre", until Bristol's tram system was scrapped in the 1940s after bomb damage. Now it's more of a bus centre.) The Centre is a broad avenue running north-south with fountains and trees and retail outlets and traffic, reaching the Floating Harbour at its southern end. The Centre is a major interchange for most city bus routes - you can ask a bus driver for a ticket to "The Centre" from anywhere in the city and you'll get back there.

Bristol MMB «K3 The Galleries - The ferris wheel in Broadmead seen from The Galleries

To the east of The Centre is the core of historic Bristol - the Old City. Here major streets include Queen Plaza, King Street, Baldwin Street and Corn Street. It has wonderful Victorian and Georgian buildings, historic and charming pubs and many places to shop, drink and eat. To the north-east of the Old City is Bristol's main shopping area - Broadmead, centred on the Broadmead itself and related streets such as the Horsefair, Union Street and Penn Street as well as The Galleries Shopping Centre. At the east side of the Broadmead is the major new Shopping Centre at Cabot Circus and a related development of more boutique shops at Quakers Friars. If you go east of Cabot Circus and across the dual carriageway you get to the less affluent area of Old Market, while if you go north of it you get to the St. Paul's area, which is a hotbed of culture but is best visited during the day.

To the north of The Centre are areas occupied by the city's hospitals and the bus station at Marlborough Street and the University of Bristol.

To the west of The Centre is the Harbourside area, much of which has been a scene of heavy urban regeneration since 2000 and includes parts of what used to be called Canon's Reach. Here you'll find eateries in converted warehouses, Millennium Plaza with its attractions such as At-Bristol and offices and smart apartments in new developments. It's a great place to spend time by the water. It continues to the south of the Floating Harbour at the Monday Shed museum of Bristol life, along to the SS Great Britain.

To the north-west of The Centre and up Park Street, you head for the West End with its smart independent shops and the City Museum and other attractions and if you keep going along Queen's Road you get to the upmarket Clifton area, known for its suspension bridge and elegant Georgian architecture.

The Bristol Tourism Board Centre can be found in the Watershed, a converted warehouse just off The Centre, just on the west side of the inlet of the Floating Harbour (St. Augustine's Reach). Walking south down The Centre, where the dock begins head to your right and under the colonnade. The Tourist Info Centre is a little way along.

Bristol airport overview - Aerial view of the Bristol Airport

How to travel to Bristol

Fly to Bristol

Bristol International Airport, terminal building departure area - Inside Bristol Airport's terminal

• Bristol Airport IATA Flight Code: BRS 51.382778, -2.719167 is located mile 8 south-west of Bristol downtown - Bristol Airport - Bristol airport overview offers scheduled Flights from major European city's. It is a major base for budget airlines Easyjet and Ryanair, with nearly 80 destinations including: Amsterdam also with KLM-Airline, Paris also with Air France, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Rome, Prague, Kraków, Bratislava, Kaunas and Riga (but not London).

There is no train link between Bristol's airport and the city, but there is a very useful .co.uk/timetables bus service (bus A1) that takes about 35 min and has a frequency of up to every 10 min. It costs £11 for an adult return ticket (the second part of which can be used up to a month after the first), £7 for a one-way to the downtown and £23 for a family return if booked online. Onboard fares are £1-2 higher. There are student discounts on this service if you are a member of one of the local universities. The Flyer bus is useful because route A1 takes you to Temple Meads station and then to the bus station at Marlborough Street.

There is also the cheaper, less frequent 121 bus to the centre and a cheaper Falcon service by Stagecoach (£5 return). The Falcon service terminates at Bond Street.

The alternative is to use one of the London airports or Birmingham airport and travel on to Bristol by train, vehicle or bus. The most convenient are:

• Heathrow Airport (IATA Flight Code: LHR) is about two hours drive straight down the M4 (westbound) motorway. The RailAir express bus service (running every 20 minutes) connects with the main London to Bristol rail service at Reading railway station; expect the total journey to take slightly over two hours. Another possibility is to use the Heathrow Express service to London Paddington and then take a train to Bristol Temple Meads from there, which is more expensive and slightly longer than the route via Reading, but possibly more convenient. There are also direct National Express and Megabus coaches from Heathrow to Bristol, which take about two to two and a half hours (depending on whether they depart from Heathrow Central Bus station or T4/T5) and are often cheaper than a rail fare, especially during (rail) peak times. National Express coaches terminate at Marlborough Street coach station in the downtown whilst Megabus services terminate at Bond Street near McDonald's (Please do not support McDonald's as McDonald's supports Israel. Shun this restaurant group and go for altertative brands and if possible for a Muslim owned restaurant) and Cabot Circus.
• Birmingham Airport (IATA Flight Code: BHX) is within quicker (and affordableer) reach of Bristol than London's two other airports, Gatwick and Stansted. By vehicle it takes about 2 hours and you'll be avoiding the congestion-prone M25. Rail services connect Birmingham International to Bristol every 30 min at peak times with a change in Birmingham New Street. The journey takes 2-2½ hours.
• Gatwick Airport (IATA Flight Code: LGW) is about three hours drive away via the M23 (northbound), M25 (clockwise) and M4 (westbound) motorways. Gatwick has its own built-in station and you can take a train from Gatwick to Reading where you change to take a train straight to Bristol for a rough total of £50 (although you can get relief by using a railcard and booking in advance). If you're on a budget, it can be cheaper to get the Gatwick Express train to London Victoria and from the nearby Victoria Coach Station take a bus to Bristol. There are also coach services provided by National Express and Megabus that take 3½ hours between the airport and Bristol.
• Stansted Airport (IATA Flight Code: STN) is about 3 hours drive away via the M11 (southbound), M25 (anti-clockwise) and M4 (westbound) motorways. By train you must catch a Stansted Express train to London Liverpool Street station and the tube to London Paddington station and then follow the directions below; expect the total journey to take around 3½ hours. If you're travelling on a budget you can also take Route Express Bus A51 to from Liverpool Street Station to Stansted Airport. Costs £9 for a single and only takes about 10 minutes longer than the train.
• Cardiff Airport (IATA Flight Code: CWL) is about one hour west of Bristol, going northbound from Culverhouse Cross, to J33 of the M4 and then Eastbound, to Bristol. Or take the train direct from Cardiff Airport, to Cardiff Central Station and then take another train to Bristol Temple Meads Station.

When coming from London and the cheapest way is generally by coach or rail.

Bristol Temple Meads Frontage - Bristol Temple Meads station's frontage is quite unique

Travel by train to Bristol

eHalal has a guide to Rail travel in the United Kingdom. Bristol Temple Meads station GPS 51.449,-2.58 is about 15 minutes walk from the downtown and has regular inter-city and regional train services from Bath (England) | Bath, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, London, Plymouth (England) | Plymouth, Southampton, Swansea, York and many other UK towns and city's. From London, trains depart from London Paddington station. Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest, continuously and still operating train station in the world. Today, it is run by the train operating company First Great Western, who provide the majority of services. If you have luggage or are too tired to walk and need to get to the city-centre or Clifton, take bus no. 8 (operated by First West of England) from the bus stops at the station forecourt (try asking for a ticket to The Centre - about £1.70), or a taxi.

Bristol has a second main train station in Bristol Parkway GPS 51.5136,-2.5427, which is several miles north of the downtown deep in suburbs (and is not in the city). Although this station also has frequent services to many of the same locations as Temple Meads, it is principally aimed at suburban residents and is unlikely to be useful to visitors.

From London, you travel from London Paddington|Paddington station. There are several through trains an hour and the fastest of which takes 1 hours 10 min. Train times (from any location) can be found on the y/search National Rail Planner or by calling 0845 748 4950 from anywhere in the UK.

Bristol Bus Station - First 33829 (SN63MYM) Express Yourself livery - Most long-distance buses to Bristol arrive at the Marlborough Street Bus Station

Travel by Bus to Bristol

National Express operate services to Marlborough Street Coach station in the downtown, from city's throughout the UK including London. The journey from London to Bristol takes about 2hr 30min. Tickets are much cheaper if booked in advance online.

MegaBus also operate budget coach services from London Victoria coach station to a stop outside the Colston Hall in Colston Street (behind Flavourz restuartant formerly Yates Winelodge Downtown) or UWE. Tickets must be booked online and fares are demand responsive but can be very affordable (£1.50 if you book far enough in advance). The journey to London takes about 30 min longer than by National Express.

South West Falcon operates a service connecting Bristol, Taunton, Exeter and Plymouth. A single fare from Plymouth to Bristol is £28. Tickets can be booked online in advance, but reservations are not strictly required.

How to travel to Bristol by car

The M5 and M4 motorways intersect near Bristol and the M32, a motorway 'spur', brings traffic directly into the downtown. The M4 links London with Bristol with a driving time of less than 2 hours.

The city also has 3 Park and Ride facilities, A4 Portway, Long Ashton and A4 Bath Road sites, for more information see the Bristol City Council website ort-and-streets/parking/park-and-ride/]

How to get around in Bristol

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Maps

Visit Bristol the official tourism website for Bristol has free maps of the city for visitors. Distinctive blue A3 tourist maps which cover the downtown and the Harbourside and Clifton, are available for free from the Bristol Tourism Board Centre on the harbourside and also from locations such as libraries, shops, Temple Meads train station, hotels and the YHA hostel. These really are excellent maps and you should obtain a copy or two. They indicate main streets, attractions, hotels and areas of the city in the central area and in Clifton.

You can also buy commercially produced maps before you leave from sites such as Amazon. The pocket-sized "Bristol Pop-Out Map" is useful, as are the pocket-sized A-Z maps.

Bristol is also home to a branch of Stanfords, a very large supplier of maps and tour guides (e.g. their store at Covent Garden in London is the largest such store in the world). Maps of Bristol with all the downtown street names and destinations marked sell from £1.50. Stanfords can be found at 29 Corn Street and the staff double as local travel experts.

By foot

Most locations in central Bristol (the Harbourside and Old City areas) are reasonable easily walkable and there are plenty of attractive walking routes along the quaysides and in the pedestrianised central streets. The main railway station (Bristol Temple Meads) is a little further (about 15 min walk) but still accessible by harbourside walkways or by bus. Bristol walking directions can be planned online with the stol/ walkit.com walking route planner.

Travel by bicycle in Bristol

Temple Gate Works|As part of the Temple Quarter gentrification and the Temple Gate GPS 51.44984,-2.58497 area is undergoing a large scale reconstruction. Road layout changes almost weekly and most cycle and walk paths have been rerouted. It is difficult and dangerous to traverse the area regardless whether you're on foot, by bicycle, or on/in a motorized vehicle. Passing through the Temple Quarter is best avoided, unless you insist on seeing Brunel's train station, or need a connecting train in the station. Construction work is planned to be completed by Autumn 2019, but has been delayed for various reasons numerous times. Bristol has plenty of bike paths and routes and is at the centre of the National Cycle Network. Sustrans, which manages the network, is based in the city and has a shop and information centre on College Green, next to the Marriott Hotel. The staff can provide information on cycle routes throughout the UK. Free cycling maps for the Avon Cycleway, Bristol and surrounding council regions (South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath and North-East Somerset) can be obtained from the four councils' cycling website, BetterByBike.info.

There is an app-based cycle hire scheme YoBike available in the city, which costs £1 for one hour, or £5 for a day's hire. A smartphone with internet connection is required to use it.

Several bicycle rental services are available in the city:

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• Cycle The City No.1 Harbourside, 1 Canon’s Road 51.4521366, -2.5980665 ☎ +44 7873 387167 Opening Hours: closed Mondays £16/day Bicycle rental service near the waterfront and they provide a bicycle, helmet and lock. ID card required for rental.

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• Bristol Tandem Hire 3 Holmesdale Road 51.4390914, -2.5896864 ☎ +44 7470 311592 Rental service for tandems and bicycles, with pick up and drop-off points in around Queen Plaza, Victoria Park and Temple Meads.

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• Cycle Shack | 25 Oxford Street, Temple Quay, BS2 0QT GPS 51.45134,-2.57736 . Bike repair and rental under the railway passage behind the Temple Meads train station. Bike rental costs £40 for 3 days. ☎ +44 117 955 1017}}

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• Jake's Bikes 6A Haymarket Walk, BS1 3LN Bear pit passage West GPS 51.45940,-2.59185. Bike repair and rental shop conveniently located next to the Bristol Bus Station, so you can rent a bike instantly when you arrive in Bristol by coach service! Their inventory is rather limited, so if you want to be certain they have a bike available for rent, making an up front reservation is recommended.

If you run flat, almost all bicycle shops in Bristol can fix your tire for £8-15, although some will do it while you wait.

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Briscycle 51.44019,-2.55145 | 151 Wick Road, BS4 4HH ☎ +44 7716 394633 Opening Hours: Monday 18:30-20:00, Thursday - F,Tu 09:30-15:00, 18:30-20:00, Friday 09:30-16:00, 18:30-20:00, Saturday 10:00-16:00 . Bicycle repair shop in Brislington, specialized in repairing, refurbishing and reselling bikes.

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Cycle Republic 51.45728 , -2.59185 4 Union St, BS1 2DL ☎ +44 117 925 3371 Monday to Friday 08:00-19:00, Saturday 09:00-18:00, Sunday 10:00-17:00 One of the largest bicycle shops in Bristol, with many spare parts for self service and repair kits in stock. They also have a repair service while you wait.

Travel by train to Bristol

St Andrews Road train station MMB 15 - Despite being voted one of the most picturesque railway lines in the United Kingdom and the line from Bristol to Severn Beach also runs through the industrial area of Avonmouth. At Street Andrews Road, a coal silo dwarfs the station.

Bristol Temple Meads station offers direct trains to many UK city's including London (Paddington). Local train services include the Severn Beach Line and stopping services which serve Bedminster, Parson Street and Filton Abbey Wood.

The Severn Beach Line passes through Lawrence Hill and Stapleton Road in the East of the inner city and then, Montpelier, Redland and Clifton Down in the north before heading north-west to Avonmouth and Severn Beach. The line has been voted one of the most scenic in the world by Thomas Cook. The line has two fare zones: Temple Meads to Clifton Down and Clifton Down to Severn Beach. Trains run Monday to Saturday at roughly 40-minutes intervals from 6AM to 10PM, with a reduced Sunday service. Normally only one train in three goes to Street Andrews Road (which is a request stop) and Severn Beach, with most terminating at Avonmouth. See Transport-Streets/Public-Transport/rail-service/rail-services.en council website on train services for more info.

Clifton Down train station is close to Bristol Zoo and the Clifton shopping neighborhood. Beyond here and the line runs in a tunnel under Durdham Down, emerging in the Avon Gorge. You can see one of the tunnel's chimneys on Durdham Down. The station at Sea Mills is next to the River Trym and the remains of a Roman harbour and is also a good place to start walks. The line later runs through Avonmouth Docks and beyond that alongside the River Severn Estuary. At Severn Beach, you can walk along the banks of the Severn and see the picturesque suspension bridges - the Severn Bridge and the Second Severn Crossing. All other stations along the line are in primarily residential or industrial areas.

Travel by Bus to Bristol

CitySightseeing offer open top bus tours with commentary during the summer months. 24-hr and 3-day passes are available. The circular route takes in most of the major visitor destinations including the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol Zoo, City Docks, Temple Meads, old city and downtown.

Most bus services in Bristol are operated by First Bristol. By and large the buses are unreliable, so if feasible check the bus times on the First website as the times on bus stops may be dated and incorrect. As most of Bristol's hotels and places to visit are near the downtown or are in the upmarket suburb of Clifton, First Bristol's number 8 is probably the most useful for visitors. It follows a route from Temple Meads station to Clifton, passing through the main shopping area (Broadmead) and the downtown (also handy for the harbourside) and the West End on the way. Single-trip tickets vary but for short journeys (e.g. Clifton to The Centre; Temple Meads station to The Centre) it will be about £1.50 to £2.00 and if your stop is within three stops, you can pay as little as £1.00. Further discounts are available to students. The zones can be confusing; ask the driver. First buses in Bristol give change and now accept contactless Visa and Mastercards on selected services but the company is encouraging passengers to download its mobile ticketing app and activate a mobile ticket before boarding the bus (single tickets must be scanned within five minutes of activation).

Other bus operators include Wessex Connect, Buglers and Abus.

Travel by boat to Bristol

Bristol MMB «F6 Docks - The "Matilda", one of a fleet of ferries which provide transport around the Bristol Docks.

Because of the way the downtown is intimately interwoven with the old 'floating harbour', a boat is a good way of getting around and of seeing a lot of interesting sites. Bristol Ferry Boat runs several ferry services around the harbour, stopping at various quays on route and providing a commuter service between the downtown and the main railway station.

The Bristol Packet offer city docks tours with commentaries daily during school holidays and at weekends throughout the year. They also run regular excursions to riverside tea gardens on the Avon towards Bath and Avon Gorge cruises under the Clifton Suspension Bridge to Avonmouth and back.

Number Seven Boat Trips also offer a ferry service during the summer months.

Bristol is quite a hilly city, but if you don't mind walking up hills the walk can be pleasant on a fine day.

How to travel to Bristol by car

Driving is probably the best way of seeing the surrounding region. A couple of the routes into Bristol during peak hours operate a vehicle swimmingpool lane for cars with more than one occupant.

The centre of Bristol follows a one way city system, which can be frustrating and confusing for those not used to it. However, with patience and training and a lot of circling around the same areas numerous times, it does become easier.

Parking

There are plenty of NCP vehicle parks and street parking. The cheaper street parking is in short supply in the centre, however Queen Plaza can be counted on to have a few spaces at off-peak times.

Park and Ride

There are three Park and Ride schemes operating in Bristol, with an additional Park and Ride for the busy Christmas period based at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Frenchay. The main park and rides are at Brislington, on the A4 opposite Street Brendan's school. Another is in Shirehampton and a third is at the end of the A370 Long Ashton Bypass. These are recommended due to their cheaper fares and ease of access to the busy downtown.

For more information, see the ort-and-streets/parking/park-and-ride/ Bristol City Council website.

Best way to travel in Bristol by a Taxi

Due to the heavy traffic, taxis in Bristol can be quite expensive – and don't forget to allow extra time on your journey when taking a cab. There are about 700 licensed taxis (Hackney Carriages) and these can be distinguished as they are all painted a distinctive blue. Meters charged at a rate set by the council. There are a similar number of private hire vehicles (without roof signs) that need to be pre-booked. All legitimate taxis and private hire vehicles should have a predominantly yellow council-issued plate at the front and back of the vehicle. More information on taxis and private hire vehicles and a cab rank map can be found at [https://en Taxis and Minicabs in Bristol.

What to see in Bristol

Bristol is a very diverse city. From the historic Old City and Harbourside to Georgian Clifton and there is something to be found for everyone. Every neighbourhood has its own attractions and sights.

• Street Art across town NA, NA - Opening Hours: everyday free Street artist Banksy is from Bristol and some of his works can be seen around the town.

Bristol MMB 51 Harbour Festival 2008 - Part of the Harbourside development at night. It can be well worth a walk along the dockside after dark!

Harbourside

The floating harbour is the jewel in Bristol's crown and many of its attractions are on or close to the harbour:

SS Great Britain - Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steam ship the SS Great Britain was built in Bristol and is now preserved in dry dock.

• Brunel's SS Great Britain Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road 51.44813, -2.60578 ☎ +44 117 926-0680 +44 117 925-5788 Opening Hours: Open daily from 10AM (except Dec 24 and 25 and Jan 10 2011) Closing times: 4:30PM (to Mar 26) 5:30PM (Mar 26 to Oct 31). Last entry two hours before closing Adult £16.50; Concession £14.50; Child (16 and under) £9.50; Child (4 and under) free SS Great Britain - Bristol MMB 43 SS Great Britain The world's first iron hulled, screw propeller-driven, steam-powered passenger liner, built by Brunel in 1843 and now preserved in a dry-dock alongside the floating harbour. Winner of the Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year 2006 - the biggest arts prize in the U.K. The "Being Brunel" exhibition alongside opened in 2018 and is included in the ticket price.

MSq night 2 - Millennium Plaza, part of the At-Bristol complex, an interactive science museum.

• Wednesday The Curious - At-Bristol | Anchor Road, Harbourside 51.45041, -2.60024 ☎ +44 845 345 1235 +44 117 915-7200 Opening 10:00-17:00; Saturday - Sunday 10:00-18:00 £15.95 (16+); £10.50 (3-15); free entry for the youngest Wednesday The Curious - At Bristol 01 Science themed interactive museum opened in 2017, with as stated goal to make science accessible to all. It features numerous labs for engineering (including robotics) and life sciences, a makerspace with 3D printers and a planetarium.

• Bristol Aquarium | Anchor road, Harbourside, BS1 5TT 51.45099, -2.59904 In The Downtown ☎ +44 117 929-8929 Opening Hours: Daily 10AM Monday - 5PM Adult £15.30; Child 3 - 12 years £10 (must be accompanied by an adult); Seniors & Students £13.50 Family of 4 £49.50 (2 adults and 2 children), all tickets 10% off if booked online but there is a £1.25 charge per transaction From the hidden world of UK waters, this amazing new aquarium transports visitors to the spectacular 'underwater gardens' of the Mediterranean and stunning beauty of tropical waters - home to everything from seahorses and puffer fish to living corals and tropical sharks.

• Monday Shed Museum Princes Wharf, BS1 4RN 51.44754, -2.59849 - Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10AM Monday - 5PM Free entrance Monday Shed History of Bristol

• Arnolfini Gallery 16 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA 51.44914, -2.59716 - Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11AM Monday - 6PM (open to 8PM on W) free Arnolfini from across the harbour arp - Arnolfini A modern art gallery, shortlisted for Museum of the Year 2016.
• Pero's Bridge - Shrek's Bridge | 51.45013, -2.59800 - Opening Hours: 24/7 Free Pero's Bridge 69415 Perosbridge Bridge over the Harbour, known for the iconic counter weights of the lifting section which resemble the shape of movie character Shrek, hence its popular name with the local residents. Its formal name Pero's Bridge is a reference to Pero Jones, a Caribbean slave who arrived in Bristol through the harbour channel below the bridge in the 18th. Although the bridges hydraulic mechanism allows it to open and close swiftly, it only does so rarely because the ferry was designed explicitly to pass under the bridge without it needing to be lifted.

Old City

Within walking distance from the bustling shopping neighborhood of Broadmead, is old town Bristol where the town originated from. You'll discover old buildings and hidden alleys whilst walking along cobbled streets. Highlights include:

• Corn Exchange & The Nails | Corn Street - Opening Hours: Exterior always open Free The Exchange Bristol at Dusk.JPG The Exchange, Bristol The Palladian Corn Exchange, built in 1743, boasts a clock on its frontage that ingeniously tells time both in the new-fangled GMT and the old Bristol time. In front are nails (in reality Bronze pillars) over which the local merchants did business; from these come the expression 'cash on the nail'.
• St. Nicholas Market | Corn Street 51.4544, -2.5935 - Opening from Monday to Saturday 9:30AM Monday - 5PM Street Nicholas Market All under a glass arcade and is a great place to grab some deliciously different and good quality food. Choices include, local cheeses, The Bristol Sausage shop, famous Pie Minister Pies and food from around the world such as Portuguese, Italian, Moroccan or Caribbean and (Turkish).
• Castle Park & Street Peters Church | 51.4553, -2.5897 - Opening Hours: Street Peters Church is closed to the public. The park is freely accessible. Free Street Peter's church, Bristol - Street Peter's Church, Castle Park, Bristol It is difficult to imagine now, but this large harbour-side park was a network of busy streets and retail outlets until it was bombed out during the second world war. Within the park are the excavated ruins of Bristol Castle and the ruined Street Peter's Church preserved as it stood after the bombing as a memorial to those killed.
• King Street | 51.4518, -2.5946 - King Street, Bristol (June2010) - King Street, Bristol King Street is now the heart of Bristol's theatre-land (see 'Old Vic' below) but it once lead down to the docks at Welsh Back, where the old sailing trows (a type of sailing barge) used to dock after their journeys from South Wales. The street has changed little since those days and the Llandoger Trow pub dates back to 1663. It is rumoured to have been patronised by pirates of old and by Robert Louis Stevenson whilst writing Treasure Island.

West End

• Bristol Museum and Art Gallery | Queens Road, West End, BS8 1RL 51.4561, -2.6053 ☎ +44 117 922-3571 Opening Hours: Daily 10AM–5PM free Bristol art gallery and museum 2 (3763133570) - Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery Bristol's major museum and art gallery houses an outstanding and diverse range of objects, from sea dinosaurs to magnificent art. A visit to the region's largest museum and art gallery is guaranteed to inspire! A range of subjects can be found. From Archaeology to History and Art. It also has a cafe.
• The Georgian House | 7 Great George St, BS1 5RR 51.4526, -2.6044 ☎ +44 117 921-1362 Opening Hours: April - Dec Saturday - Tuesday 11AM–4PM free Georgainhousebristol - Georgian House, Bristol Built for merchant and plantation owner John Pinney in 1790, also the former home of Pero Jones, a slave brought to Bristol from Nevis, by Pinney. It is displayed as it might have looked in the 18th century and provides an insight into life above and below stairs. Free. The book Pero and the Life of a Slave in Eighteenth-Century Bristol (C Eickelmann and D Small) is for sale at the museum.
• Red Lodge | Park Row, BS1 5LJ 51.455556, -2.599583 behind the Colston Hall and next to Trenchard vehicle park, off Lodge Street (look for the red door) ☎ +44 117 921-1360 Opening Hours: Saturday - Tuesday 11AM–5PM Free Redlodge2.JPG Red Lodge Museum, Bristol The house was built in 1590 and then altered in 1730. It has fine oak panelling and carved stone chimney pieces and is furnished in the style of both periods. The garden has now been laid out in Elizabethan style.

Clifton

The old and up-market suburb of Clifton contains several more places of interest and much of the city's student population:

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• Bristol Zoo Gardens Guthry Road, Clifton 51.46373, -2.62211 ☎ +44 117 974-7399 Opening Hours: Summer 9AM Monday - 5:30PM; winter 9AM Monday - 5PM; closed Dec 25 £13 (adults); £11.50 (students & senior citizens); £8 (children 3-14) Bristol Zoo Gardens Main Entrance - Bristol Zoo It is the 5th oldest zoo in the world and the oldest outside of a capital city. It was awarded ‘Zoo of the Year 2004’ by the Good Britain Guide. 89553
• Clifton Suspension Bridge Bridge Road, Leigh Woods, BS8 3PA 51.45504, -2.6279 ☎ +44 117 974-4664 Opening Hours: Bridge: 24 hr, Visitor centre: 10AM Monday - 5PM To walk across: free, to drive over: £0.50, visitor centre: free Clifton Suspension Bridge-9350 - Clifton Suspension Bridge Possibly the city's most famous landmark, Brunel's 19th-century suspension bridge spans the spectacular Avon Gorge at a height of 75 meters. A visitor centre is on the other side of bridge. There are free tours from the Clifton toll booth at 3PM every Saturday/Sunday from Easter Sunday until October. -
• Clifton Downs and Observatory | BS8 51.45663, -2.6264 ☎ +44 117 974-1242 - Clifton Down - The Observatory (750px) - Clifton Observatory The Downs provide a huge open space within Bristol, with great views over the Avon Gorge and the suspension bridge. On top of the downs, right by the bridge is the Observatory, housing a camera obscura and a cave leading down towards an observation point within the 250-foot sheer cliff face of the gorge. 75453
• Clifton Lido | Oakfield Place, Clifton 51.4589, -2.6117 ☎ +44 117 933-9530 - Clifton Lido - 2 - The Lido, Bristol A Grade II* listed building. The Lido and pub are separately managed and the historic Lido having closed in 1989, completely refurbished and reopened in 2008. The Victoria freehouse pub stands in one corner of the site; it was created in 1851 to provide the funds to rescue the Lido the first time and was saved from closure in 2006.

Eastside

Bristol's Eastside is the multicultural centre of Bristol and offers visitors a refreshing alternative side of the city, made up of a colourful collection of neighbourhoods that boast independent retailers from all around the globe. The wonderful thing about this side of town is simply walking around it - and most of the good things to do and see are free!

Easton is possibly the most multicultural area in Bristol where people of all nationalities rub shoulders. Here you can find anything from anywhere in the world - black hair and beauty, saris, Moroccan and Somalian cafes. You name it, you'll find it in Easton! This area is quite rightly home to the World On Your Doorstep festival held every June on Stapleton Road. For fantastic cafes and specialist shops (including the locally-famed Bristol Sweet Mart selling a large range of south-Asian foods and ingredients) head to Street Marks Road.

Stokes Croft/Montpelier, (pronounced Mont-pelly-err, rather than the French-accented Monday to pell-ee-ay!) and the bohemian heart of Bristol and home to artists and musicians of all descriptions. The streets are often canvases themselves and you'll find work by famous graffiti artists around every corner. Great music, cafes, an independent cinema and a treasure trove of vintage clothing.

• Street Pauls | Street Pauls, Bristol The Afro-Caribbean centre of Bristol and home to the world famous Street Pauls Carnival. It still suffers from the negative reputation of having been home of the Street Pauls riots over 25 years ago but visitors today will find it a colourful, friendly area with fantastic reggae pubs and clubs and a great street art scene. Host to an Asian supermarket on Ashley Road next door to Teoh's pan-Asian cafe.
• Street Werburghs | Street Werburghs The alternative quarter and a green oasis in the heart of the city. Filled with allotments, a city farm, eco-housing and lively pubs including the award-winning The Duke of York in Jubilee Road and The Miner's Arms in Mina Road. The most recent addition to the area is the multi-million pound Eastgate Oriental City complex which features a large Chinese supermarket and Chinese restaurant.

Avonmouth

Avonmouth used to be a small village on the outskirts of Bristol. Today, it is dominated by the massive Avonmouth Industrial Estate and large wholesale and retail superstores catering for the greater Bristol area. Activity at the port, which first opened in 1877, is now focused on the import of fruit, vegetables, coal, animal feeds, grain and cars.

Churches

• Street Mary Redcliffe Church | Redcliffe Way 51.4482, -2.5899 ☎ +44 117 929-1487 Opening 9AM Monday - 5PM; Sunday 8AM Monday - 7:30PM Free Street Mary Redcliffe church - Street Mary Redcliffe A short walk from Bathurst Basin. Described by Queen Elizabeth I, as "the goodliest, fairest and most famous parish church in England."
• Bristol Gothic Church (Church of England/Anglican) | College Green 51.4517, -2.6007 ☎ +44 117 926-4879 Opening Hours: Daily Free, donations are welcome West front of Bristol Gothic Church - Bristol Gothic Church Built as the abbey of Street Augustine founded in the Norman perioid and extensively rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries. The seat of the diocese of Bristol.
• Clifton Gothic Church (Roman Catholic) | Clifton Park, Clifton 51.4597, -2.6163 Consult a map to find it as it's on the suburban streets of Clifton ☎ +44 117 973-8411 Opening Hours: Open Daily Free, donations are welcome Clifton Gothic Church from north (600px) - Clifton Gothic Church A striking modernist design completed in 1973, with an equally modern interior and spire. It is constructed of reinforced concrete faced with granite. Worth a look. }}

Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2009 MMB 02 - The Bristol Balloon Fiesta takes place at Ashton Court

Parks

Bristol has many open spaces reasonably accessible from the downtown. The more notable include:

• Clifton and Durdham Downs - 51.469, -2.621 - Adjacent to the Avon Gorge and the Suspension Bridge and Bristol Zoo, 400 acres of grassland, with views towards the Severn Estuary and the Mendip Hills.

• Brandon Hill & The Cabot Tower | Web: ;jsessionid=962F29C91396599B523701EAA4321F55.tcwwwaplaws3 Off Park Street about 10 minutes walk up a steep hill from the centre of Bristol ☎ +44 117 922-3719 - Brandon Hill, Bristol This attractive and hilly park is worth visiting, if only for the views over Bristol from the hill-top. Even better views can be gained by climbing the narrow spiral staircase within the Cabot Tower atop the hill. Open every day from 8AM to 30 min before dusk. The tower is now open again after being closed for significant structural maintenance.
• Cabot Tower | 51.45405, -2.60681 Turn off Park Street at Great George Street or Charlotte Street and walk through Brandon Hill park. You can't miss the tower. ☎ +44 117 974-4664 Opening Hours: Daytime Free Cabot Tower (600px) - Cabot Tower, Bristol This dramatic Victorian tower occupies a prominent hilltop in Brandon Hill park, seen from much of the city. If you climb up the spiral staircase, you get a great view of the whole city from the top. There are signs which show you what you are looking at. It's a great way to get acquainted with the city and oriented to where you are.
• Ashton Court Estate | Long Ashton, BS41 9JN 51.4479, -2.6446 2 miles from the downtown to the West ☎ +44 117 963-9174 Ashton Court Estate - Ashton Court acre 850 city park, less than mile 2 from the downtown, with a mix of meadow, woodland, deer park, golf course, site of the Balloon Fiesta and the KIte Festival and the former Ashton Court Festival.
• Leigh Woods 51.454221, -2.641826 near Bristol ☎ +44 117 973-1645 - Leigh Woods National Nature Reserve A wilderness of beauty and tranquility set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Avon Gorge and Brunel's world famous suspension bridge (National Trust).
• Blaise Castle Estate | 51.504, -2.632 - Blasiecastle - Blaise Castle acre 650 of park and woodland on the northern fringes, with a folly and the gorge of the River Trym and a small museum in Blaise House.
• Oldbury Court 51.4883, -2.5255 A Woodland and riverside paths alongside the Frome, with historic parkland and children's play facilities, approx mile 3 north east of downtown.

Details of other city parks can be found on the city council website.

• Queen Plaza 51.4505, 2.595 Queen Plaza, Bristol Queen Plaza, Bristol (March 2022) A 2.4 ha garden square in the center, originally laid out outside Bristol's city walls in an area known as the Town Marsh. Its planning started in 1699 and construction finished in 1727, being named after Queen Anne. It has seen a turbulent history, with much of the north and west side buildings being destroyed during the riots of 1831 and subsequently rebuilt. From 1937 to 1992 the square was scarred by a dual carriageway road crossing it diagonally, which created a lot of traffic to flow through the area. After this became unbearable by the 90s and the road was closed and demolished by the late 90s and the garden restored to its pre 1937 glory. Although originally a residential neighborhood and the buildings surrounding the square are nowadays used as offices and many are listed under legacy protection. The center of the square hosts the iconic statue of William III, a sculpture by John Michael Rysbrack who cast it in 1733 in brass and erected it in 1736 to signify the city's loyalty.

• Quakers Burial Ground Redcliffe Hill 51.44867, -2.59082 - Opening Hours: 24/7 Free Quakers#Friends_and_slavery - Original burial ground for the Society of Friends, better known today as the Quakers. They were a religious society, split away from the Church of England and formed a closed community with a complex social and economic structure spanning from Europe to North America and the Caribbean in the 18th century. Many Quakers lived and worked in Bristol. They became the first group to oppose slave trade in 1760, a remarkable point of view considering many Quakers owed their wealth directly or indirectly to the slave trade in Bristol.

Nearby

• Tyntesfield Wraxall, BS48 1NX 51.439899, -2.71199 7 miles west of Bristol ☎ +44 844 800 4966 - Tyntesfield 2016-03 - Tyntesfield A Victorian Gothic Revival house named after the Tynte baronets.

Top Travel Tips

• Ferry Boat Co. | Welsh Back (Ferry stops all around the town) ☎ +44 117 927-3416 Opening Hours: Throughout the day Catch a ferry and enjoy the exciting world of Bristol's Historic Harbour - for a round trip tour, hop-on and hop-off, or getting from A to B; and to many of the harbourside attractions. Timetables are available online and at many places in the city.

• Pirate Walks | Meet at Millennium or Anchor Plaza. ☎ +44 7950 566483 Adults £6.00, children £3.50 Join Pirate Pete for a 1-hour guided walking tour of Bristol's historic harbourside. Walking tours of Bristol's 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century Maritime History of discovery, trade, slavery and piracy (always call before visiting).

• Jump | 22 Concorde Road, Cribbs Causeway, BS34 5TB ☎ +44 117 931-2733 Opening Hours: Daily 10AM Monday - 6:30PM; school holidays 9:30AM Monday - 6PM Babies: £1.00; 1 to 3 years: £5.50; 4+ years: £6.50; adults: £1.75; OAPS: £1.00 (on production of a bus pass) Bristol Jump has enormous adventure play-frames: a space zone, a galleon and an enchanted castle. At 22,000 sq feet it is the largest dedicated indoor soft play centre in England and it is tucked away in the back of Cribbs Causeway! There are also huge inflatables, an indoor football pitch, ten-pin bowling and an enormous zone just for toddlers. They also offer themed party rooms, a café and different activities every day.

• Undercover Rock @rock.com Mina Road, BS2 9YT St. Werburgh's 51.4717679, -2.5763389 St.Werburgh's Church, look out for the tower ☎ +44 1179 413 489 Opening 9:30AM Monday - 10PM, Saturday Sunday 9:30AM Monday - 6PM £7-9 Climbing centre housed in the former church of St. Werburgh's, with numerous climbing walls of varying difficulty levels. Training for beginners is available as well. It's not feasible to climb the tower, but the interior of this historic building will definitely leave you speechless while dangling on a rope!

• Watch football ie soccer. Two teams are based here. Bristol City play in the Championship and the second tier of English football. Their home ground (capacity 27,000) is Ashton Gate BS3 2EJ on the southwest edge of the city. Bristol Rovers play in League One and the third tier. Their home ground (capacity 12,000) is Memorial Stadium, Filton Ave, Horfield BS7 0BF, in the north of the city off A38.

Special events

Bristol Balloon - The Bristol Balloon Fiesta is held every year in August at the Ashton Court Estate and features mass ascents of balloons, a night glow and fairground attractions. Bristol MMB 65 Harbour Festival 2008 - Fireworks as part of the Bristol Harbour Festival.

Bristol has a widespread range of festivals throughout the year. The most significant include:

• Street Paul's Carnival Opening Hours: July (only some years) African and Caribbean arts festival.

• Bristol Balloon Fiesta Ashton Court Estate, 51.4456, -2.6447 - Opening Hours: One weekend in August
• Bristol Open Doors Day Opening Hours: weekend in early September free - See a variety of buildings open on this weekend, including places which are not normally open to the public. You can just turn up for most of the more than 100 buildings, but a few require advance bookings.

• Venn Festival | Web:
• Mayfest | Web:
• Festival of Ideas | Web:
• Bristol Harbour Festival Opening Hours: 3 days in mid-July free - Festival of music, dance and maritime events.

• Bristol International Kite Festival | Web:
• Slapstick Silent Film Festival Opening Hours: a few days in January Bristol Silents - A festival of vintage films.
• Encounters Short Film Festival Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
• Wildscreen Film Festival - Wildscreen Festival

• Bristol Vegfest | Web:
• Bristol Half Marathon | 2023 Event | September |15 £40 to enter; free to spectate Great Bristol Half Marathon - Bristol_Half_Marathon - National Health Service-sponsored race passing by many of the city's iconic monuments including the Bristol Suspension Bridge.

Listings

There are various websites publicising these events, but probably the best thing is to pick up a copy of Venue Magazine (analogous to London's Time Out) from a venue-stockists.pdf stockist. Venue is no longer weekly and paid, but has been merged with the Folio free monthly lifestyle magazine and new editions are available on the last Friday of the month.

Saturday's edition of the Bristol Evening Post has a free pull-out supplement called Seven that lists much of what is on offer in the city during the following seven days. Another option you can check out Bristol Music & Theatre listings online on Bristol Music which also has contact details for all local venues and music contacts and reviews.

 Headfirst is a local website and mobile app that offers detailed listings of what's going on in many of the bars and late night venues around the town, with an emphasis on live music.

Cinema

• Watershed | Canons’s Road ☎ +44 117 927-5100 - The primary hub for art-house film in the downtown with a lovely (WiFi enabled) cafe too.

• Cube Microplex | Dove Street South Hidden away not far from the bus station, this small non-profit making co-operative venue is housed in a beautifully shabby 1960s theatre. It's run entirely by volunteers and specialises in experimental film, music and performance. A unique experience.

• Odeon Cinema | Union Street ☎ +44 117 929-0884 - Three-screen mainstream cinema located in the centre of Bristol

• Vue Cinemas | There are two of these Warner Village cinemas in Bristol, one near the Mall out-of-town Shopping Centre at Cribbs Causeway (near the M5/M4 junction) and the other in Longwell Green, off the A4174 Ring Road. Both are modern multiplex type cinemas with approx 10 screens.

• Showcase Cinema Avonmeads, Street Philips Causeway, BS2 0SP 51.44937, -2.56118 Avonmeads Retail Park £7.95 Bristol's first multiplex cinema and the Showcase has been open since at least the mid-1990s. Rarely busy, so you always have plenty of seating choice.

• Cineworld | Hengrove Leisure Park, Hengrove Way off the A4174 Ring Road in the outskirts of the south of the city - Notable for showing at least one Bollywood film per week.

• Arnolfini | Right on the water's edge at Narrow Quay, this contemporary arts centre includes a cinema showing alternative and arthouse films. And the quayside is a great place to soak up the sun with a juice from the cafe!

• Showcase De Lux Glass House Ln 51.45952, -2.58743 Cabot Circus ☎ +44 871 220 1000 A Newest multiplex in the Cabot Circus Shopping Centre next to the Broadmead commercial neighborhood.

Theatre

• Tobacco Factory Theatre and Brewery Theatre | North Street ☎ +44 117 902-0345 A hidden gem outside the downtown, in the Southville area of town. Well known for being involved in some of the most cutting-edge theatre in the city.

• Bristol Old Vic | King Street ☎ +44 117 987-7877 - Bristol's main repertory theatre, located in the downtown

• Bristol Hippodrome | Street Augustines Parade ☎ +44 870 607 7500 - Showing large West End-style shows.

• Alma Tavern Theatre | 18-20 Alma Vale Road ☎ +44 117 973-5171, +44 117 946-7899 (reservations) - Theatre located on the first floor of the Alma Tavern & Theatre pub in Clifton, a short walk from Whiteladies Road. The theatre seats 50, with the bar on the ground floor.

• Redgrave Theatre | Perceval Road, Clifton ☎ +44 117 315-7620 - 320-seat theatre hosting amateur drama, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School productions and concerts.

• Wickham Theatre | Cantocks Close ☎ +44 117 954-5481 University of Bristol's theatre, hosting student and professional performances.

• Kelvin Studios | 253b Gloucester Road ☎ +44 117 959-3636 Home to the Kelvin Players Theatre Company, an amateur theatre group on Gloucester Road.

Music

• Victoria Rooms | music-@ Whiteladies Road ☎ +44 117 331-4044 - The University of Bristol's Department of Music. A wide range of music is presented in their free Wednesday lunchtime concert series, often given by established professional performers. Other [evening concerts include the universities' symphony and chamber orchestras. Times and prices vary, contact the department for more information.

• Colston Hall | Colston Street ☎ +44 117 922-3682 Wide variety of concerts, gigs and performances.

• Street George's | Great George Street off Park Street ☎ +44 845 402 4001 Wide variety of acoustic music including classical, world and jazz.

• Bristol (O2) Academy | Frogmore Street - Large gigs and club nights

• SWX Nelson Street - Club nights, often with famous guest DJs.

• Anson Rooms - University Union | Queens Road - From comedians to live music, many famous artists and the universities' students often perform here.

• The Fleece Street Thomas Street Free on Monday and Tuesdays

• The Trinity Centre | Trinity Road ☎ +44 117 935-1200
• Thekla | East Mud Dock - The famous club on a boat, sporting a Banksy graffiti work and prime location by Queens Plaza.

• Bristol Bierkeller | All Saints St. - Rock, Metal, Punk, Goth, Alternative.

• Full Moon & Eclipse | North St./Stokes Croft - Formerly an important Metal and Punk venue but has now become a backpacker hostel with some music events targeted at their guests.

• The Croft | Stokes Croft Free Monday - West before 10PM and then a charge on Thursday - Sunday The croft has a policy of supporting new music of every style and scheduling mainly homegrown talent.

• The Louisiana | Wapping Road/Bathurst Terrace - Bands that have played here include Coldplay and the Whitestripes, Kings of Leon and Keane.

• The Old Duke | King Street - Jazz, Blues

• Black Swan | 438 Stapleton Road, Eastville ☎ +44 117 939-3334 A pub that regularly hosts alternative liberal, electronic dance, rave music events.

Pubs offering live music of some sort are extremely numerous in most areas of the city.

Comedy

• The Comedy Box | Usually hosted above the Hen and Chicken pub on North Street, Southville but sometimes at the nearby Tobacco Factory (especially for more popular acts). Has hosted a number of major stand-up acts, including Mark Thomas, Sue Perkins, Ed Byrne and Marcus Brigstocke.

• The Lanes | Web: %3Adead-funny-live-stand-up-every-friday-and-saturday-night-at-the-lanes&catid=41%3Anews&Itemid=55 22 Nelson Streett ☎ +44 117 325-1979 - Live stand-up every Friday and Saturday night.

• Oppo Comedy | Channings Hotel, Pembroke Road £2+ Sunday from 8:30PM, hosted by Mark Olver

• Thunderbolt Pub Bath Road - Occasional events

• Bristol Improv | 31-35 Cotham Hill, BS6 6JY - Bristol University's only improv troupe put on free and paid shows each month, with a regular show at The Hill

The Bristol to Bath Railway cycle path

This showcase cycle path runs on a disused railway line from central Bristol to Bath. With its traffic free tarmac, gentle gradients and only two minor road crossings on its 22 km stretch, it is ideal for cycling. At a leisurely pace the journey to Bath takes a good 2 hours through green suburbs and some attractive countryside. If you are too tired to cycle back, you can take your bicycle free of charge on one of the frequent trains from Bath Spa to Bristol temple meads station. The journey takes 10-15 min.

From Bath, you can continue cycling along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal all the way to Bradford on Avon, taking another hour or so. Though not paved and somewhat narrower than the Bristol to Bath cycle path and the towpath is still traffic free and the scenery even more beautiful. There are two or three places to stop and eat or drink on the way. The aqueduct at Avoncliff is worth seeing. From Bradford too there are direct trains back to Bristol that carry bicycles.

How to work legally in Bristol

The largest independent employers in Bristol are the two universities and the Orange telecom company, Airbus, Rolls Royce, Hewlett-Packard/Compaq, AXA and various media companies including Al Jazeera Bristol (famed for its natural history department), ITV West Country and Endemol. The Ministry of Defence has a large site employing around 5000 people in Filton towards the north of the city.

Casual work, supermarket with selected Halal food, call centre, restaurant work is fairly easily available in Bristol. Many employment agencies are in the downtown. Bristol has the second highest job ratio of the eight English core city's (after Manchester) making it very good for employment opportunities.

Shopping in Bristol

Malls & Shopping Centres

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Broadmead and Cabot Circus are the two major precincts in the city's central shopping neighborhood.

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• Cabot Circus Central 51.459, -2.585 ☎ +44 117 952-9360 - Cabot Circus - Cabot3x3 A large and architecturally impressive Shopping Centre in central Bristol, opened in 2008. The name was chosen by public vote after it was decided that the name 'Merchants Quarter' brought with it too many connotations to Bristol's slave trade past. It is a large and mostly under-cover Shopping Centre, containing over 120 shops including House of Fraser, Harvey Nichols, Apple, Hollister, Boss, Ted Baker, Fred Perry and a Cinema Du Lux.

Broadmead remains a pretty dire indictment of post war planning and architecture; it contains The Galleries, Bristol's downtown mall. It is large and has a good range of shops, although many chains have moved their premises to Cabot Circus. Most of the major department stores can be found in the streets outside. Department stores in Broadmead include Primark and Debenhams. Other high street stores include Lush, Next, New Look, River Island, [ Marks and Spencers, Waterstones, HMV, Currys, H&M, Miss Selfridge.

• The Mall Cribbs Causeway Kessels Road, Patchway, BS34 5DG 51.5249, -2.5962 - Cribbs Causeway - Cribbs Causeway bus station - - 3206410 An out of town mall off junction 17 of the M5. This has a large John Lewis and [ Marks and Spencer as well as lots of other fashionable shops. The surrounding area of Cribbs Causeway is also home to large stores such as TK Maxx and furniture stores, with The Venue – including the Vue cinema complex and chain restaurants such as Frankie & Benny's, Chiquitos and TGIF's.

• Avonmeads | Between Street Philips and Brislington, Avonmeads has a few out of town shops, restaurants, Showcase cinema and bowling. Shops include Boots, Mothercare, Currys, Brantano, Outfit, The Range and M&S Simply Food. A short distance away is Sainsburys.

• ASDA - East St, Bristol BS3 4JY 51.44387, -2.59511 ☎ +44 117 923 1563 - Large supermarket in Bedminster, south of the Bristol downtown. One of the cheapest supermarkets in Bristol, ASDA is the best choice for Muslim travellers to restock on food and fruit drinks. They also carry SIM card top-ups for the major UK carriers and necessary tools to make repairs to equipment (duct tape, etc.)

• Sainsbury's Street Philips Causeway, Bristol BS4 3BD 51.4334905, -2.6187772 ☎ +44 117 977 4887 Opening from Monday to Saturday 7AM Monday - 10PM, Sunday 10AM Monday - 4PM Large supermarket close to Bedminster, a bit more expensive than ASDA in Southville, but offers a variety of prepared take-away foods such as salads and prepared Noodles dishes that can be eaten cold. Don't forget to pick up a pack of plastic spoons or forks if you don't have any along, you'll find them in aisle 31.

Areas

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• Park Street, Queens Road and The Triangle (marketed by the local traders as Bristol's West End) has a good range of fashionable clothes shops, book shops, restaurants, takeaways, record shops.
• Clifton Village contains a wide variety of smaller, more expensive boutique style shops, as well as some nice cafes and restaurants.
• Whiteladies Road has some small department stores, takeaways, restaurants, bars, Clifton Down Shopping Centre, electrical stores, bookshops, gift shops.
• Old Market Street/West Street is home to several of Bristol's massage parlours, along with a few adult shops several bars and a club called Flamingos. Nearby on Midland Road is The Club and on Alfred Street, The Elite Retreat; both good massage parlours, although Central Massage on Old Market Street is the cheapest and Adam & Eve on West Street is open 24/7.

Bristol also has quite vibrant neighborhood Shopping Centres. The best of these are probably:

• Christmas Steps area, mainly independent shops including many boutique type shops, including bookshops, hairstylists, vintage clothing stores and some cafes.
• North Street and East St, in Bedminster in the south of the city. A wide range of independent shops, also supermarkets, greengrocers, butchers, cafes, delicatessens, charity shops.
• Gloucester Rd/Cheltenham Road in the North, which offer a lot of cafes and restaurants, a number of instrument shops, many hardware stores and a good selection of independent butchers, bakers and greengrocers. At night and the restaurants and pubs attract lively nightlife.
• Fishponds Road and Staple Hill in the East. Asian restaurants, thrift shops, bakers and independent stores.
• Street Mark's Road in Easton, in the east of the inner city, which is particularly noted for its mainly South Asian food shops and restaurants. It is also home to a modern vegetarian/vegan restaurant (Café Maitreya) that has won national acclaim.

Markets

There are also a number of markets in and around the town. Street Nicholas Market in the centre, near Corn St. is a permanent fixture and has stalls selling jewellery, books, CDs and fresh food. It also hosts the 'Nails' market on Fridays and Saturdays, a Flea Market on Fridays and various special markets around the end of the year. There are a number of farmers markets (and similar events) held at different venues around the town. These include:

• Corn St. Web: ;jsessionid=836B1CF9979604FBF6AAD94D43FD4C48.tcwwwaplaws3 - Bristol Farmers Market on Wednesday mornings 9:30AM Monday - 2:30PM. Local producers from a 40-mile radius sell a massive range of food from Cheese, fish, honey, cakes, vegetables to Meat, game and poultry at this award-winning market. All the produce is grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked or smoked by the stallholders.

• Street Nicholas Market Corn Street - Opening Hours: Covered market Monday to Saturday 9:30AM Monday - 5PM Historic covered market, established in 1743, with about 50 stalls. Outdoors there is a Nails Market on Fri, Sat; Farmers Market on Wed; Food Market on Fri.

• Straits Parade, Fishponds - Straits Parade is a grassy open space right alongside the busy Fishponds Road. Here the Market has come to its clients. Held on the Second Thursday morning each month it is gaining a strong local following. Good bus links to Emersons Green and Downend.

• Sunday Market at theTobacco Factory - Southville - Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 2:30PM It has around 30 stalls and leans strongly towards eco-friendly, fair trade and local products.

• Slow Food Market Web: ;jsessionid=836B1CF9979604FBF6AAD94D43FD4C48.tcwwwaplaws3 Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 3PM Corn St. on the first Sunday, hours. and is the largest food market in Bristol, with the widest choice. Although it is the largest food market, Slow Food Bristol and Bristol City Council are committed to increasing its size and range further. They are aiming by next year to see the market going international with visits from food producers from France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and, of course, Italy.

• Whiteladies Rd. Due to its popularity with both stallholders and shoppers it is now fortnightly, alternating Fridays 8:30AM till 1PM and Saturdays, 9AM till 2PM, at the junction of Whiteladies Road and Apsley Road.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Bristol

Bristol has a huge choice of restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets. There are many around the Harbourside and the West End's Park Street and Whiteladies Road, but do not be dissuaded from trying those outside the centre as many are superior to those that attract passing trade due to their location. After a night out, or if your hotel allows food delivery, you will also be able to find many takeaways in Bristol, with different varieties of food.

• The Plaza Kitchen 15 Berkeley Plaza, BS8 1HB ☎ +44 117 921-0455 £5 lunches & à la carte dining Fine dining, serving fresh and innovative dishes using organic and locally sourced produce.

• There is a food aisle within the glass arcade at St Nicholas Market, near Corn Street. Many international cuisines are represented, including Italian, Indian, West Indian/Caribbean, Moroccan and Portuguese. Can be a bit chilly, depending on the weather, so keep your coat on!

St Nicholas Market, Bristol - St. Nicholas Market

• One Stop Thali Cafe ☎ +44 117 942-6687 York Road, Montpelier and also in Easton, Clifton, Totterdown and North Street in Southville. The Thali specialises in Vegetarian Indian food and in terms of volume of food, must be one of the best bargains in the city! Loads of courses for very little outlay. On Sundays there is normally live music and bargain thalis on a first-come-first-served basis (no reservations taken).

• Las Iguanas Whiteladies Road, Clifton opposite Clifton Down Shopping Centre Delicious South American food with the fresh flavours of lime, salsa and chilli. Two-course lunch is a bargain at £8.

• Arch House Deli Clifton Village ☎ +44 117 974-1166 Gourmet food including cheeses, charcuterie, cakes, hampers, none-alcoholic drinks, corporate gifts, antipasti, picnics hampers, breads, luxury Chocolates and amazing sandwiches. Set in a beautiful historical building with hand painted ceilings. Arch House Deli also has an onsite café and provides a range of outside catering services (no reservations taken). Credit and debit cards are accepted. Freshly cooked dish of the day is £7.50.

• Wagamama Queen's Road - A professionally run, good-value Asian Noodles café. Main courses are filling, of consistent quality and cost £5-8. Walkable from the centre, or take a bus from St. Augustines Parade/College Green up Park Street.

• Teoh's Lower Ashley Road, Street Pauls - All meals £6, pan-Asian (somewhat comparable with Wagamama) choice from (Thai), Malaysian, Japanese and Chinese. Any Chicken dish can also be prepared with tofu instead. Excellent prawn crackers and friendly, fast service!

• Tripitakas 80 Colston Street, BS1 5BB - Provides (Thai) soups and Curries, sushi and baguettes from £2 - Vegetarian option.

• IKEA Restaurant Eastgate Shopping Centre, Eastgate Road, Bristol BS5 6XX 51.4724878, -2.5647732 ☎ +44 20 3645 0000 Opening from Monday to Saturday 9:30AM Monday - 8:30PM, Sunday 10AM Monday - 4:30PM £4.50 IKEA Bristol's IKEA restaurant serves a mix of UK, Swedish and international food at low cost, starting at £4.50 for a main dish, £1.50 for soup and £1.75 for a dessert. Don't expect culinary excellence or large portions here, but if you're on a tight budget and the IKEA restaurant is the place to be to fill your belly with minimal impact on your wallet. There are only a few dishes to choose from (among which a Vegetarian one), but don't expect too many vegan or gluten-free options. Self-service restaurant, well suited for families with kids.

• Falafel King 6 Cotham Hill, Bristol BS6 6LF 51.4645058, -2.6090531 ☎ +44 117 329 4476 Opening from Monday to Saturday 10:30AM Monday - 10:30PM, Sunday 10:45AM Monday - 7:30PM Middle-Eastern food with an emphasis on couscous and falafels and the Falafel King offers a wide range of salads and prepared dishes for budget travellers. Perfect place to explore new flavour combinations with mint, cumin, etc., without plundering your wallet. Portions are larger than you'd expect for the money you're paying. Limited seating available, so reservation is recommendable on busy days.

• Golden Spiced meters.safi29@ 88 Mina Road, Bristol, BS2 51.469476, -2.5753511 ☎ +44 1179 552 419 Opening Hours: Daily 5:30PM Monday - 11:30PM £2.50 Take-away Indian restaurant with an extensive menu. Tikka Lamb starting at £7.50, but also many entries and Vegetarian options available. Wait time around 10 minutes. Take-away only, no seating.

• Fresh Takeaway 124 Saint Michael's Hill 51.46031, -2.60109 ☎ +44 117 926 5959 Opening Hours: 10:30AM Monday - 10PM £4.80 Small Chinese takeaway restaurant, serving traditional Cantonese food. There is no indoor seating available. Try their fried Beef Rice for £5.30! They have a daily lunch offer for £4.80.

• Lodekka Tramway Road, BS4 3DS Brislington 51.437172, -2.5560376 on the junction of Bath Road and Tramway Road ☎ +44 117 971 2975 Opening Hours: Daily 10AM Monday - 11PM £5-11.50 Grill restaurant aiming to provide the best value, translating in large portions of average quality grilled Meat. The mixed grill for £11.49 is very good for its price. A great place for families or dinners with friends, not such a great choice for Vegetarian. Indoor and outdoor seating available and a playground for kids. You need to order food at the bar with mention of your table number and pay up front to the bartender, food is then delivered to your table.

• Pizzas Factory 200 Bloomfield Road, BS4 3QU Brislington 51.44523, -2.55212 ☎ +44 1179774307 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 17:00-23:00, F-Su noon-23:00 £7-£9 A small privately owned fast food restaurant run by a family of highly motivated Indians. If you expect a wood fired Pizzas oven here you'll be disappointed, but it will be hard to find better tasting Pizzas for the price anywhere else in Bristol. Huge selection of toppings to choose from and the best opportunity to compose your own Pizzas. They also have a selection of soft-drinks and desserts. Stay away from the chips and they're nothing special.

• Parsons 35 Sandy Park Road, BS4 3PH 51.44067, -2.55558 ☎ +44 117 977 2744 Opening 7:30-16:00, Saturday 08:00-15:30 Family run bakery in the Sandy Park commercial neighborhood of Brislington. Sells a wide range of baked goods, sandwiches, donuts and assorted Snacks.

• Severnshed The Grove ☎ +44 117 925-1212 Opening Hours: Daily noon-late £8-30 The famous eatery with a bar that moves (using compressed air). They serve modern cuisine and prices can be reasonable (especially at lunch time/early evening when they do a number of meals for £9.77). Right in the heart of the downtown, on the waterfront. Walkable from the centre.

• The River 1 The Watershed, Canons Road ☎ +44 117 930-0498 Opening Hours: Daily 11AM Monday - late £3-15 - They serve excellent good value food, including various Sausages and mash and incredible pies. Walkable from the centre.

• Boca Cafe Paintworks, Bath Road, Arnos Vale - Gourmet Pizzas from £9-12, tapas.

• Zero Degrees | Colston Street between Christmas Steps and the bottom of Street Michaels Hill - Californian-style gourmet Pizzas (reminiscent of California Pizzas Kitchen, but much thinner, biscuity bases) from £7-9, specialty Sausages,mussels, salads. On-site sheesha lounge brewing Bavarian-style Black Ale, Wheat Ale, Czech-style Pilsner, New England-style Pale Ale and a special organic juice (usually a fruit organic juice such as Mango or Raspberry).

• Racks Cafe & Kitchen | St.Pauls Road, Clifton - Lunch menu from £5 and Sunday Roasts from £11.50.

• Mud Dock 40 The Grove, BS1 4RB 51.4492866, -2.5954852 ☎ +44 117 934 9734 Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 10AM Monday - 10PM, Saturday 9AM Monday - 10PM, Sunday Monday 10AM Monday - 5PM Cafe and restaurant with view over the waterfront, housed in a bicycle shelter themed repair shop. Large portions of local cuisine. Consider trying the Pig's Orchard sparkling apple juice! The catch of the day will give you a taste of the local fish for less than £15. Their apple and salted caramel desert is absolutely delicious for £6.50.

• Elemental Café Stokes Croft, BS1 3RZ 51.46413, -2.58990 ☎ +44 7944 530027 £1 Collective of several local businesses, including a bakery and coffee bar, focusing on healthy and organic foods. Pastries from £1, tea for £2. The Chocolates pastries and brownies are very addictive and among the best you'll find in Bristol. Indoor seating available, or convenient bags to take food away.

• Caffe Gusto 120 Street Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BU 51.460184, -2.6010628 ☎ +44 117 929 8113 Opening 7:30AM Monday - 5:30PM, Saturday 8AM Monday - 5PM, Sunday 8AM Monday - 4PM £4.50 An Italian take-away restaurant and cafe, with prepared Italian delicacies. Try their focaccia with Chicken and grilled vegetables.

• Wagamama Glass House, Cabot Circus, Bristol BS1 3BX 51.4581455, -2.5847563 ☎ +44 117 927 7674 Opening 11:30AM Monday - 11PM, Saturday 11AM Monday - 11PM, Sunday 11:30AM Monday - 9:30PM £10-15 Wagamama - Japanese restaurant with an emphasis on sustainable food (vegetarian/vegan). Large selection of dishes, primarily wok style and an open kitchen that allows guests to watch the preparation of their Vegetarian food. Fast cooking times (10-20 min) so perfect if you don't want to spend too much time in a restaurant. Chopsticks are the default cuttlery, but spoons are available on each table for Rice and forks can be requested. You must try the cheesecake with ginger and caramel for £6, which on its own is arleady a reason enough to visit Wagamama!

• Lona 281 Gloucester Road, BS7 8NY 51.47965, -2.58900 ☎ +44 117 942 6100 Opening from Monday to Saturday 11AM Monday - 11PM, Sunday noon-11PM £10 Lebanese restaurant with a kids friendly atmosphere, open kitchen and a juice bar in the middle. Variety of foods, most grilled Meat although there are veggie options as well. For groups there are sharing platters which are absolutely recommendable. There are a few deserts, but the juices are a much better sweet alternative after a good meal! Often crowded so reservations are advised for larger groups.

• Giraffe Glass House Ln, Bristol BS1 3BX 51.45843, -2.58423 Cabot Circus ☎ +44 117 930 0603 Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00-22:00, F-Sa 09:00-22:30, Sunday 09:00-21:00 Giraffe World Kitchen Friendly restaurant with a casual atmosphere and an international menu with a variety of local and oriental dishes. Selection of Vegetarian and vegan food available. Free wifi. Reasonable portions for the price. The fish 'n chips are good value and the chips are actually crispy here! Definitely try their home made lemonades for £3.50.

• Curries House 393 Bath Road, BS4 3EU Brislington 51.44228, -2.56276 take bus X39 to Bath, get off at Arnos Court ☎ +44 117 977 9090 Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 18:00-23:30, F-Sa 18:00-midnight Indian restaurant, also offering takeaway food. The Chicken korma is amazing, particularly with the garlic naan bread. They tend to be generous with coriander, so if you're not a fan of it, let them kin advance.

• VX 123 East Street, BS3 4ER 51.44110, -2.59880 ☎ +44 117 329 1610 Opening Hours: Monday - Tuesday 10:00-17:30, W-F 10:00-21:00, Saturday 10:00-18:00, Sunday 11:00-17:00 Small vegan restaurant that screams vegan all over the place. Comfortable indoor seating, with a range of Snacks marketed as "vegan fast food". Don't confuse it with fast food though, as the kitchen is small and waiting times can be up to 45 minutes. Definitely try their vegan oreo milk shake with vanilla flavour for £6.

• Bell's Diner 1-3 York Road ☎ +44 117 924-0357 Opening Hours: Open Tuesday to Friday noon-3PM; Monday to Saturday 7PM Monday - 10:30PM £18-35 Montpelier. A very well respected Bristol institution for those who know, Bell's serves up some of the most unique menus in the city, including their 'taster' menu where you get to work your way around everything.

• Hotel du Vin The Sugar House, Narrow Lewins Mead ☎ +44 117 925-5577 - This hotel has a wonderful Bistro with a great atmosphere. Food and service is of excellent quality. Starters about £7, main course £15 and dessert around £7. Walkable from the centre.

• Cafe Maitreya St. Marks Road, Easton ☎ +44 117 951-0100 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 6:45PM–9:45PM £16-20, excluding drinks Nationally acclaimed vegan/vegetarian restaurant. So good, even many omnivores enjoy it too!

• Bordeaux Quay V-Shed Canons Way ☎ +44 117 943-1200 - Bordeaux Quay is a harbourside venue with an upmarket restaurant upstairs, a casual brasserie, bar, deli downstairs, with a bakery and cookery school - all under one roof. They aim to offer the very best in regionally sourced organic food, while it tries to maintain environmental sustainability, energy consumption, minimalism waste and reducing food miles. Grab a coffee and freshly baked pain au chocolat for breakfast, or indulge in succulent mussels for dinner.

• River Station The Grove ☎ +44 117 914-4434 - The restaurant aims to be carbon neutral with naturally generated air-conditioning. Great location on the harbourside looking towards Redcliffe. Fresh locally sourced menu with a lean towards Mediterranean seafood.

• Casamia The General, Lower Guinea Street 51.44726, -2.59401 ☎ +44 117 959-2884 Opening Hours: W-Sa 6:30PM Monday - 8:15PM, Friday Saturday 12:15PM Monday - 1:30PM; book 1-3 months ahead from £98 - This Italian restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2009 and has moved to a more central location.

• Glassboat ☎ +44 117 929-0704 - On a converted river barge next to Bristol Bridge, this up-market restaurant was furnished with reclaimed materials from the surrounding city and has been under the same ownership since the end of the 1970s. Mains range from £15-25, with an early bird menu before 7PM allowing for 3 courses for £20.

• Wilks Restaurant 1B Chandos Road 51.46755, -2.60678 - Opening Hours: W–Su 6:30PM–9PM, Th–Su noon–2PM; book a couple weeks ahead £25 - £78 - Michelin star restaurant.

• Bullrush 21 Cotham Road S, Bristol BS6 5TZ 51.462778, -2.5999782 - Michelin star restaurant.

• Swoon Gelato 31a College Green, BS1 5TB 51.45273, -2.60006 accross from the Gothic Church ☎ +44 117 929 0093 Opening Hours: 10:00-22:30 daily £4.5 for 2 scoops in a cone Regarded as the best ice cream in the city, although not cheap. Fairly posh interior, with indoor seating or take away.

The fact that it's the home to around 44,000 students probably says a lot for the quality of the city's nightlife. Surprisingly, though, it's expensive, with prices similar to those in London. Mainstream nightlife centres around 3 main areas - Corn Street in the 'old city', Park Street/Whiteladies Road and the Harbourside. These areas get extremely busy, if not rowdy, at weekends, however there are plenty of places in Bristol where you can obtain a good time without mixing with more student type crowds. Venue magazine is a good source of information. The eastern end of King Street in the old city provides a slightly more relaxed, but popular, outdoor drinking area on sunny summer evenings, surrounded by historic pubs such as the 17th-century Llandoger Trow (reputed to have been the haunt of pirates and the model for the Admiral Benbow in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island").

Amongst the hundreds of brilliant venues in the city and there are four outstanding areas:

• St Nicholas' Market, including Baldwin Street: on and around Corn Street, you'll find several chain bars, including Wetherspoons' the Commercial Rooms on Corn Street which was once a meeting place for Merchant Ventures. Other reliable venues include the Slug & Lettuce and Vodka Revolution on Street Nicholas Street, All Cafe One and Walkabout on Corn Street and O'Neill's and Reflex on Baldwin Street. However, those looking to get away from the familiar will definitely enjoy Start The Bus at the bottom of Corn Street, an established indie pub-come-club; also, Mr Wolf's on Street Stephen's Street offers Noodles and live music.
• Harbourside area: the regenerated waterside is a great place to drink, especially on summer afternoons. On Welsh Back and there's the famous Old Duke jazz pub and, opposite it and the famous Lladngoer Trow - plus and the Apple, a floating cider café. Bristol's famous bar on a boat and the Thekla, is around the junction and there are plenty of big chain and independent bars on Canon Road. Millennium Plaza has lots of chain restaurants centered on the impressive mirrored 'Imaginarium' and fountains. The Waterfront by the hippodrome can be rowdy of a weekend and is best avoided.
• Park Street, Park Row, Clifton Triangle and Whiteladies Road: Whiteladies Road runs from the Downs on top of Blackboy Hill, past Clifton on one side and Cotham and Redland on the other; at the Triangle, traffic runs around the eponymous island of shops and bars before pushing down Park Street to the centre of Bristol. There are hundreds of cafes and clubs along this busy thoroughfare: popular venues include the Tube and the Woods, Embargo, Brown's, The Jersey Lily and the Black Bear.
• Stokes Croft and Gloucester Road: the anarchic area of Stokes Croft is home to Bristol's big independent clubs, Blue Mountain, Lakota and Clockwork. Whilst not in Stokes Croft, Club Motion, hidden behind Temple Meads station is a relatively new addition to the Bristol scene, hosting similar nights and acts as these venues. A skate park by day, this huge (by any standards) club has become one of Bristol's most popular, is internationally known and is well worth a visit for seasoned clubbers; after these monoliths and there are live music venues, pubs and bars to please the alternative crowd. Highlights include the Pipe and Slippers and the Croft and the Bell and the Flyer and the Prince of Wales.

If you're a tourist in Bristol, you may enjoy visiting one of the city's pubs and bars with historic and literary connections.

Bristol - Llandoger Trow - The Llandoger Trow

• The Llandoger Trow | King Street - Supposedly the meeting place of Daniel Defoe and 'Robinson Crusoe', Alexander Selkirk. It is also rumoured to be Robert Louis' Stevenson's inspiration for the Admiral Benbow pub in his work, Treasure Island. The pub is a 17th-century Grade II listed building.

• Abolitionist the Reverend Thomas Clarkson stayed in the Seven Stars in Redcliffe while he researched the British slave trade in 1787.
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey used to meet in the Rummer Tavern to talk about emigrating. An earlier pub on the same premises, known as the Greene Lattis, was the first pub in Bristol to get a license, back in 1241.
• Actor Cary Grant often stayed in the Avon Gorge Hotel, which has a terrace bar opening out onto Clifton's best view of Brunel's suspension bridge.
• Pioneers of the Bristol sound, Massive Attack, established the Tube, a bar/club at the foot of Park Street.

Downtown pubs

• The Hatchet 27 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA ☎ +44 117 929-4118 - Bristol's oldest pub is favorite of many various 'alternative' sub-cultures and is sometimes the venue for related club- and live-music events in upper room. Due to its proximity to the Bristol Academy venue, it's convenient for pre-gig drinks. Open until 2AM on weekends.

• Goldbrick House | 69 Park Street, BS1 5PB ☎ +44 117 945-1950 - The bar is laid out over the top floor of a traditional Georgian building and spans four interconnecting rooms. It has a great intimate vibe as it creates the feeling that you are drinking, not in a bar but in someone’s house. The décor reflects this mood as there are contemporary yet comfy armchairs and sofas dotted around.

• The Apple | Welsh Back, BS1 4SB ☎ +44 117 925-3500 A floating cider café. A converted old Dutch Barge where the decks have been transformed into seating areas where you can sit and lull with the water whilst enjoying some of the West Country’s finest ciders. A really unique place to grab a Coffee. Just be wary of what cider you are drinking as some are rather lethal and could lead to a man-overboard situation.

Stokes Croft and Gloucester Road pubs

• The Hillgrove Porter Stores - The Hillgrove | 53 Hillgrove Street North, BS2 8LT ☎ +44 117 924-8234 Winner of the CAMRA Bristol pub of the year in 2007, a freehouse with ten real ales and cider, perry. A wide mix of clients, good food and heated organic juice garden, open Sunday - Thursday 'til midnight, Friday & Saturday 'til 1AM.

• The Miner's Arms 136 Mina Road, Street Werburghs, BS2 9YQ ☎ +44 117 907-9874 - This pub is the type of large, multi-roomed community local that is increasingly rare. Declared the Best Pub in Bristol by Venue Magazine in 2005, it has mirrored the resurgence of this vibrant community.

• Duke of York | 2 Jubilee Road, Street Werburghs, BS2 9RS ☎ +44 117 941-3677 Winner of CAMRA's Best Pub in Bristol 2008, has a friendly atmosphere and quirky décor.

• The Green Man - formerly The Bell | 21 Alfred Place, Kingsdown, BS2 8HD ☎ +44 117 930-4824 - Opened in September 2008 as the first 'organic' pub in the city. The pub used to be the Georgian-built 'The Bell'. Notably, all the soft drinks are organic and the freshly-prepared food is all organic or free range. Two of the six real ales are served on gravity from the barrel.

• The Highbury Vaults | 164 Street Michael's Hill, Street Michael's Hill, BS2 8DE ☎ +44 117 973-3203 Winner of the CAMRA Bristol pub of the year in 2003 and the Highbury Vaults is a classic traditional pub with 8 real ales available on cask. Popular with students and older clients alike and with a large heated garden. Open until midnight.

• Cosies | 34 Portland Plaza ☎ +44 117 942-4110 Don’t let the location (St. Pauls) of this amazing place put you off. The best way to describe it, is an underground cave. You walk down some steps on the street and enter through one small door straight up to the café. The first half of the bar is relatively open, by this there are a few windows, but as you turn the junction you enter the ‘cave’ . A low ceiling, arched brick room with a DJ booth in the junction. On weekends it gets rammed as the organic juice is cheap and the music is pumping and the wide range of people from the students and middle aged couples to the Rastas in the junction, are all bumping and grinding with one another, leading to one hell of a night.

Clifton pubs

• The Portcullis 3 Wellington Terrace, Sion Hill, Clifton, BS8 4LE ☎ +44 117 908-5536 Freehouse near Brunel's Suspension Bridge. A Grade II listed Georgian building, it has been a pub since the 1850s. On two levels and the bottom and main entrance is one of the smallest pubs in Bristol.

• The Victoria 2 Southleigh Road, Clifton, BS8 2BH ☎ +44 117 974-5675 Freehouse is part of the Grade II* listed Clifton Lido site.

• The Coronation Tap | 8 Sion Place, Clifton, BS8 4AX ☎ +44 117 973-9617 A small West-Country cider house in Clifton, famous for its Exhibition cider - sweet, innocent looking but lethal. Gets rammed at weekends.

Hotwells pubs

There are a number of traditional pubs located around the City Docks, such as The Cottage at the Hotwells end of the Floating Harbour, Grain Barge and the Nova Scota. These pubs can be visited by foot or by harbour ferry.

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• Dundry Inn Dundry, BS41 8LH 51.39896, -2.63795 less than a mile from the city boundary ☎ +44 117 964-1722 Ambitious, home-cooked menu £5-15.50 A small, friendly pub with cask ales opposite the church. Also 2 en-suite double rooms.

Bars with live music;

• Mr Wolfs | Street Nicholas Street - Opening Hours: 6PM Monday - 3AM Live music venue and Noodles bar which has live music every night of the week from local bristol artists.

Bristol's a friendly city, on the whole, with a rounded and rich scene. Flamingo's on West Street is probably Bristol's biggest club with a 900-person capacity. The Pineapple on Street George's Road is a sociable and well-established pink pub and just down the road and the QueenShilling on Frogmore Street is a long-standing club that holds the Bristol heats of Mr UK. And Club Wonky, held at Warehouse on Prince Street on the last Friday of the month where sleazy electro hits are cut with pop classics.

Non-alcoholic venues

• The Big Banana Juice Cafe Great juice bar in the centre of town at Street Nicholas's Market on Corn Street. Fruit juices and organic wheatgrass. Into health and wellbeing. Juice promotions and promotional events.

• Blue Juice | 39 Cotham Hill, Cotham - Also serves wraps and salads.

• Shakeaway | The Arcade, Broadmead - Will make a milkshake out of pretty much anything, including Haribo, Mars Bars and Oreos.

• Racks Cafe & Kitchen St.Paul's Road, BS8 1LX ☎ +44 117 974-1626 Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 7AM Monday - 11PM; Friday Saturday 8AM Monday - midnight; Sunday 8AM Monday - 10:30PM In an old soft drinks cellar (hence the name), Racks has been established as a go-to bar in Clifton for over 30 years.

• Boswell's - Broadmead 51.45690, -2.58993 The Galleries ☎ +44 117 929 9964 A café in The Galleries, similar to Starbucks (Please do not support Starbucks as Starbucks supports Israel. Shun this coffee and go for alternative brands and if possible for a Muslim owned brand.), offering a large variety of Coffee, tea and hot Chocolates flavors. Comfortable seating with power sockets and internet access, this is the ideal venue for Muslim travellers to recharge laptop and phone batteries.

• You & Meow 22 Denmark Street 51.4528909, -2.5983722 - Opening Hours: Noon-7:15PM Pub filled with friendly people and free-roaming cats. A true heaven for cat-lovers!

• Brace & Browns 43 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2LS 51.46163, -2.60809 ☎ +44 117 973 7800 - Trendy restaurant next to the Al Jazeera building. Selection of nice food in good portion sizes, fairly priced. Not suitable for kids. Reservation in advance is recommended if you want to be sure of indoor seating.

• Mocha Mocha 139 Saint Michaels Hill, BS2 8BS 51.46066, -2.60176 ☎ +44 1173 763363 Opening 07.45 - 17.00 Small coffee shop specialized in hot beverages, Snacks and breakfast. Their Cinnamon Latte for £3.40 is delicious!

• Doms Coffee House 23-25 Street Augustine’s Parade, BS1 4UL 51.45371, -2.59812 ☎ +44 117 312 1040 Opening 7:30AM Monday - 7:30PM, Saturday 9:30AM Monday - 7:30PM, Sunday 10AM Monday - 4PM Cold and hot beverages and a selection of cakes, sandwiches and other Snacks. Alcohol only sold together with food items. The ground floor is pretty small, but there is huge indoor seating on the first floor with a great view over the Centre in a Victorian setting. The globe in the far corner opens up and reveals a chess set!

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Ramadan concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.

The next Ramadan shall be from Friday, 28 February 2025 to Saturday, 29 March 2025

The next Eid al-Adha shall be on Friday, 6 June 2025

The next day of Raʾs al-Sana shall be on Thursday, 26 June 2025

The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Muslim Friendly Hotels

There are a lot of hotels and guest houses in the Bristol area. A selection is listed below.

• The Washington Guesthouse Bristol 11-15 Street Paul's Road, BS8 1LX ☎ +44 117 973-3980 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 11AM £20/single or £20/double when booked more than 6 weeks in advance A good value budget hotel in heart of Clifton with full English breakfast included in the price.

• Youth Hostel 14 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA 51.44977, -2.59723 ☎ +44 845 371 9726 £15/dorm bed, £39/superior Muslim friendly room. A modern, clean and very central YHA youth hostel located in the Harbourside area; now with a newly revamped cafe on the quayside. Open every day all hours.

• Bristol Backpackers 17 Saint Stephen's Street in Old City ☎ +44 117 925-7900 Reception hours 9AM Monday - 11:30PM. Dorm rate £14 per person per day

• Full Moon Eco Hostel 1 North St, Stokes Croft, BS1 3PR near the '5102' apartments, opposite the large roundabout behind Debenham's department store and the bus station ☎ +44 117 924-5007 Check-in: 3PM Monday - 10:30PM / Check-out: £17.50/dorm bed This hostel is next to two of Bristol's biggest late night restaurants with live music going on until 5AM. Reception is closed from 11AM Monday - 3PM.

• Rock North Bowl Motel (at The Lanes) 22 Nelson St, BS1 2LE ☎ +44 117 325-1980 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: noon From £10/dorm bed, £45/double A youth hostel above a bowling alley, which doubles as a bar/nightclub, in a converted 1930s primary school. Perfect location in the Old City. Can be a bit noisy at weekends, but they offer free earplugs and their indie-ish atmosphere means that the music's very good and often live.

• The Clifton Hotel Street Paul's Road, BS8 1LX ☎ +44 117 973-6882 from £20/single or £25/double when booked more than 6 weeks in advance - A good value budget hotel in heart of Clifton that has its own restaurant/bar.

• Clifton Short Lets 5 Westbourne Place, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1RZ ☎ +44 117 923 7947 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 10AM Flexible, short term lodging in the Clifton area of Bristol. Various room type to suit specific needs.

• Arnos Manor Hotel | 470 Bath Road, Arnos Vale, BS4 3HQ ☎ +44 117 971-1461 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 11AM From £45 Built in 1760 as the luxurious home of wealthy Bristol merchant William Reeve, this historic building boasts many original Georgian Gothic features.

• Holiday Inn, Bristol - Filton Filton Road, Hambrook ☎ +44 871 942 9014 A 211-room hotel 15 minutes from the centre on 11 acres of land. It has its own fishing lake and free parking! From £60.

• Premier Inn The Haymarket near the Bus Station ☎ +44 870 238 3307 £50-90 Standard rooms, nothing fancy, has everything you need as a reasonable price. Not ideal for long stays as could get a bit depressing.

• The Berkeley Plaza 15 Berkeley Plaza ☎ +44 117 925-4000 Rooms from £60 If your visit takes you nearer to Clifton, this could be useful, just off Park Street (where all the best independent shops in the city are). The hotel is a lovely old 3* Georgian house; staying here also gains you access to the exclusive members-only bar in the basement.

• SACO Serviced Apartments ☎ +44 117 970-6999 From £65 An alternative to staying in a hotel. 150 well-equipped apartments throughout the city in seven locations with friendly staff.

• The Rodney Hotel Bristol 4 Rodney Place, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4HY 51.4556, -2.6198 Clifton Village ☎ +44 117 973-5422 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 11AM
• Berkeley Suites Bristol 6 Berkeley Crescent, BS8 1HA 51.4557, -2.6065 ☎ +44 117 925-4000 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM These 5-star apartments offer the services of a top end hotel. Guests can enjoy complimentary use of Nuffield Health & Fitness Centre during their stay.

• Cadbury House Hotel ☎ +44 193 483-4343 - This 4-star hotel is suitable for both relaxation and corporate visits.

• Marriott Royal College Green ☎ +44 117 925-5100 From £75 4-star hotel and the most famous in the city.

• The Brigstow Welsh Back ☎ +44 117 929-1030 £89-250 A modern, contemporary hotel in the centre of all the action, near Broadmead/Corn Street. Overlooks a very attractive stretch of the floating harbour.

• Hotel du Vin The Sugar House, Narrow Lewins Mead ☎ +44 117 925-5577 Walkable from the centre. Has spacious rooms and a restaurant andfruit cocktailry.

• Avon Gorge Hotel Clifton Village ☎ +44 117 973-8955 From £115 Spectacular panoramic views of the Avon gorge and the Clifton suspension bridge. They have their own restaurant on site.

• Mercure Brigstow Bristol | Welsh Back, BS1 4SP - On Welsh Back with riverside frontage. Comfortable, modern bedrooms and there's a plasma-screen TV in the bathroom.

• The Grand Hotel - Formerly the Thistle | ☎ +44 870 333 9130 In the centre of Bristol, about a 2-minutes walk from Corn Street and St. Nicholas's Market. It has its own health and leisure club.

• Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel & Spa Hill, BS1 6SQ 51.44757, -2.59116 ☎ +44 117 9689900 £150 Very posh hotel next to the St. Mary of Redcliffe church, with 4 star amenities and view over the floating harbour and downtown. Luxurious rooms, with indoor swimming swimmingpool and gym. Not at all cozy though, so considering the price only suitable for business travellers.

Stay Safe

Like many other big city's in the UK, Bristol has its rough areas. Use common sense while getting around.

Isolated drunken brawls can occur in the centre of town on Friday and Saturday nights as pubs and clubs close, especially near the waterfront area and the Centre, taxi queues and fast food joints. This has been reduced somewhat by a heavy police presence and security guards monitoring the taxi queues.

Avoid Baldwin Street at the 11PM and 2AM kickout times. Go somewhere else to hail a cab from some of the smaller, less busy ranks.

There are also specific areas that have a reputation after dark. The inner city neighborhoods of Street Pauls and Easton are said to be rife with drugs and gangs but should not pose any danger to people outside the narcotics trade. The areas are as safe as anywhere else during the day. Pay attention to what is around you and you should encounter no difficulties.

Also, some outlying suburbs such as Southmead, Knowle West and Hartcliffe have a bad reputation, but it is unlikely that a visitor to the city would travel to these parts.

The main problem is beggars as many will approach you on the street to ask for money.

Also, you may find people offering to sell you drugs. Those people have no drugs and will instead give you a bogus parcel (such as balls of cellophane or matches wrapped in newspaper) and run off with your money. They often have knives so avoid the people in the first place.

Medical Issues in Bristol

• Bristol Royal Infirmary Queens Building, Marlborough Street provides treatment for minor illnesses and injuries, assessment by an experienced NHS nurse, advice on how to stay healthy and information on out-of-hours GP and dental services, local pharmacy services and other local health services. There is also a NHS Walk-in Centre at Knowle West Health Park, In the southern part of the city, For Opening times contact NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.
• Southmead Hospital Emergency Department and Minor Injury Unit open 24 hours every day
• ' Bristol Eye Hospital' is a specialist hospital for eye conditions and has an accident and emergency department with limited opening hours neral/ae.htm for eye conditions only.
• Bristol Dental Hospital provides the full range of Dental Specialties including Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine, Restorative, Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry. Emergency service Services/EDC.htm for dental conditions only (opening hours 8AM Monday - 10AM). Alternatively contact NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.
• NHS 111 operate a 24-hour helpline available by phone on 111 (free call). For all serious and possibly-serious complaints and they will probably refer the caller to a local General Practitioner or Accident and Emergency department.

Telecommunications in Bristol

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Bristol's landline area code is 117. Dial 0117 from within the UK or +44 117 from outside the UK.

Internet Cafe's in Bristol

Bristol has easy internet access like most city's and as a city, has the advantage of broadband being easily accessible both to install and use.

The council has installed the ng-library-computers internet in all the libraries in Bristol, but you must be a member of Bristol Libraries to make full use of it. Occasional 20 minutes guest use is available to non-members who need to show a passport or other ID.

Bristol also has an abundance of internet cafes available for all to use. A network of free Wi-Fi hotspots called StreetNet is being deploying in central Bristol. It is available around the Watershed and along Queen's Road.

Many small "i" stations can be found in and around the centre, allowing you to surf certain approved sites such as job search pages, visitor information, transport links and entertainment guides for local clubs and venues. You can also send emails with media attachments: for example you are able to film a message for someone to send alongside your regular email.

More Muslim friendly Destinations from Bristol

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Towns and city's

• Bath, with its famous Regency terraces, Roman remains and spa facilities, is mile 12 drive or 15 minutes train journey away and makes an excellent day trip from Bristol.
• Wells, with its beautiful cathedral, is an hour's coach ride from Bristol.
• Weston-super-Mare, probably the nearest sea-side resort with a sandy beach and plenty of entertainment suitable for young families. An adult day return from Bristol Temple Meads is £6.30. If feasible, take the train to Weston-super-mare as an adult day return from the bus station will cost upwards of £8.

Outdoor activities

Two popular rural tourist destinations that are both an hour from Bristol:

• Cotswolds|The Cotswolds
• Mendips|The Mendips

Further afield the following are feasible day trips and worthy destinations:

• Exmoor
• Dorset, Devon
• Forest of Dean
• Brecon Beacons

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