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Bristol has a wealth of interesting tourist attractions and to visit.
There is lots to see and do at Bristol. Bristol has some of the best museums in the west of England including the relatively new '@ Bristol' museum. One of England's most famous zoos. Some of England's most historic and much loved monuments including the The Clifton suspension bridge and the SS Great Britain.
There is lots to see and do at Bristol. Bristol has some of the best museums in the west of England including the relatively new '@ Bristol' museum. One of England's most famous zoos. Some of England's most historic and much loved monuments including the The Clifton suspension bridge and the SS Great Britain.
- @-Bristol
- Ashton Gate
- Blaise Castle House Museum
- Bristol old vic
- City Record Office
- Clifton Suspension Bridge
- colston hall
- Bristol Cricket ground
- Georgian House Museum
- Hippodrome
- Industrial Museum
- The louisiana
- Memorial Stadium
- Museum and Art Gallery
- Red Lodge Museum
- ss Great Britain
- St Mary Redcliffe
St Mary Redcliffe
@ Bristol
At-Bristol is a place of discovery and surprise, a place where education, exploration and sheer delight go hand in hand with an unforgettable day out.
An immense £97 million project, at-Bristol is the core of a £450 million urban rejuvenation scheme, covering 11 acres at the heart of Bristol’s Harbourside area.
Alongside Wildwalk-at-Bristol and Explore-at-Bristol you can marvel at the Planetarium, the IMAX® Theatre, its own shops, cafés and restaurants, a series of public squares and open spaces and an underground car park. We also have facilities for private and corporate hire.
Location -Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB
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An immense £97 million project, at-Bristol is the core of a £450 million urban rejuvenation scheme, covering 11 acres at the heart of Bristol’s Harbourside area.
Alongside Wildwalk-at-Bristol and Explore-at-Bristol you can marvel at the Planetarium, the IMAX® Theatre, its own shops, cafés and restaurants, a series of public squares and open spaces and an underground car park. We also have facilities for private and corporate hire.
Location -Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB
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Ashton Gate
Ashton Gate Stadium is the leading sports and leisure venue in the South West of England.
The stadium itself hosts Coca-Cola League football and Premiership rugby in the winter and regularly attracts the biggest names in music for its summer concert season - Bryan Adams, Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart and The Who are just some of the star names who have topped the bill in recent years.
As Bristol's premier conference, exhibition and banqueting venue, its wide variety of function rooms can cater for up to 900 guests in the Evening Post Dolman Exhibition Hall with a host of other rooms available for smaller events.
Location -Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, BS3 2EJ
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The stadium itself hosts Coca-Cola League football and Premiership rugby in the winter and regularly attracts the biggest names in music for its summer concert season - Bryan Adams, Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart and The Who are just some of the star names who have topped the bill in recent years.
As Bristol's premier conference, exhibition and banqueting venue, its wide variety of function rooms can cater for up to 900 guests in the Evening Post Dolman Exhibition Hall with a host of other rooms available for smaller events.
Location -Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, BS3 2EJ
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Blaise Castle House Museum
Situated in the beautiful parkland of the Blaise Estate at Henbury - the Museum is situated in an 18th century house and is home to most of the Museums Service's social history collection of over 30,000 objects.
Blaise has famous connections - it was immortalized by Jane Austen who described it as 'the finest place in England in her book Northanger Abbey
The Museum contains exhibits of everyday life from centuries past including an impressive domestic equipment gallery, a Victorian toy room including the museum's popular model train collection, old period costumes, other items of everyday life and a beautiful picture gallery.
Location - Henbury Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QS
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Blaise has famous connections - it was immortalized by Jane Austen who described it as 'the finest place in England in her book Northanger Abbey
The Museum contains exhibits of everyday life from centuries past including an impressive domestic equipment gallery, a Victorian toy room including the museum's popular model train collection, old period costumes, other items of everyday life and a beautiful picture gallery.
Location - Henbury Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QS
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Bristol old vic
In 1766, over one hundred philanthropic merchants, lawyers and politicians clubbed together to open an illegal, back-street theatre, down an alley and through a courtyard off King Street in the Bristol docks’ district. Some people were appalled: they believed the theatre ran the “risk of ruining the morals of our youth, impoverishing our tradesmen and artisans, promoting the arts of intrigue and of seducing the innocent, reducing many perhaps to bankruptcy, injuring the credit of others and diffusing a habit of idleness, indolence, and debauchery throughout this once industrious and virtuous city”.
Location -King Street, Bristol, BS1 4ED
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Location -King Street, Bristol, BS1 4ED
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City Record Office
800 years of Bristol's history can be found in a large converted tobacco warehouse standing at the entrance to the city's famous Floating Harbour. This is the home of Bristol's City Record Office which looks after the city's archives for all those wanting to find out more about the history of their family, locality, community, or the city itself. No appointment is necessary. Just come along and discover the pleasure of research through old documents, microfilm, film, and our computerised picture library.
Location - 'B' Bond Warehouse Smeaton Road Bristol BS1 6XN
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Location - 'B' Bond Warehouse Smeaton Road Bristol BS1 6XN
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Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the beautiful Avon Gorge, is the symbol of the city of Bristol. For almost 150 years this Grade I listed structure has attracted Visitor from all over the world. Its story began in 1754 with the dream of a Bristol wine merchant who left a legacy to build a bridge over the Gorge.
The first competition in 1829 was judged by Thomas Telford, the leading civil engineer of the day. Telford rejected all the designs and submitted his own but the decision to declare him the winner was unpopular and a second competition was held in 1830. 24 year old Isambard Kingdom Brunel was eventually declared the winner and appointed project engineer – his first major commission.
Location - Clifton, Bristol
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The first competition in 1829 was judged by Thomas Telford, the leading civil engineer of the day. Telford rejected all the designs and submitted his own but the decision to declare him the winner was unpopular and a second competition was held in 1830. 24 year old Isambard Kingdom Brunel was eventually declared the winner and appointed project engineer – his first major commission.
Location - Clifton, Bristol
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colston hall
The people of Bristol have been enjoying music at Colston Hall for almost 140 years.
Now as Colston Hall moves into the 21st century, plans for new facilities are taking shape and we’re busy increasing the variety of music that comes to the hall, appealing, we hope, to a much broader range of people. Our aim is to become a world-class centre for music and music making, showcasing the best music from the UK and around the world, whilst also developing emerging talent from Bristol and the South West.
Location - Colston Street Bristol
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Now as Colston Hall moves into the 21st century, plans for new facilities are taking shape and we’re busy increasing the variety of music that comes to the hall, appealing, we hope, to a much broader range of people. Our aim is to become a world-class centre for music and music making, showcasing the best music from the UK and around the world, whilst also developing emerging talent from Bristol and the South West.
Location - Colston Street Bristol
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Cricket ground
called the The County Ground. This cricket ground is home to the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.
The ground is often is used during England cricket matches as well.
Location - The County Ground Nevil Road Bishopston Bristol BS7 9EJ
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The ground is often is used during England cricket matches as well.
Location - The County Ground Nevil Road Bishopston Bristol BS7 9EJ
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Georgian House Museum
This historic Georgian townhouse can be found just off bustling Park Street, near the Cabot Tower, and provides a fascinating insight into the day to day existence of master and servant!
The Georgian House is an exquisite example of Bristol's 18th century heritage, illustrating how the city profited from being one of England's premier trading ports. It featured in the BBC TV production of A Respectable Trade, Philippa Gregory's novel about slavery in the 1790s.
Originally home to John Pinney, a West India merchant, the house is displayed as it might have looked in the 18th century. It was also home to the slave Pero, (after whom Pero's Bridge at the Harbourside is named), and the displays illustrate life both above and below stairs.
Its appearance from outside is wholly deceptive. There are six stories in total, four of which are open to Visitor books. The rooms are decorated as closely as possible to the original schemes and contain furniture of the period. Here is a taster of what to expect in just two of the rooms!
Location - 7 Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR
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The Georgian House is an exquisite example of Bristol's 18th century heritage, illustrating how the city profited from being one of England's premier trading ports. It featured in the BBC TV production of A Respectable Trade, Philippa Gregory's novel about slavery in the 1790s.
Originally home to John Pinney, a West India merchant, the house is displayed as it might have looked in the 18th century. It was also home to the slave Pero, (after whom Pero's Bridge at the Harbourside is named), and the displays illustrate life both above and below stairs.
Its appearance from outside is wholly deceptive. There are six stories in total, four of which are open to Visitor books. The rooms are decorated as closely as possible to the original schemes and contain furniture of the period. Here is a taster of what to expect in just two of the rooms!
Location - 7 Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR
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Hippodrome
The Bristol Hippodrome, the city’s very own West End theatre, opened its doors on the 16th December 1912 when the curtain rose for the first time on what was generally agreed to be Oswald Stoll’s most magnificent provincial theatre.
It is a superb example of the grand architecture of the late Victorian era and is one of the masterpieces of design by Frank Matcham, the most eminent theatre architect of his time.
One of Matcham’s spectacular features included the provision of a huge water tank constructed in front of the stage, which could be filled within one minute by 100,000 gallons of water, allowing the theatre to combine three forms of entertainment – stage, circus and aquatic. To protect the orchestra and those sitting in the front Stalls from the heavy spray which resulted from some of those effects, an enormous glass screen could be raised by the single movement of a lever.†
Location - St Augustine's Parade, Bristol
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Location - St Augustine's Parade, Bristol
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Industrial Museum
Bristol's Industrial Museum closed on 29 October 2006 and work has started on transforming it into the new Museum of Bristol, due to open in 2009. The design will retain many of the existing features seen on the current building. Right in the heart of the city's historic harbour, the Museum of Bristol will tell the unique story of the city, its people and its place in the world.
During the Museum of Bristol construction phase, we hope to continue to operate the Museum's popular working exhibits - Bristol Harbour Railway with its locally-built steam engines, the world's oldest steam tug Mayflower, Bristol Harbour's former fire boat Pyronaut and the historic tug John King - for trips on some weekends. The amazing Fairbairn steam crane will be opened and operated now and then, and restoration work will continue on the four electric cranes on Princes Wharf, with occasional opportunities for visits to the control cabs.
Location - Wapping road, Bathurst terrace, Bristol BS1 6UA
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During the Museum of Bristol construction phase, we hope to continue to operate the Museum's popular working exhibits - Bristol Harbour Railway with its locally-built steam engines, the world's oldest steam tug Mayflower, Bristol Harbour's former fire boat Pyronaut and the historic tug John King - for trips on some weekends. The amazing Fairbairn steam crane will be opened and operated now and then, and restoration work will continue on the four electric cranes on Princes Wharf, with occasional opportunities for visits to the control cabs.
Location - Wapping road, Bathurst terrace, Bristol BS1 6UA
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louisiana (the)
The Louisiana has been hosting live music for over a century.
Local and well known bands feature here. These include Scissor Sisters, Cold play, Keane, The Strokes, Travis, Sterophonics. The venue/bup very well know though out all of bristol and sits in the centre of bristol. It has a capacity of 120.
Location - Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RN
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Local and well known bands feature here. These include Scissor Sisters, Cold play, Keane, The Strokes, Travis, Sterophonics. The venue/bup very well know though out all of bristol and sits in the centre of bristol. It has a capacity of 120.
Location - Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RN
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Memorial Stadium
The Memorial Stadium (also commonly known by its previous name of The Memorial Ground) is a sports ground in Bristol, dedicated to the memory of the rugby players of the city killed during World War I. It was built on an area of land called Buffalo Bill's Field which was previously occupied by allotments and opened on 24 September 1921 by G B Briton, the Lord Mayor of Bristol, as a home for Bristol Rugby Club.
Situated on Filton Avenue in Horfield, Bristol, it has developed significantly over the years. A massive crowd turned out to watch the first ever game to be held there against Cardiff, but did so from wooden terraces and stands.
The Ground has remained a focal point for the wider Bristol community, and a minute's silence is held annually at the closest game to Remembrance Sunday, while on November 11th a service of remembrance is held at the Memorial Gates.
With the advent of leagues in the late 1980s, Bristol looked to develop the Ground, replacing the old Shed on the north side with the Centenary Stand to mark the club's 100th anniversary in 1988. The West Stand, an original feature of the Ground, was demolished in 1995 having been condemned and replaced. In 1996, Bristol Rovers F.C. moved in as tenants of Bristol Rugby Club, and soon took joint ownership through the Memorial Stadium Company.¥
Location - Filton Avenue, Horfield, Bristol BS7 0BF
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The Memorial Stadium (also commonly known by its previous name of The Memorial Ground) is a sports ground in Bristol, dedicated to the memory of the rugby players of the city killed during World War I. It was built on an area of land called Buffalo Bill's Field which was previously occupied by allotments and opened on 24 September 1921 by G B Briton, the Lord Mayor of Bristol, as a home for Bristol Rugby Club.
Situated on Filton Avenue in Horfield, Bristol, it has developed significantly over the years. A massive crowd turned out to watch the first ever game to be held there against Cardiff, but did so from wooden terraces and stands.
The Ground has remained a focal point for the wider Bristol community, and a minute's silence is held annually at the closest game to Remembrance Sunday, while on November 11th a service of remembrance is held at the Memorial Gates.
With the advent of leagues in the late 1980s, Bristol looked to develop the Ground, replacing the old Shed on the north side with the Centenary Stand to mark the club's 100th anniversary in 1988. The West Stand, an original feature of the Ground, was demolished in 1995 having been condemned and replaced. In 1996, Bristol Rovers F.C. moved in as tenants of Bristol Rugby Club, and soon took joint ownership through the Memorial Stadium Company.¥
Location - Filton Avenue, Horfield, Bristol BS7 0BF
Mintinit.com attaction rating - 7/10
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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 you!
The City Museum & Art Gallery is situated in an Edwardian Baroque building in Queen's Road, next to the Wills University building. Inside you will see collections of regional, national and international importance. It is one of the few museums to have been awarded designated status by the Government - the mark of an outstanding museum.
With a changing and dynamic temporary exhibition programme, this complements the museum's vast and assorted permanent collections.
Once inside there is a choice of galleries situated upstairs full of artworks: Old Masters, French School, British collection, modern art and the Bristol School. Alongside in the adjoining galleries, the decorative arts collections can be found: Eastern Art, ceramics, silverware and glassware.
Location - Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
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Location - Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
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Red Lodge Museum
This historic Elizabethan house has been 'modernized' and restored several times throughout its 400 year history. It began life as a Tudor lodge and was subsequently added to in Georgian times. Situated behind the Colston Hall and next to Trenchard car park, off Lodge Street, the Red Lodge on Park Row has a modest red stone exterior which belies the glorious interior.
Originally a lodge to the Great House where Queen Elizabeth I once stayed, the Red Lodge is often described as Bristol's 'hidden treasure'. It houses one of the city's greatest treasures: the Great Oak Room which can justly claim to be one of the finest rooms in the West Country.
The Red Lodge has had several uses in its past. It was once a reform school for girls!
This was set up in 1854 by the social reformer Mary Carpenter, and a room is dedicated to her memory.
Location - The Red Lodge Park Row Bristol BS1 5LJ
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Originally a lodge to the Great House where Queen Elizabeth I once stayed, the Red Lodge is often described as Bristol's 'hidden treasure'. It houses one of the city's greatest treasures: the Great Oak Room which can justly claim to be one of the finest rooms in the West Country.
The Red Lodge has had several uses in its past. It was once a reform school for girls!
This was set up in 1854 by the social reformer Mary Carpenter, and a room is dedicated to her memory.
Location - The Red Lodge Park Row Bristol BS1 5LJ
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ss Great Britain
Winner of the Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year 2006 - the Biggest Arts Prize in the U.K.
Step back in time on board Brunel’s award winning ss Great Britain – the world’s first great ocean liner. Launched in 1843 to provide luxury travel to New York, the ship set new standards in engineering, reliability and speed. She was the world's first large iron ship and the first to be driven by a screw propeller.
One recent Visitor book said: "It is the best museum I've ever been to precisely because it never feels like a museum at all. The ship is allowed to speak for itself. Barriers and fire exits are unobtrusive and the audio guide's excellent. Nothing is overstated but the ship's story is told brilliantly. I have gone away awed by it and Brunel. To conserve something truly remarkable so sympathetically - it is to be applauded and supported. All museums should be like this." Jimmy Wilson, aged 30, London.†
Location - Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY
Mintinit.com attaction rating - 9/10 official siteback to top
Winner of the Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year 2006 - the Biggest Arts Prize in the U.K.
Step back in time on board Brunel’s award winning ss Great Britain – the world’s first great ocean liner. Launched in 1843 to provide luxury travel to New York, the ship set new standards in engineering, reliability and speed. She was the world's first large iron ship and the first to be driven by a screw propeller.
One recent Visitor book said: "It is the best museum I've ever been to precisely because it never feels like a museum at all. The ship is allowed to speak for itself. Barriers and fire exits are unobtrusive and the audio guide's excellent. Nothing is overstated but the ship's story is told brilliantly. I have gone away awed by it and Brunel. To conserve something truly remarkable so sympathetically - it is to be applauded and supported. All museums should be like this." Jimmy Wilson, aged 30, London.†
Location - Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY
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St Mary Redcliffe
St Mary Redcliffe is widely recognized as one of the most magnificent of the parish churches of England.
Christians have worshipped on this site for nearly 900 years.
The church is an Anglican Parish Church in the City of Bristol, south west England, close to the Bristol Channel and the River Severn Estuary. It is one of the largest Parish Churches in Britain and a member of the Greater Churches' Group.
Location - 10 Redcliffe Parade Wst, Bristol, BS1 6SP
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Christians have worshipped on this site for nearly 900 years.
The church is an Anglican Parish Church in the City of Bristol, south west England, close to the Bristol Channel and the River Severn Estuary. It is one of the largest Parish Churches in Britain and a member of the Greater Churches' Group.
Location - 10 Redcliffe Parade Wst, Bristol, BS1 6SP
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