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City Trips Bristol   -   Tourist information Bristol.

One of the centres of culture, employment and education in the region.

Council wards Bristol : Ashley, Avonmouth, Bedminster, Bishopston, Bishopsworth, Brislington East, Brislington West, Cabot, Clifton, Clifton East, Cotham, Easton,  Eastville, Filwood, Frome Vale, Hartcliffe, Henbury, Hengrove, Henleaze, Hillfields, Horfield, Kingsweston, Knowle, and Lawrence Hill.

Its prosperity has been linked to that of the Port of Bristol, the commercial port, which was in the city centre but has now moved to the Severn estuary coast at Avonmouth and Portbury.


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Car Hire Bristol

  Holiday Autos   -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

Hotels Bristol

  Hotels in Bristol    -   Hotel Guide Bristol

  Best Western Hotels   -    
If you're looking for hotel breaks Bristol

 

National Parks

  Exmoor National Park   -   see also Visit Exmoor
From Exmoor National Park to the Quantock Hills is an area of varied and inspiring landscapes, nestling in West Somerset and North Devon. Enjoy the peaceful, open spaces, clean air, heather-clad moors, ancient forests, deep valleys, sparkling rivers, dramatic coastline, pretty villages and towns and a friendly welcome. The unique and rare breed of Exmoor pony and large herds of red deer freely roam the area.  Look up and you will invariably see buzzards soaring overhead. In the evening you can stalk deer, watch bats or seek out badgers at sunset.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Superbreak
Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

Weekends Direct   -   Group Weekends Bristol
Bristol has been a great destination for a number of years now, combining dramatic scenery and superb daytime activities with a high standand of accommodation.

   -   Create your perfect trip to Bristol.



Travel Guides Bristol / Related books

Bristol (Pocket Guides)
Paperback: 96 pages; Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing (11 Oct 2010); ISBN-10: 1848484607; ISBN-13: 978-1848484603.

The Naked Guide to Bristol
2nd Edition: Not All Guide Books Are the Same
Gil Gillespie (Author), Richard Jones; Anne Smith; Steve Faragher (Editor), Joe Burt; Trevor Wyatt (Illustrator)
Paperback: 288 pages; Publisher: Naked Guides Ltd; 2 edition (1 Oct 2006); ISBN-10: 0954417763; ISBN-13: 978-0954417765.

Bristol Pocket Map (AA Street by Street)
Map: 1 pages; Publisher: Automobile Association; 2nd Revised edition edition (31 Oct 2008); ISBN-10: 0749557966; ISBN-13: 978-0749557966.

Transport / How do I travel to Bristol

  Bristol Airport  [ BRS ]   -   Bristol International Airport   -  12 km from Bristol
  Cardiff (CWL) 53.0 km
  Hurn (BOH) 90.5 km
  Exeter (EXT) 98.3 km

 
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  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights  
Flights to Bristol / price comparison possible

 
thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK.

National Express  
Travel by bus or coach to Bristol.

Megabus
London-Bristol.


Links

  Visit Bristol   -   Tourist Board Bristol

  Bristol   -    Bristol City Council 

  List of places in Bristol

Cities surrounding Bristol : Keynsham 8.0 km, Portbury 9.4 km, Winterbourne 9.6 km, Almondsbury 11.2 km, Hinton 14.3 km, Yate 14.8 km, Temple Cloud 14.9 km, Wrington 15.7 km, Timsbury 16.4 km, Alveston 17.1 km, Thornbury 17.3 km, Yatton 17.8 km .

  Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, the School is an Industry-led vocational training establishment preparing students for careers in acting, stage management, costume, design, scenic art, directing, theatre arts management, production management, lighting, electrics, sound, studio management, propmaking, VT editing and scenic construction.
  Bristol Zoo Gardens   -   Bristol Zoo Gardens maintains and defends biodiversity through breeding endangered species, conserving threatened species and habitats and promoting a wider understanding of the natural world.
  Fortified Places   -   Bristol
As the second most important port in England (London being the first), the parliamentarian city of Bristol was a likely target for Royalist forces at the beginning of the English Civil War.... 
  News from Bristol   -   Western Daily Press    -   morning paper
  Parks and open spaces in Bristol & Surroundings
Bristol has 450 parks and green spaces totaling over 1300 hectares, proportionately more than any other English city. With Oldbury Court, Blaise Castle Estate and Ashton Court Estate, the city has a splendid legacy of historic parks and gardens including, in Brandon Hill, probably the first municipal open space in the country, and in Queen Square, one of Britain's oldest planned urban green spaces.
  Radio & TV   -   BBC Bristol
  University of Bristol   -   a "redbrick" chartered in 1909
  University of the West of England   -   formerly Bristol Polytechnic 
Its main campus is at Frenchay, about 7 km north of the city centre.

Cuisine  -  Gastronomy

  West Country Restaurants 
Guide to eating out at quality restaurants and pubs.

History Bristol

  History of Bristol   -   see Wikipedia
Pre-Norman Bristol, Middle Ages, Early modern, and Modern history.

  Bristol Past 
A selection of materials on the history of Bristol and the surrounding area, including Fishponds and east Bristol.

Music, Art & Culture, Events

  Culture of Bristol

  Bristol's 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 you!
The City Museum & Art Gallery is situated in an Edwardian Baroque building in Queen's Road, next to the Wills University building.
  Colston Hall   -   concert hall situated on Colston Street  -   city's main concert venue
Popular venue catering for a variety of different entertainers.

  Bristol Balloon Fiesta   -   held during August in Bristol
Teams from all over the UK and other parts of the world bring their hot air balloons to the site and participate in mass ascents where as many as 100 balloons may launch at a time.
  Bristol Harbour Festival
Bristol's liveliest and largest Harbourside event, EDF Energy Bristol Harbour Festival features a wide range of entertainment both on and off the water, including music stages, a dance stage, street theatre and water displays, all taking place before a backdrop of hundreds of colourful vessels in the floating harbour throughout the weekend.
Celebrates the city's maritime heritage and the importance of Bristol's docks and harbour.

  Virtual Venue  -  Bristol & Bath's Magazine


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