Friday, 25 March 2011

Bristol City Day 1 – 19th March 2011


Bristol has several amazing sights to see during your visit to this magical and historic city. From engineering masterpieces like the iconic Clifton suspension bridge and the SS Great Britain, to Bristol’s historic churches and cathedrals

Cabot Circus – With over 120 stores including Harvey Nichols, House of Fraser and a cinema, this new modern shopping district places Bristol firmly in the spotlight.




Temple Mead – a mix of office blocks and hotel surrounding the rivers



Castle Park – the largest green space with the city centre, the ruined shells of two churches stand within the park, as does the foundations to of Bristol Castle



St Nicholas Market – In Bristol's Old City, you'll find this wonderful market featuring fresh produce, second hand books and clothing stores.



Broad Quay and Watershed media centre – forms the centre point to the city, a fountain was laid for the millennium (red here due to comic relief).




Bristol Hippodrome: Bristol Hippodrome is the city’s very own touch of West End theatre, presenting the most exciting, popular and classic theatre productions. 

Watershed media centre – Alongside the river stands the refurbished boat dock houses, now converted to bars and cafes.

 Blue Reef Aquarium underwater-themed exhibition 


At-Bristol - is one of the UK's most hands-on science centres! Discover interactive exhibits and special exhibitions, take in a Planetarium show or join our live science team for fun experiments and activities.


Millennium square – located within the centre of the city and built as part of the At-Bristol development, this is a popular public area, its home to a larger water feature and the globe planetarium





Down on the docks – view along the River Avon


The Colourful crescents – there are several crescents within Bristol, including the largest Georgian crescent in the world. Here is one of the more colourful ones


Wigwam church – one of the more unusual church designs seen


Council House – Bristol county council houses in a crescent shape



City Museum – Museum and art gallery exhibiting collections of art, archaeology, Egyptology and natural history in a magnificent building



Bristol Cathedral: Bristol’s beautiful and historic Cathedral is located on College Green in the West End of the city. A church has almost certainly stood on the site for over a thousand years, but it came to prominence in 1140 when Robert Fitzhardinge founded the Abbey of St Augustine

View from outside:




Inside photos:






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