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@Bristol: play and learn...
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  • mindcrime
  • By mindcrime on April 26, 2009
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  • At Bristol - Bristol
    At Bristol
    by mindcrime
    If you wanna feel like a child go to EXPLORE at Bristol. There are 11 acres of exploration in science and nature. There are many virtual games, multimedia activities, IMAX theatre rooms where you can fly to space or swim with a dolphin (!). I think the kids will love the place anyway. There are many cafes around to relax too.

    It’s open daily 10:00-17:00 (18:00 on weekends) and the entrance fee is £10.80 for adults and £7 for children. For £30.90 you can get a family ticket (2 adults-2 children). With the same ticket you have entrance to the Planetarium but book on your arrival in Explore.

  • Address: Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB
  • Phone: 0845 345 1235
  • Directions: Behind the Watershed, 7’ walk from the city centre.
  • Website: http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/
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    @Bristol: Explore@Bristol
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  • TheLongTone
  • Updated By TheLongTone on October 25, 2007
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  • @Bristol - Bristol
    by TheLongTone
    I was not overly impressed by this place, billed as ' A true 21st century science centre combining the best of hands-on activities with the very latest multi-media techniques'. It's quite expensive (£17 for myself and one offspring) and, especially considering the price, I think far too many of the exhibits were out of order. However, Johnny had a whale of a time, and might possibly have learnt a little about Bernouelli's theorum. Entertaining but overpriced.

  • Address: Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB
  • Directions: Between Bristol Cathedral and the Floating Harbour. Open every day except 24, 25 and 26 Dec 10am to 5pm - weekdays during term time (last entry at 4pm). 10am to 6pm - weekends, bank holidays and daily during local school holidays (last entry 5pm)
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    @Bristol: At Bristol
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  • diocletianvs
  • Updated By diocletianvs on August 14, 2007
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  • @ Bristol - Bristol
    @ Bristol
    by diocletianvs, 1 more photos
    At Bristol is the main attraction of the fast developing Harbourside area in central Bristol. The centre occupies several former industrial buildings as well as modern additions. There are three principal attractions: Explore, an interactive science exhibition; Wildwalk, a multimedia wildwalk complex and an IMAX cinema. Additional attractions include a shiny spherical planetarium located on the Millennium square and an indoor "tropical forest"

    On the ground floor of the At Centre there one of the Tourist Info Centres is located.

    The whole thing was aggressively marketed but it did not seem that successful to me since every time I passed by the complex seemed rather empty. Later I read that the Wildwalk and an IMAX cinema were closed due to high operating deficits. Since it seems to me that the success of the Harbourside area will largely depend on this Centre let's hope it will see its better days and Harbourside won't become one of the boring areas with generic office and residential buildings.

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    @Bristol: Millennium Square
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  • Updated By diocletianvs on August 14, 2007
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  • Millennium Square - Bristol
    Millennium Square
    by diocletianvs, 2 more photos
    The Millennium Square is central open space of the Harbourside area, located above the huge underground car park next to the At-Bristol Centre. The square was also designed by Alec French Architects. In their design they concentrated on water and light features as well as the public art.

    The square was one of the Millennium projects for Bristol and was the winner of Civic Trust National Award For Urban Design and RTPI Award for Planning In The Public Realm.

    I must say that water features look interesting and terracota-clad ventilation towers are interesting during the night when they are colorfully lit. But this square desperately lacks one thing: Users! It was empty all the time and I felt like a suspect surrounded by numerous CCTV cameras. I have a feeling that too much attention was given to design and too little to planning and programming.

    And why did they put the running water on the only element of urban design that looks like a bench?

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    @Bristol: @-Bristol is a unique...
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  • rbaynton
  • By rbaynton on August 26, 2002
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  • @Bristol - Bristol
    by rbaynton
    @-Bristol is a unique destination bringing science, nature and art to life… A place of discovery and surprise, home to three magical attractions:

    Wildwalk
    journey from the origins of life to the ends of the Earth - spy inside a spider’s web, come face-to-face with scorpions and walk through a tropical forest with free flying birds and butterflies.


    Explore
    the first true 21st century science centre – play virtual volleyball, enter the eye of a tornado, or be the star of your own TV show


    IMAX® Theatre
    visit Cyberworld, float in space, or swim with dolphins – with a screen that is four storeys high and digital surround sound, it’s the next best thing to being there


    Education
    a one-stop destination for a great day out with endless educational opportunities. Students will be interested and inspired, seeing new ways of looking at the world



    Linking the exhibitions, Open Spaces are full of discovery and surprise. A complex of new public squares - full of shops, cafes and places to relax. You can enjoy the stimulation of public art in the form of beautiful water and light features, sculptures and landscaping, then watch as these become the exciting backdrop for live performances and multi-media activities for both day and night viewing.

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  • Address: at-Bristol Harbourside Bristol BS1 5DB
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    @Bristol: Exloration Bristol. The...
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  • greebo
  • By greebo on August 26, 2002
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  • Exloration Bristol. The exploratory holding many exhitits which change from time to time and a lovely living rainforest. The Exploration Bristol caters for all ages and is a great way of spending a rainy day especially those with children.

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    @Bristol: At Bristol
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  • By gabriellefox on August 25, 2002
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  • @Bristol - Bristol
    by gabriellefox
    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.

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  • Directions: Alongside Wildwalk-at-Bristol and Explore-at-Bristol you can marvel at the Orange Imaginarium, the IMAX® Theatre, its own shops, cafés and restaurants, a series of public squares and open spaces and a
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    @Bristol: Fun for children of all ages!
    Emmjai
  • Updated By Emmjai on November 2, 2003
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  • @ Bristol is a complex of several activities; a hands-on, science based 'exploratorium'; a fun filled wildlife zone and an IMAX cinema (and probably more, we didn't have enough time to explore it all). My daughter's favorite was the TV studio on the first floor

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  • Address: Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB
  • Phone: 0845 345 1235
  • Directions: Behind the Watershed, a few minutes walk from the city centre
  • Website: http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/
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    @Bristol: @Bristol
  • Updated By Jo_Scriven on August 25, 2002
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  • Interactive educational displays. Fun for adults and especially kids. Imax cinema with huge screen with dinosaur films etc.

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    Airpunk
  • By Airpunk on October 11, 2006
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  • Fountain at @Bristol - Bristol
    Fountain at @Bristol
    by Airpunk
    @Bristol is a new urbanistic project which was constructed on the place of former wharfs and harbour structures. The area was rebuilt in the late 1990s gioving Bristol's city center a new place for entertainment in recreation. A focus was placed on a mixture of education and entertainment. An IMAX cinema is found here, as well as a large square (made to host different events) which is surrounded by cafés, bars and restaurants. The "Explore" and Wildwalk" sections give kids and adult a chance to explore science on their own. Topics like the human brain, space, life in the rainforest and other popular science themes are found here. Unfortunately, I haven't visited it. But for our german visitors, it seems to be similar to Bremen's "Universum" - just without the urbanistic incorporation and the cafés.

    It made me smile to see all the kiddies playing in the fountain, although this was forbidden...

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  • Directions: South to the cathedral, west to Queen's Square crossing the Horned Footbridge
  • Website: http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/
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