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31 Reviews The Clifton Suspension Bridge is the symbol of the city of Bristol. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel he never lived to see it completed, Brunel died prematurely aged 53 yrs in 1859, and the Bridge...
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16 Reviews The Floating Harbour was opened in 1809. It covered 80 acres of tidal river and allowed visting ships to stay afloat all the time. The harbour became a busy port and continued until its closure in...
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17 Reviews This historic pub is one of the oldest in Bristol and was originally built in 1664. Fully restored it's a fascinating place to visit for a drink or a meal. There are many legends about the building...
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SS Great Britain and the Matthew
19 Reviews If some romantic historical novelist was to set down the story of the S.S Great Britain it would undoubtedly be dismissed by the publisher as being too fanciful but the history of this craft which I...
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14 Reviews Cabot Tower was built in 1897-8 to commemorate John Cabot's Bristol-financed voyage to the New World in 1497. Whatever it's architectural merits, (eclectic Late Victorian to put it kindly, the work of...
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17 Reviews This is a truly wonderful building, and is undoubtably one of Bristol's must-sees. Good Queen Bess is reputed to have declared it the fairest and goodliest parish church in all of England, and I'm not...
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13 Reviews I know opinions are divided about zoos but if you're going to have them then the Bristol Zoological Gardens is one of the best. First founded in 1835 it is the fifth oldest zoo in the world but it...
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28 Reviews Stonehege is of course world-famous and like a true Brit local I've never visited it, although I have seen it from the road. All that tourist infrasructure thing isn't to my taste: leaves no room for...
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College Green and the Cathedral
18 Reviews Founded as The Abbey of St Augustine during the 12th and declared a Cathedral in 1542 following the dissolution of the Monasteries this great building is certainly worth a look, we did not go inside...
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13 Reviews 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...
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6 Reviews Once a separate village, actually a medieval town that was damaged by prince Rupert in the 17th century during the civil war, in our days Clifton village is a beautiful district of Bristol. We loved...
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1 Review and 342 Opinions This hotel is geared up for regular business guests but is excellent for independent travellers and...
3 Reviews and 193 Opinions relaxing time for several days A great hotel which is part of a small chain Excellent! Great food,...
2 Reviews and 360 Opinions I didn’t stay here because I thought it was way out of my budget but its location is ideal right...
Blaise Castle and Blaise Hamlet
5 Reviews This isn't actually a castle but a folly on top of a tree covered hill. It's a lovely walk to reach it, through woods with a stream and an old mill. There's lots of parkland to have a picnic, kick a...
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Bristol is the largest city in south-west England with a population of about 420,000. The commercial port was in the city centre but is now re-located to the...
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Avon was, from 1974 to 1996 a county in the west of England. In 1996, the county was abolished and the area split between Somerset and Gloucestershire.
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Avon on the whole, is covered in green beauty, & sweet little towns & villages. Horton is lovely. It's also a great place for taking a 'Romantic walk, A hike over the fields or a stroll after lunch,...
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Avon doesn't in fact exist any more. It used to be a county of which Bristol was one of the main towns, but in a reshuffle, Avon was disbanded and areas slotted in to other counties. I decided to use...
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The County of Avon was a short-lived non-metropolitan county and ceremonial county in the west of England, named after the River Avon which ran through it, created on April 1, 1974 and abolished on 1...
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