Guidebook for Bristol
Food Scene
This is a fantastic local cafe, just a few minutes walk from the house run by two lovely girls. The food is superb and they make great breakfasts and lovely coffee. Highly recommended!
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Katie and Kim's Kitchen
41 Picton StreetThis is a fantastic local cafe, just a few minutes walk from the house run by two lovely girls. The food is superb and they make great breakfasts and lovely coffee. Highly recommended!
This is a wonderful French tapas restaurant if you are looking for a fabulous meal, or a romantic dinner. Beautiful interior, candle lit and promises some seriously good food.
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Bell's Diner & Bar Rooms
1-3 York RdThis is a wonderful French tapas restaurant if you are looking for a fabulous meal, or a romantic dinner. Beautiful interior, candle lit and promises some seriously good food.
Herbert's Bakery
165 Gloucester RoadA handy local bakery flanked by iconic Bristol murals
A fun concept around Indian street-food. Cool, playful decor and vibrant dishes all served on one plate. It's cosy and not too formal and can work either for romantic dinner or groups. It's won loads of awards including winner of the best cheap eats category in the 2010 Observer Food Monthly Awards. Just a few minutes walk away!
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The Thali Restaurant Montpelier
12 York RdA fun concept around Indian street-food. Cool, playful decor and vibrant dishes all served on one plate. It's cosy and not too formal and can work either for romantic dinner or groups. It's won loads of awards including winner of the best cheap eats category in the 2010 Observer Food Monthly Awards. Just a few minutes walk away!
This is the king of all pie-shops. It's pretty trendy and famous in the south-west and a real fail-safe if you're after something really filling and quick. Handy for takeaways or quick lunches.
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Pieminister
24 Stokes CroftThis is the king of all pie-shops. It's pretty trendy and famous in the south-west and a real fail-safe if you're after something really filling and quick. Handy for takeaways or quick lunches.
Essentials
A fantastic off licence convenience store that has all your household needs. It also has an organic section with a great selection of vegetables.
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Galliford Stores
66 Bath BuildingsA fantastic off licence convenience store that has all your household needs. It also has an organic section with a great selection of vegetables.
A great place to hang out and get your clothes washed if you can't figure out our washing machine / dryer! This is no ordinary launderette...
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At The Well
145 Cheltenham RdA great place to hang out and get your clothes washed if you can't figure out our washing machine / dryer! This is no ordinary launderette...
Arts & Culture
A very lively, trendy community-run cafe/bar open all day/evenings. Great menu (and live music sometimes). A pretty cool place to hang out and get a feel for Bristol's music scene. Free entry and live music every night plus some interesting, left-field goings-ons in the event spaces upstairs. It's only a ten minute walk away (next to a huge Banksy mural) what's not to love?!
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The Canteen
80 Stokes CroftA very lively, trendy community-run cafe/bar open all day/evenings. Great menu (and live music sometimes). A pretty cool place to hang out and get a feel for Bristol's music scene. Free entry and live music every night plus some interesting, left-field goings-ons in the event spaces upstairs. It's only a ten minute walk away (next to a huge Banksy mural) what's not to love?!
A very large and interesting collection of art and natural history exhibits (including dinosaur and the slightly crazy stuffed animal section which kids enjoy). It hosts major national art exhibitions and more. Great for families, culture-vultures and rainy days. Free entry. You can get the train from Montpelier to Clifton Down and walk from there.
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Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Queens RoadA very large and interesting collection of art and natural history exhibits (including dinosaur and the slightly crazy stuffed animal section which kids enjoy). It hosts major national art exhibitions and more. Great for families, culture-vultures and rainy days. Free entry. You can get the train from Montpelier to Clifton Down and walk from there.
A major art gallery and arts centre right by Bristol's historic docks. Cafe, exhibitions and more. They have great family activities and productions too. Check out their event calendar.
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Arnolfini
16 Narrow QuayA major art gallery and arts centre right by Bristol's historic docks. Cafe, exhibitions and more. They have great family activities and productions too. Check out their event calendar.
A great science museum. On sunny days the piazza outside is great for kids, bring a spare set of clothes because the huge water-feature is a major, child-friendly attraction!
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We The Curious
One Anchor RdA great science museum. On sunny days the piazza outside is great for kids, bring a spare set of clothes because the huge water-feature is a major, child-friendly attraction!
Get a feel for Bristol's local culture. We find the kids always seem to find something to do here, and it's free so good for a rainy day. Spacious with a nice cafe.
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M Shed
Wapping RoadGet a feel for Bristol's local culture. We find the kids always seem to find something to do here, and it's free so good for a rainy day. Spacious with a nice cafe.
If you like classical, concert music this is a stunning, iconic venue with a rosta of top-class musicians. Check out their calendar.
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St George's Bristol
Great George StreetIf you like classical, concert music this is a stunning, iconic venue with a rosta of top-class musicians. Check out their calendar.
A major all-round venue and arts centre. Free concerts in their huge foyer area most nights at the weekend, with their main halls featuring some top international musicians and entertainers. Good grub too.
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Colston Hall
Colston StreetA major all-round venue and arts centre. Free concerts in their huge foyer area most nights at the weekend, with their main halls featuring some top international musicians and entertainers. Good grub too.
We love the Cube! The Cube is a small alternative community-run cinema / music / arts venue. Small, quirky with a great mix of entertainment through the week and weekend.
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Cube Microplex
We love the Cube! The Cube is a small alternative community-run cinema / music / arts venue. Small, quirky with a great mix of entertainment through the week and weekend.
Shopping
Check out our friendly, local community health food / deli. Loads of great health foods and organic veg. We love passing the time of day chatting to their enthusiastic staff about anything from making super-food chocolate, seasonal local produce or just random chats about Bristol music and culture. It's right next door to the famous Katy and Kim's cafe
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Radford Mill Farm Shop
41 Picton StCheck out our friendly, local community health food / deli. Loads of great health foods and organic veg. We love passing the time of day chatting to their enthusiastic staff about anything from making super-food chocolate, seasonal local produce or just random chats about Bristol music and culture. It's right next door to the famous Katy and Kim's cafe
If you're heading up the famous Gloucester Road for a spot of shopping check this shop out for a really impressive range of amazingly lush wines, craft beers and artisan spirits. Some local distillers and brewers are stocked here. Great staff. We recommend!
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Grape & Grind
101 Gloucester RdIf you're heading up the famous Gloucester Road for a spot of shopping check this shop out for a really impressive range of amazingly lush wines, craft beers and artisan spirits. Some local distillers and brewers are stocked here. Great staff. We recommend!
Parks & Nature
Impressive, huge semi-wild parklands with rolling hills, ancient trees with a large herd of Roe Deer. The area also plays host to Bristol's famous Balloon Fiesta among many others.
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Ashton Court
Impressive, huge semi-wild parklands with rolling hills, ancient trees with a large herd of Roe Deer. The area also plays host to Bristol's famous Balloon Fiesta among many others.
A really handy local destination for families. This large park is stunning with a good sized children's play area, beautiful gardens and a large outdoor paddling pool. On sunny days children ran between the giant sandpit and the paddling pool for hours. whole days are easily spent there. The famous Gloucester Road shops are only a short walk from there too if you need supplies.
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St Andrews Park
Effingham RoadA really handy local destination for families. This large park is stunning with a good sized children's play area, beautiful gardens and a large outdoor paddling pool. On sunny days children ran between the giant sandpit and the paddling pool for hours. whole days are easily spent there. The famous Gloucester Road shops are only a short walk from there too if you need supplies.
Sightseeing
This is THE iconic structure of Bristol. Isambard Kingdom-Brunel's bridge is famous for good reason, it's a stunning structure in itself and the views are incredible. Lots to do in the surrounding area like visiting the Clifton Observatory, nearby adventure playground, bijou, up-market Clifton shops or the rolling hills of Ashton Court
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Isibhulali saseClifton Suspension
Bridge RoadThis is THE iconic structure of Bristol. Isambard Kingdom-Brunel's bridge is famous for good reason, it's a stunning structure in itself and the views are incredible. Lots to do in the surrounding area like visiting the Clifton Observatory, nearby adventure playground, bijou, up-market Clifton shops or the rolling hills of Ashton Court
Entertainment & Activities
Only about 15 minutes walk away, this is a pretty classy shopping centre with a state-of-the art cinema complex. It's got a load of top big food/shopping names too - Harvey Nicols, Carluccios, Yo-Sushi, Apple, House of Fraser etc.
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Cabot Circus
Bond Street SouthOnly about 15 minutes walk away, this is a pretty classy shopping centre with a state-of-the art cinema complex. It's got a load of top big food/shopping names too - Harvey Nicols, Carluccios, Yo-Sushi, Apple, House of Fraser etc.
A great place to hang out with kids. A city-farm, cafe and small adventure playground. the cafe looks a bit like a hobbit-hole with rounded windows and cave-like ceilings. Real foodies run this place, great grub. A lovely walk through allotments from our house! (15 min walk: cross over Ashley Hill Rd at Hurlingham rd and follow the foot path down)
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St Werburghs City Farm
Watercress RoadA great place to hang out with kids. A city-farm, cafe and small adventure playground. the cafe looks a bit like a hobbit-hole with rounded windows and cave-like ceilings. Real foodies run this place, great grub. A lovely walk through allotments from our house! (15 min walk: cross over Ashley Hill Rd at Hurlingham rd and follow the foot path down)
If the weather is looking good and you'd like to explore Bristol's waterfront by boat, do not miss a visit to this iconic cafe/bar with its own moorings. You can get a boat there from central Bristol's docks ffi: http://beeses.co.uk/directions/
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Beese's Riverside Bar
Wyndham CrescentIf the weather is looking good and you'd like to explore Bristol's waterfront by boat, do not miss a visit to this iconic cafe/bar with its own moorings. You can get a boat there from central Bristol's docks ffi: http://beeses.co.uk/directions/