Places to visit in Bristol
A short list of notable parks, markets, museums and landmarks in Bristol.
- Arnolfini · Culture
Arnolfini is an international arts centre and gallery in Bristol, England. It has a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. There is also a specialist art bookshop and a café bar. Educational activities are undertaken and experimental digital media work supported by online resources. Festivals are hosted by the gallery.
- Bewell's Cross · Historic
Bewell's Cross was a large medieval stone cross and boundary marker on the northern edge of the County of Bristol. It was also the site of the city gallows from at least the fifteenth century till 1820. The surviving stump of the Cross was dug up in 1829.
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery · Culture
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the city centre. As part of Bristol Culture and Creative Industries it is run by Bristol City Council with no entrance fee.
- Bristol Royal Infirmary · Culture
The Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) is a large teaching hospital in the centre of Bristol, England. It has links with the nearby University of Bristol and the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, also in Bristol.
- British Empire and Commonwealth Museum · Culture
The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum was a museum in Bristol, England, exploring the history of the British Empire and the effect of British colonial rule on the rest of the world. The museum opened in 2002 and entered voluntary liquidation in 2013.
- Castle Park, Bristol · Parks
Castle Park is a public open space in Bristol, England, managed by Bristol City Council. It is bounded by the Floating Harbour and Castle Street to the south, Lower Castle Street to the east, and Broad Weir, Newgate and Wine Street to the north. Its western boundary is less obviously defined and has been the subject of controversy, perhaps because the area around High Street and St Mary le Port Church, though not part of the park and always intended for development, is often considered at the same time as the park.
- Civil War earthworks on Brandon Hill · Historic
archaeological site in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK
- Clifton Down · Parks
Clifton Down is an area of public open space in Bristol, England, north of the village of Clifton. With its neighbour Durdham Down to the north and east, it constitutes the large area known as The Downs, much used for leisure including walking and team sports.
- Durdham Down · Parks
Durdham Down is an area of public open space in Bristol, England. With its neighbour Clifton Down to the southwest, it constitutes a 400-acre (1.6 km2) area known as The Downs, much used for leisure including walking, jogging and team sports. Its exposed position makes it particularly suitable for kite flying.
- M Shed · Culture
M Shed is a museum in Bristol, England, located on Prince's Wharf beside the Floating Harbour in a dockside transit shed formerly occupied by Bristol Industrial Museum. The museum's name is derived from the way that the port identified each of its sheds. M Shed is home to displays of 3,000 artefacts and stories, showing Bristol's role in the slave trade and items on transport, people, and the arts. Admission is free.
- Monument To William Pitt, Earl Of Chatham · Historic
monument in City of Bristol, United Kingdom
- Monument With Railing Surround To Thomas Gadd Matthews · Historic
monument in City of Bristol, England, UK
- Part of Bristol city wall 185m west of Bristol Bridge · Historic
archaeological site in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK
- Part of a Roman road on Durdham Down 865m north east of Black Rocks · Historic
archaeological site in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK
- Redland Green · Parks
Redland Green is a park in the Bristol suburb of Redland. The park consists of a grassland area and an area of scrub and woodland managed as wildlife habitats by Bristol City Council in partnership with local community groups. A major event each year is Redland May Fair, organised by Redland and Cotham Amenities Society, which has been held annually for over 25 years on the first Monday in May and is opened each year by the Bristol street band The Ambling Band.
- Royal West of England Academy · Culture
The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) is Bristol's oldest art gallery, located in Clifton, Bristol, near the junction of Queens Road and Whiteladies Road. Situated in a Grade II* listed building, it hosts five galleries and an exhibition programme of historic and contemporary British art.
- Section of City Wall, King Street · Historic
archaeological site in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK
- St George Park · Parks
St George Park is a Victorian suburban park in the St George area of Bristol, England. Covering approximately 38 acres (15 ha), the park is situated between Church Road and St George High Street. It features a large duck pond, sports facilities, a skatepark, and a children's playground. The St George Library is situated on the southern edge of the park.
- BBC Big Screen · Attraction
The BBC Big Screens are 25-square-metre (270 ft2) LED screens with sound systems situated in prominent locations in city centres in the United Kingdom. The project setting up these screens involved the BBC, LOCOG, and local councils. The premise on which the screens are operated is as a platform for all, to provide local information, and to allow filmmakers and other visual artists a platform on which to display their work.
- Bathurst Basin · Attraction
Bathurst Basin is a small triangular basin adjoining the main harbour of the city of Bristol, England. The basin takes its name from Charles Bathurst, who was a Bristol MP in the early 19th century.
- Bristol Marina · Attraction
The Bristol Marina is located in Bristol Harbour, Bristol, England. The marina has been in operation since 1980. It is situated adjacent to the SS Great Britain on the south side of the harbour on the site of the former Charles Hill & Sons Ltd's Albion Dockyard, which it shares with Abels Shipbuilders.
- Bristol Packet Office · Attraction
- Bristol Shopping Quarter · Attraction
- Create Centre · Attraction
- Ghyston's Cave · Attraction
- History of Video Games · Museum
- IC Visual Lab · Landmark
- Martin Parr Foundation · Landmark
Martin Parr was an English documentary photographer and photojournalist. He was known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world.
- Old Market Lawn · Landmark
- Palestine Museum & Cultural Centre · Museum
- Redcliffe Back · Attraction
- Royal York Crescent Promenade · Attraction
instagramable location
- Saint John's Conduit · Attraction
- St Francis's Garden · Parks
- The George Müller Museum · Museum
- Tramway Rail · Historic bomb debris
A fragment of nearby tramway hit by a second world war bomb.
- Undershed · Landmark
- Upside Down House · Attraction
- Welsh Back · Attraction
Welsh Back is a wharf and street alongside the floating harbour in the centre of the city of Bristol, England. The wharf and street extend some 450 metres (1,480 ft) along the west side of the harbour between Bristol Bridge and Redcliffe Bridge. At the northern end, the street and wharf are immediately adjacent, but to the south they are separated by a range of single story transit sheds. The wharf is a grade II listed structure and takes its name because it was frequented by vessels from Welsh ports.
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