Guidebook for Bristol

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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!
15 locals recommend
Katie and Kim's Kitchen
41 Picton Street
15 locals recommend
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!
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.
35 locals recommend
Bell's Diner & Bar Rooms
1-3 York Rd
35 locals recommend
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.
A handy local bakery flanked by iconic Bristol murals
Herbert's Bakery
165 Gloucester Road
A 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!
50 locals recommend
The Thali Restaurant Montpelier
12 York Rd
50 locals recommend
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!
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.
15 locals recommend
Pieminister
24 Stokes Croft
15 locals recommend
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.

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.
8 locals recommend
Galliford Stores
66 Bath Buildings
8 locals recommend
A 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...
12 locals recommend
At The Well
145 Cheltenham Rd
12 locals recommend
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...

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?!
102 locals recommend
The Canteen
80 Stokes Croft
102 locals recommend
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?!
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.
233 locals recommend
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Queens Road
233 locals recommend
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.
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.
154 locals recommend
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay
154 locals recommend
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.
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!
123 locals recommend
We The Curious
One Anchor Rd
123 locals recommend
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!
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.
219 locals recommend
M Shed
Wapping Road
219 locals recommend
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.
If you like classical, concert music this is a stunning, iconic venue with a rosta of top-class musicians. Check out their calendar.
15 locals recommend
St George's Bristol
Great George Street
15 locals recommend
If 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.
16 locals recommend
Colston Hall
Colston Street
16 locals recommend
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.
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.
32 locals recommend
Cube Microplex
32 locals recommend
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
23 locals recommend
Radford Mill Farm Shop
41 Picton St
23 locals recommend
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
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!
7 locals recommend
Grape & Grind
101 Gloucester Rd
7 locals recommend
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!

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.
54 locals recommend
Ashton Court
54 locals recommend
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.
59 locals recommend
St Andrews Park
Effingham Road
59 locals recommend
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.

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
540 locals recommend
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bridge Road
540 locals recommend
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

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.
323 locals recommend
Cabot Circus
Bond Street South
323 locals recommend
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.
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)
73 locals recommend
St Werburghs City Farm
Watercress Road
73 locals recommend
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)
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/
16 locals recommend
Beese's Riverside Bar
Wyndham Crescent
16 locals recommend
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/