Why go
- City and county in England.
- Known for Avon River, Severn.
- Served by Bristol Airport (BRS).
History
Bristol is a city and ceremonial county in South West England. It is on the River Avon, and bordered by Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south, with a short coastline on the Bristol Channel to the west. The county includes most of the Bristol conurbation, but the urban area extends into South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and North Somerset.
Where to stay
3 Temple Way, Bristol BS2 0GS, United Kingdom · leonardo-hotels.com
The Sugar House, Narrow Lewins Mead, Bristol BS1 2NU, United Kingdom · hotelduvin.com
9 Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2QD, United Kingdom · thebristolwing.co.uk
35, 37 Broad St, Bristol BS1 2EQ, United Kingdom · ad.doubleclick.net
Lewins Mead, Bristol BS1 2NT, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Finzels Reach, Counterslip, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6BX, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Victoria St, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6HY, United Kingdom · all.accor.com
Llandoger Trow, King St, Bristol BS1 4ER, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Sion Hill, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4LD, United Kingdom · hotelduvin.com
53-55 Corn St, Bristol BS1 1HT, United Kingdom · harbourhotels.co.uk
20 Pembroke Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3BB, United Kingdom · greeneking.co.uk
29-30 Victoria Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4EW, United Kingdom · victoriasquarehotel.co.uk
South End, Temple Gate, Redcliffe, House, Bristol BS1 6PL, United Kingdom · ihg.com
200, 202 Westerleigh Rd, Emersons Green, Bristol BS16 7AN, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
The Berkeley Square Hotel, 15 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1HB, United Kingdom · cliftonhotels.com
The Clifton Hotel, St Paul's Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LX, United Kingdom · cliftonhotels.com
Indoor
470 Bath Rd, Arno's Vale, Bristol BS4 3HQ, United Kingdom · arnosmanorhotel.co.uk
Broad St, Bristol BS1 2EL, United Kingdom · oyorooms.com
Temple Way, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6BF, United Kingdom · hilton.com
College Green, Bristol BS1 5TA, United Kingdom · marriott.com
55 Newfoundland Wy, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 9AP, United Kingdom · marriott.com
2 Lower Castle St, Bristol BS1 3AD, United Kingdom · marriott.com
Redcliffe Way, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6NJ, United Kingdom · hilton.com
Exchange Ave, Bristol BS1 1UB, United Kingdom · brooksguesthousebristol.com
Indoor
Indoor
Restaurants & places to go
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Cafe · Wikipedia: en:St George's Church, Brandon Hill · Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RH · stgeorgesbristol.co.uk
British, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-24:00; Su 09:00-22:00 Features: step-free access · 38 Queen's Road, Bristol,… · browns-restaurants.co.uk
Regional, Restaurant · Regional restaurant · Canons Road, Bristol, BS1 5UH · zazabazaar.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-17:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · Boyces Avenue, Bristol, BS8 4AA · eastvillagecafe.co.uk
Sandwich, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options, step-free access · 48 Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1QB · sandwichsandwich.co.uk
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 83 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2NT · condesabristol.co.uk
Crepe, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 09:00-15:30 · 43 Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2EP · chezmarcelcreperie.com
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Su 10:00-23:00 Features: step-free access · 31a College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TB · swoononaspoon.co.uk
Pie, Restaurant · Features: vegan options · 7 Broad Quay, Bristol, BS1 4DA
Lebanese, Restaurant · Lebanese restaurant · 62 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QU · biblosbristol.co.uk
Fast Food · Traditional fish and chips with options Opening hours: Mo-Th, Su 12:00-21:00; Fr, Sa 12:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 87 Saint Marks Road,… · fishnfry.co.uk
Wings, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 39 George White Street, Bristol, BS1 3BA · wingstop.co.uk
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-02:00; Fr-Su 12:00-02:00 · bristol.caprinospizza.co.uk
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 10:00-00:30; Fr-Sa 10:00-02:30 Features: takeaway · 1 Brislington Hill, Bristol, BS4 5BG · missmillies.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00; Su 09:30-16:00 Features: takeaway · East Street, Bristol, BS3 4JY · mcdonalds.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00 · Bristol, BS34 7JL · bellaitalia.co.uk
Noodle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · Bristol, BS34 5UR · chopstixnoodles.co.uk
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00 Features: step-free access · Merlin Road, Bristol, BS10 7SR · frankieandbennys.com
Breakfast, Burger, Coffee Shop, Curry, Sandwich, Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Su 09:00-23:00; Mo-Th 08:00-23:00; Fr 08:00-00:00; Sa 09:00-00:00 Features:… · thelounges.co.uk
Asian, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 2-4 Broadmead, Bristol, BS1 3HH · itsu.com
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:30; Su 10:00-16:00 · Bristol, BS34 5UR · caferouge.com
Swedish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 10:00-16:00; PH 09:00 - 20:00 Features: takeaway, vegan options · ikea.com
Donut, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, BS34 5DG · shops.krispykreme.co.uk
Hawaiian, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-16:00 · lokipokeuk.com
Pita, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-04:00; Sa 12:00-05:00; Su 12:00-01:00 · 1-2 Queens Row, Bristol, BS8 1EZ · taka-taka.co.uk
Frozen Yogurt, Dessert, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · The Arcade, Bristol, BS1 3JA · shakeaway.com
International, Restaurant · International restaurant · 30 Triangle West, Bristol, BS8 1ET · cosmo-restaurants.co.uk
Thai, Restaurant · Thai restaurant · 34 Princess Victoria Street, Bristol, BS8 4BZ · gigglingsquid.com
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 17:00-23:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-00:00; Su 12:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options · bombilbristol.com
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Th-Tu 17:00-23:00 · 29 Oxford Street, Bristol, BS3 4RJ · asiagardenbristol.co.uk
Turkish, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:00 · 318 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8TJ · pashabristol.co.uk
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 · 14 West Town Lane, Bristol, BS4 5BN · thecodfatherbristol.co.uk
Mediterranean, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, step-free access · Wine Street, Bristol, BS1 2AN · ednas-kitchen.com
Curry, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 17:30-23:00; Fr,Sa 17:30-23:30 · 16 Lower Stone Close, Bristol, BS36 2LE · framptonbalti.co.uk
Kebab, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 16:00-03:00; Fr,Sa 16:00-05:00; Su 15:00-02:00 Features: takeaway · 2 Cromwell Road, Bristol, BS6 5AA · greciankebabhouse.com
Japanese, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Sa 12:00-21:30; Su 12:00-20:30 · 63 Union Street, Bristol, BS1 2DU · nijisushibristol.com
Middle Eastern, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:00, Fr-Sa 13:00-00:00, Su 14:00-21:00 · 283 North Street, Bristol, BS3 1JP · just-eat.co.uk
Sri Lankan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-We 12:00-23:00; Th 12:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-01:00 · 237-239 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5QP · thecoconut-tree.com
Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-15:00 · 128-130 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2RS · thespinylobster.co.uk
Caribbean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:30-23:30; Th 11:30-00:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-01:30; Su 11:30-23:00 Features: step-free access · 8 Broad Quay,… · turtlebay.co.uk
Falafel, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 08:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-22:00 · 238 North Street, Bristol, BS3 1JD · yafo.co.uk
Fusion, Vietnamese, Cafe · Opening hours: Th,Fr 18:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-16:00,18:00-22:00 Features: vegan options · 25-27 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3PY · the-viet-kitchen.business.site
Cookies, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 11:00-17:00 Features: step-free access · 3 The Mall, Bristol, BS34 5GF
Steak House, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TA · millerandcarter.co.uk
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Airports
Bristol Airport (BRS) 7.6 mi to the centre
Bristol, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 15 airlines (easyJet, Ryanair, Transavia France, Thomas Cook Airlines…) · direct flights to 73 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante, Amsterdam, Dalaman… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 15 airlines, 73 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 35 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bodrum, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Glasgow, Heraklion, Inverness, Keflavik, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Marrakech, Murcia, Newcastle, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Pisa, Prague, Rome, Tenerife, Toulouse
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 28 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Bergamo, Bergerac, Beziers, Bologna, Budapest, Chania, Connaught, Dublin, Faro, Gdansk, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kaunas, Limoges, Malaga, Malta, Palma de Mallorca, Poznan, Reus, Rzeszow, Tenerife, Treviso, Valencia, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Transavia France TO (75W) · 11 routes: Alicante, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Kerkyra/corfu, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Tenerife
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A320) · 7 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145, ER3) · 5 routes: Aberdeen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Milano, Munich
- Aer Lingus EI (ATR 72, AT4) · 3 routes: Cork*, Dublin*, Shannon*
- Germania ST (ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Hawarden, Toulouse
- Thomsonfly BY (75W) · 2 routes: Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Air Malta KM (A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Brussels Airlines SN (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Helvetic Airways 2L (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Zurich
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Skynet Airlines SI (AT4, ATR) · 1 route: Jersey
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Norton Malreward Airfield 5.3 mi to the centre
Bristol, ENG, GB
New Farm Airstrip 6 mi to the centre
Felton, ENG, GB
Getting there by ferry
Castle Park
Ferry terminal · 0.2 mi from the centre
Redcliffe Back
Ferry terminal · 0.4 mi from the centre
Welsh Back
Ferry terminal · 0.4 mi from the centre
City Centre
Ferry terminal · 0.6 mi from the centre
Temple Quay
Ferry terminal · 0.6 mi from the centre
Bathurst Basin
Ferry terminal · 0.7 mi from the centre
City Centre - Wapping Wharf
Ferry route
Temple Quay - Castle Park
Ferry route
Castle Park - City Centre
Ferry route
Waterbus: Temple Quay → The Cottage
Ferry route · Bristol Ferry Boats
Waterbus: The Cottage → Temple Quay
Ferry route · Bristol Ferry Boats
Waterbus: City Centre → Netham Lock
Ferry route · Bristol Ferry Boats
Waterbus: Netham Lock → City Centre
Ferry route · Bristol Ferry Boats
Cross Harbour Ferry
Ferry route · Number Seven Boat Trips
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Bristol Airport (BRS); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: BRS has direct flights to 73 destinations on 15 airlines (incl. Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante, Amsterdam, Dalaman…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Castle Park, 0.2 mi); routes include City Centre - Wapping Wharf, Temple Quay - Castle Park, Castle Park - City Centre.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Bristol, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Broker, marketplace · Operator network worldwide · Online charter marketplace, part of Directional Aviation; instant quotes.
Marketplace · Operator network · Transparent on-demand jet charter marketplace showing the operator and tail.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Tours & experiences
Walking Tour
Cultural