Bristol's Floating Harbour at sunset with waterside buildings and boats

Bristol

A harbour city of colourful terraces, Brunel engineering, street art and a big independent food scene, on the doorstep of Bath and the West Country.

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Photo from Google Maps · Leonardo Royal Hotel Bristol

Google rating 4.4 (2,466) · Guest rating 10/10 (6,878)

Prince St, Bristol BS1 4QF, UK

Hotel

The Bristol Hotel stands on Prince Street beside the Floating Harbour, a few minutes' walk from Queen…

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Photo from Google Maps · Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel

Google rating 4.3 (2,729)

College Green, Bristol BS1 5TA, UK

Hotel

The Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel occupies a restored Grade II listed Victorian building on College Green,…

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Photo from Google Maps · Leonardo Hotel Bristol City

Google rating 4.6 (1,462) · Guest rating 9.2/10 (10,211)

3 Temple Wy., Bristol BS2 0GS, UK

Hotel

Leonardo Hotel Bristol City is a 197-room hotel on Temple Way, on the eastern edge of the centre.

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Photo from Google Maps · Delta Hotels Bristol City Centre

Google rating 4.1 (2,956) · Guest rating 8.5/10 (5,122)

2 Lower Castle St, Bristol BS1 3AD, UK

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Delta Hotels Bristol City Centre is a four-star Marriott hotel on Lower Castle Street in Old Market, beside…

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Photo from Google Maps · Clayton Hotel Bristol City

Google rating 4.4 (1,522) · Guest rating 8.7/10 (17,980)

35, 37 Broad St, Bristol BS1 2EQ, UK

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Clayton Hotel Bristol City is a four-star hotel on Broad Street in Bristol's Old City, inside the old city…

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Photo from Google Maps · DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City Centre

Google rating 4.1 (2,314) · Guest rating 8.3/10 (3,724)

Redcliffe Way, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6NJ, UK

Hotel

The DoubleTree by Hilton on Redcliffe Way is a refurbished city-centre hotel a short walk from Bristol…

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Photo from Google Maps · Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre by IHG

Google rating 4.2 (1,510) · Guest rating 9/10 (2,458)

Bond St, St Paul's, Bristol BS1 3LE, UK

Hotel

Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre is on Bond Street in St Paul's, a few minutes from Cabot Circus and the…

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Photo from Google Maps · Radisson Blu Hotel, Bristol

Google rating 4.1 (1,754) · Guest rating 8/10 (142)

Broad Quay, Bristol BS1 4BY, UK

Hotel

This 18-storey tower on Broad Quay is one of the tallest hotels in Bristol, with 176 rooms and suites, many…

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Photo from Google Maps · ibis Bristol Temple Meads Quay

Google rating 4.0 (1,924) · Guest rating 7.9/10 (6,477)

Avon St, Bristol BS2 0PS, UK

Hotel

ibis Bristol Temple Meads Quay is a 141-room budget hotel at Temple Quay, a short walk from Bristol Temple…

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Photo from Google Maps · Bristol Grand Hotel By Sunday

Google rating 3.7 (3,478) · Guest rating 7.2/10 (8,168)

Broad St, Bristol BS1 2EL, UK

Hotel

The Grand on Broad Street is a Grade II listed Victorian hotel in Bristol's Old City, opened in 1869 on the…

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Guest rating 9.1/10 (612)

3 Berkeley Square 1st-3rd floor

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3 Berkeley Square Guesthouse is a hotel accommodation located within the city of Bristol.

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Guest rating 7.4/10 (6,746)

470 Bath Road

Hotel

Arnos Manor Hotel provides accommodation for visitors to Bristol.

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Guest rating 9.2/10 (375)

28 Portland Square

Hotel

Artist Residence Bristol is a hotel situated at 28 Portland Square in Bristol.

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Guest rating 8.7/10 (519)

Booth Road CoalShed

Hotel

CoalShed is a hotel situated on Booth Road in the city of Bristol.

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Guest rating 7.6/10 (4,508)

St Pauls Road, Clifton

Hotel

The Clifton Hotel Bristol is a hotel located on St Pauls Road in Bristol.

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Guest rating 8/10 (3,340)

1 NORTH STREET, STOKES CROFT

Hotel

The Full Moon Backpackers is a hotel situated in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol.

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Guest rating 8/10 (3,006)

4 Rodney Place

Hotel

The Rodney Hotel is an accommodation provider situated in the city of Bristol.

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Guest rating 8/10 (468)

157-179 Kingsland Road

Hotel

Towed Town Camping is a hotel situated in the city of Bristol.

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Photo from Google Maps · Pasture

Pasture

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Google rating 4.8 (3,997)

2 Portwall Ln, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6NB, UK

Restaurant

Pasture is a steak restaurant on Portwall Lane in Redcliffe, built around cooking over fire.

Photo from Google Maps · Tung Chung

Google rating 4.2 (11,261)

Za Za Bazaar, Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5UH, UK

Restaurant

Situated on Canon's Road in Bristol, Za Za Bazaar is a vast restaurant and bar styled after vibrant Asian…

Photo from Google Maps · Haif Almutairi

Google rating 4.4 (4,735)

281 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8NY, UK

Restaurant

Lona Grill House & Juice Bar is a Lebanese restaurant on Gloucester Road in Bishopston, cooking halal food…

Photo from Google Maps · Lost & Found Bristol

Google rating 4.6 (3,131)

85 Queens Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1QS, UK

Restaurant

Lost & Found is a big, theatrical restaurant and cocktail bar on Queens Road at the Clifton Triangle.

Photo from Google Maps · The Crafty Egg

Google rating 4.7 (2,388)

113 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3RW, UK

Café

The Crafty Egg is a cosy all-day café on Stokes Croft, the original of its two Bristol branches.

Rock Salt

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Google rating 4.9 · 1,537 Google reviews

Bristol, Bristol

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Photo from Google Maps · Small Bar

Google rating 4.6 (2,347)

31 King St, Bristol BS1 4DZ, UK

Pub

Small Bar is a craft beer bar on King Street, Bristol, pouring since December 2013.

Photo from Google Maps · The Christmas Steps

Google rating 4.5 (2,236)

2 Christmas Steps, Bristol BS1 5BS, UK

Pub

The Christmas Steps is a historic pub in central Bristol, in a building dating from around 1600 beside the…

Photo from Google Maps · The Bristolian

Google rating 4.6 (1,858)

2 Picton St, Montpelier, Bristol BS6 5QA, UK

Café

The Bristolian is an independent café on the corner of Picton Street in Montpelier, a couple of minutes from…

Photo from Google Maps · Gertie K-G

Google rating 4.6 (1,303)

Hawkins Ln, Redcliffe, Bristol, Finzels BS1 6EU, UK

Pub

Left Handed Giant's brewpub at Finzels Reach is where the Bristol brewery serves its own beer, with a…

Photo from Google Maps · Joe

Google rating 4.7 (1,098)

The Plough, 223 Easton Rd, Easton, Bristol BS5 0EG, UK

Pub

The Plough is a community pub, music venue and takeaway food spot on Easton Road in east Bristol.

Photo from Google Maps · J C

Google rating 4.6 (1,270)

8 John St, Bristol BS1 2HR, UK

Pub

The Bank Tavern is a small independent free house on John Street in central Bristol, in a building that has…

Photo from Google Maps · Farro Bakery

Google rating 4.8 (839)

Facing onto Bond St, 1 Brunswick Square, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8PE, UK

Café

Farro is an independent Bristol bakery that grew from a home kitchen to a permanent counter on Brunswick…

Photo from Google Maps · Nadu

Nadu

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Google rating 4.7 (951)

77-79 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3RD, UK

Restaurant

Nadu is a Sri Lankan and Tamil restaurant on Stokes Croft in Bristol, opened by Raja and Saravanan, the team…

Photo from Google Maps · Flight Club Bristol

Google rating 4.7 (908)

41 Corn St, Bristol BS1 1HT, UK

Pub

Flight Club Bristol is a social darts bar on Corn Street in the Old City.

Photo from Google Maps · Strange Brew

Google rating 4.7 (640)

10-12 Fairfax St, Bristol BS1 3DB, UK

Pub

Strange Brew is an independent music venue and bar on Fairfax Street in Bristol's Old City.

Photo from Google Maps · The Mothers' Ruin

Google rating 4.3 (1,167)

7-9 St Nicholas St, Bristol BS1 1UE, UK

Pub

The Mothers' Ruin is an unpolished late-night bar on St Nicholas Street in Bristol's old city, a few steps…

Photo from Google Maps · Sam Aberman

Google rating 4.3 (1,164)

10 All Saints Ln, Avon, Bristol BS1 1JH, UK

Pub

The Crown is a late-night pub and music venue on All Saints Lane, the narrow passage beside St Nicholas…

Photo from Google Maps · Adelina Yard

Adelina Yard

££££

Google rating 4.7 (472)

Queen's Quay, Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SL, UK

Restaurant

Adelina Yard is a small chef-owned restaurant on Queen Quay, Welsh Back, beside Bristol's floating harbour.

Photo from Google Maps · Sam Aberman

Google rating 4.7 (440)

45 St Nicholas St, Bristol BS1 1TP, UK

Café

Playground Coffee & Bar is a playful café on St Nicholas Street in Bristol's old city, known for swing…

Photo from Google Maps · RAGU Restaurant Bristol

Google rating 4.8 (322)

Unit 25, cargo 2, Museum St, Bristol BS1 6ZA, UK

Restaurant

RAGÙ is a small Italian restaurant in the CARGO development at Wapping Wharf, serving sharing plates built…

Photo from Google Maps · Dareshack

Google rating 4.6 (390)

Vintry Building, 20 Wine St, Bristol BS1 2BD, UK

Café

Dareshack is a speciality coffee bar in the Vintry Building on Wine Street, right in Bristol's old centre.

Photo from Google Maps · Heidi

Google rating 4.8 (285)

Unit A, Dean Street Works, 13-19 Dean St, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8SF, UK

Café

Greytone Coffee is a speciality coffee roaster based at Dean Street Works in St Paul's, Bristol.

Photo from Google Maps · Bonnie Rogues Bristol

Google rating 4.7 (303)

17-19 St Nicholas St, Bristol BS1 1UA, UK

Pub

Bonnie Rogues is a lively party pub on St Nicholas Street in Bristol's old city, a few steps from St…

Photo from Google Maps · Lapin Restaurant Bristol

Google rating 4.8 (239)

Unit 14, Cargo 2, Museum St, Bristol BS1 6ZA, UK

Restaurant

Lapin is a modern French bistro in the Cargo 2 development at Wapping Wharf, opened in April 2025 by the…

Photo from Google Maps · Felipe Ponce

Google rating 4.8 (10,505)

Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Rd, Bristol BS1 6TY, UK

Attraction

Brunel's SS Great Britain is the 1843 iron steamship that now sits in the dry dock where she was built, on…

Photo from Google Maps · St Nicholas Market

Google rating 4.6 (9,058)

The Corn Exchange, Corn St, Bristol BS1 1JQ, UK

Attraction

St Nicholas Market is Bristol's historic indoor market in the old city, set inside and behind the Exchange…

Photo from Google Maps · Autumnblueskies

Google rating 4.6 (5,664)

Clevedon Rd, Wraxall, Clevedon BS48 1PG, UK

Attraction

Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is a family zoo at Wraxall, a short drive west of Bristol towards Clevedon.

Photo from Google Maps · Maryam Waqas

Google rating 4.5 (6,785)

Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN, UK

Attraction

M Shed is Bristol's museum about Bristol, set on Princes Wharf by the Floating Harbour.

Google rating 4.6 (5,354)

Kings Weston Rd, Bristol BS10 7QS, UK

Attraction

Blaise Castle Estate is a 650-acre Grade II* registered park in north-west Bristol, free to enter and open…

Photo from Google Maps · Laurent Sachier

Google rating 4.7 (4,187)

College Green, Bristol BS1 5TJ, UK

Attraction

Bristol Cathedral stands on College Green a few minutes from the harbourside.

Photo from Google Maps · Ian Knox

Google rating 4.4 (7,088)

Zoo Project, Blackhorse Hill, Bristol BS10 7TP, UK

Attraction

Bristol Zoo Project is the Bristol Zoological Society's conservation zoo at Blackhorse Hill, on the northern…

Photo from Google Maps · Veronica Mitchell

Google rating 4.6 (4,805)

Long Ashton, Bristol BS41 9JN, UK

Attraction

Ashton Court Estate is an 850-acre country park on Bristol's western edge, with woodland, hay meadows,…

Photo from Google Maps · Bristol Old Vic

Google rating 4.7 (2,732)

King St, Bristol BS1 4ED, UK

Attraction

Bristol Old Vic on King Street opened as the Theatre Royal in 1766 and is described as the oldest…

Photo from Google Maps · Travels With Joe

Google rating 4.7 (2,588)

Brandon Hill Park, Park St, Bristol BS1 5RR, UK

Attraction

Cabot Tower is a 32-metre red sandstone tower on Brandon Hill, built in 1897–98 to mark 400 years since John…

Photo from Google Maps · Bristol Aquarium

Google rating 4.2 (6,241)

Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK

Attraction

Bristol Aquarium is an indoor marine-life attraction on Anchor Road at the city's Harbourside.

Photo from Google Maps · Stephanie Morse

Google rating 4.4 (3,531)

Pixash Ln, Bath Rd, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1TP, UK

Attraction

Avon Valley Adventure Park is a riverside family day out at Keynsham, on the Bath Road between Bristol and…

Photo from Google Maps · Windmill Hill City Farm

Google rating 4.7 (1,884)

Philip St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA, UK

Attraction

Windmill Hill City Farm is a free-to-visit community farm on a 4.5-acre site in Bedminster, south Bristol.

Google rating 4.6 (2,059)

Litfield Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3LT, UK

Attraction

Clifton Observatory is a former windmill on Clifton Down with one of England's few remaining camera obscuras…

Photo from Google Maps · Watershed

Google rating 4.5 (2,397)

1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX, UK

Attraction

Watershed is Bristol's cultural cinema and café bar, set in converted transit sheds on Canons Road at St…

Photo from Google Maps · Iulian U.

Google rating 4.7 (1,711)

The Parish Office, 12 Colston Parade, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6RA, UK

Landmark

St Mary Redcliffe is Bristol's great Gothic parish church, a short walk from Temple Meads and the harbourside.

Photo from Google Maps · Arnolfini Arts

Google rating 4.5 (2,230)

Bush House, 16 Narrow Quay, House, Bristol BS1 4QA, UK

Attraction

Arnolfini is Bristol's centre for contemporary arts, founded in 1961 and now based at Narrow Quay on the…

Photo from Google Maps · St George's Bristol

Google rating 4.7 (1,383)

Great George St, Bristol BS1 5RR, UK

Attraction

St George's Bristol is a concert hall in a Greek Revival church on Great George Street, just off Park Street…

Photo from Google Maps · Matthew Jackson

Google rating 4.4 (789)

1 Millennium Square, One Millennium Square, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5DB, UK

Attraction

We The Curious is Bristol's hands-on science centre on Millennium Square, run as an educational charity.

Photo from Google Maps · Ludovico Andretta

Google rating 4.6 (420)

Hallen Rd, Henbury, Bristol BS10 7QY, UK

Attraction

Blaise Hamlet is a cluster of nine picturesque cottages set around an open green in Henbury, about four…

Photo from Google Maps · Freak Circus

Google rating 4.7 (216)

Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK

Landmark

The Wills Memorial Building is the University of Bristol's neo-Gothic tower at the top of Park Street,…

Photo from Google Maps · Upside Down House - Bristol

Google rating 3.9 (114)

Anchor Sq, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5UH, UK

Attraction

Upside Down House Bristol is a short, playful photo attraction on Anchor Square, by We The Curious on the…

Photo from Google Maps · Hamed

Google rating 4.2 (65)

Castle Park - Welsh Back, Bridge St, Bristol BS1 3XD, UK

Landmark

Bristol Castle was a major Norman fortress whose keep was compared to the Tower of London's.

Property types
Apartments, Holiday homes, Villas, Cottages

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Bedminster

Bristol city centre

Clifton

Cotham

Easton

Redcliffe

Southville

Stokes Croft

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Experiences (4)

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Best neighbourhoods

Harbourside

Museums, ships and waterside bars around the Floating Harbour.

Clifton

Georgian crescents and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Stokes Croft

Street art, music venues and independent cafés.

Old City

St Nicholas Market and historic pubs.

A suggested day

  1. MorningRock SaltChinese & Indian dishes are paired with cocktails & wine at this petite, brick-lined restaurant.
  2. AfternoonFlat Iron BristolSteak House in Bristol. Details, hours and rating from Google Maps.
  3. EveningCappadocia Restaurant BristolTurkish Restaurant in Bristol. Details, hours and rating from Google Maps.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bristol a good base for Bath?
Yes. Trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa take about 15 minutes.
How do you get around Bristol?
Walk the centre and harbour, and use the harbour ferries between the main waterside stops.