The GoUK.com Guide to areas in the UK
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| Bristol | |||||
| Location | In the South West of England, 110 miles west of London, near the Bristol Channel | ||||
| Population | 500,000 Bristol is a medium sized city | ||||
| Travel | 90 minutes by train or 2 hours by bus from London. There is a direct bus service from London Heathrow airport. There are now many direct flights from around Europe into Bristol International airport | ||||
| Description | Bristol is a lively and exciting city that offers a true taste of England to the visitor. The city is not overcrowded with tourists at any time of the year, it is a place to get to know England and the English. At the same time it is a beautiful city with excellent modern facilities and elegant historic parts of town. The city is based around its historic harbour area, now completely modernised and offering a new entertainment area. Bristol University is one of the very best in the country. The Clifton district is well known for its Georgian houses and for the world famous Clifton Suspension Bridge | ||||
| Entertainment and Sports | Bristol offers everything you would expect to find in a modern city. The city centre offers all you could want in terms of bars, clubs, restaurants, shops and cafes, with chic modern venues alongside the more traditionally English ones. The city has football and rugby teams, and facilities for most types of sport. In summer there are many open air events such as the Harbour Festival, the Hot Air Balloon Festival, the Ashton Court Music Festival and many more. There is a city centre cinema and several large cinema complexes in the suburbs with nearby modern shopping centres | ||||
| Surrounding Areas | Bristol lies in some of the most beautiful countryside in England. It is very close to the Cotswold Hills, and the area of North Somerset, both with some of the prettiest English villages you can find anywhere. Not far away is the Bristol Channel (the broad estuary of the river Severn) and the beautiful area of South Wales | ||||
| Location Map | Bristol | ||||