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E Brunel’s SS Great Britain E Georgian House VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Gas Ferry Rd. Tel 0117 926 0680. 7 Great George St. Tel 0117 921 1362.
Open 10am–4pm daily (Mar–Oct: to Open late Mar–Dec: 11am–4pm Practical Information
5:30pm). Closed 24 & 25 Dec. & Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun. ∑ bristol Bristol. Map F3. * 449,000.
ticket valid for one year. 8 by appt. museums.org.uk n Harbourside; 0333 321 0101.
7 - = ∑ ssgreatbritain.org Daily life in a wealthy Bristol ( daily. _ Harbour Festival:
Designed by Brunel, this was the merchant’s house during the late Jul; Balloon Fiesta: Aug.
world’s first large iron passenger 1790s is reimagined in rooms ∑ visitbristol.co.uk
ship. Launched in 1843, she that include an elegant drawing Transport
travelled 32 times around the room and the servants’ area. k 10 km (5 miles) SW of Bristol. 3
world before being abandoned Temple Meads. @ Marlborough St.
in the Falkland Islands in 1886. E Bristol Museum and
The ship has been fully restored Art Gallery
and now houses one of the most Queen’s Rd. Tel 0117 922 3571. Clifton
important maritime museums. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. Bristol Zoo Gardens: College Rd.
Closed 1 Jan, 25 & 26 Dec. 7 - Tel 0117 428 5300. Open 9am–5pm
R Bristol Cathedral = ∑ bristolmuseums.org.uk daily. & 7 - ∑ bristolzoo.org.uk
College Green. Tel 0117 926 4879. Varied collections include ancient The hilltop suburb of Clifton
Open 8am–5pm Mon–Fri, 8am– Egyptian artifacts, dinosaur fossils, is home to ornate Regency
3:15pm Sat & Sun. & donation. Chinese glass and fine European crescents. The Clifton Suspension
8 7 limited. 5 - = paintings, with works by Renoir Bridge by Brunel, completed in
∑ bristol-cathedral.co.uk and Bellini. There are also works 1864, perfectly complements the
Bristol’s cathedral, begun in by Bristol artists Francis Danby, steep Avon Gorge. Bristol Zoo
1140, took an unusuallly long Sir Thomas Lawrence and the Gardens house over 400 exotic
time to build. Rapid progress celebrated graffiti artist Banksy. and endangered species.
was made between 1298 and
1330, when the inventive choir
was rebuilt; the transepts and
tower were finished in 1515;
and another 350 years passed
before the Victorian architect G E
Street built the nave. Humorous
medieval carvings abound,
including a snail crawling across
the stone foliage in the Berkeley
Chapel and musical monkeys
in the Elder Lady Chapel. There
is also a fine set of wooden
misericords in the choir. The Clifton Suspension Bridge across the Avon, linking Bristol and North Somerset
Clifton
Bristol City Centre 2 km (1 mile)
Bristol Museum
CHRISTMAS
1 St Mary Redcliffe and Art Gallery Wills Memorial Foster's STEPS
Tower
2 King Street BERKELEY PLACE BERKELEY P A R K R O W Almshouse NELSON ST BROAD ST
Old
3 Old Quarter SQUARE P A Red Quarter

Exchange
4 Harbourside Cabot CHARLOTTE ST R K S T Lodge TREN CHARD ST ST AUGUSTINE'S PARADE COLST O N AVE ST STEPHEN'S ST CORN STREET Corn
5 M-Shed Tower BROAD QUAY S T N I C HOLAS ST
BALDWIN ST
6 Brunel’s SS J A C O B ’ S W E L L S R OAD Brandon GREAT GEORGE ST R E E T DENM A R K S T
Hill Park
Georgian
Great Britain House Lord M AR S H S T Theatre VICTORIA STREET
College Mayor's Royal
7 Bristol Cathedral Green Chapel King QUEEN CHARLOTTE ST
8 Georgian House ST GEORGE'S ROAD DEANERY RD Bristol Street W E L S H B A C K R E D C L IF FE S TREET ST THOMAS ST
Cathedral
Watershed
9 Bristol Museum A N C H O R R O A D Arts Centre Q U E EN BATH
and Art Gallery HOTWELL ROAD At-Bristol Harbourside PRINCE STREET Temple Meads Station
0 Clifton Brunel’s SS S QU AR E 500 m (550 yds)
Great Britain CA N O N S RO A D Arnolfini REDCLIFFE WAY
Arts Centre REDCLIFFE
WAY
GASFERRY RD Floating H a r b our WAPP I NG RD REDCLIFFE PARADE REDCLIFFE HILL St Mary
Redcliffe
C U M B E R L A N D R O A D M-Shed GUINEA STREET
REDCLIFFE
COMMERCIAL ROAD
A v o n
0 metres 250 C O R O N A T I O N R O A D CLARENCE RD
0 yards 250 BEDMINSTER
Airport
10 km (5 miles)
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