Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Bristol, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 26 sights
Distance 7.9 km
Ascend 161 m
Descend 215 m

Experience Bristol in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BristolIndividual Sights in Bristol

Sight 1: Brandon Hill Park

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Brandon Hill, also known as St Brandon's Hill, is a hill close to Bristol city centre, between the districts of Clifton and Hotwells, in south west England.

Wikipedia: Brandon Hill, Bristol (EN)

600 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Bristol Cathedral

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Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. The cathedral was originally an abbey dedicated to St Augustine, founded in 1140 and consecrated in 1148. It became the cathedral of the new diocese of Bristol in 1542, after the dissolution of the monasteries. It is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Bristol Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Lord Mayor's Chapel

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St Mark's Church is an ancient church on the north-east side of College Green, Bristol, England, built c. 1230. Better known to mediaeval and Tudor historians as the Gaunt's Chapel, it has also been known within Bristol since 1722 as the Lord Mayor's Chapel. It is one of only two churches in England privately owned and used for worship by a city corporation. The other is St Lawrence Jewry, London. It stands opposite St Augustine's Abbey, founded by a member of the Berkeley family of nearby Berkeley Castle, from which it was originally separated by the Abbey's burial ground, now called College Green. It was built as the chapel to the adjacent Gaunt's Hospital, now demolished, founded in 1220. Except for the west front, the church has been enclosed by later adjacent buildings, although the tower is still visible. The church contains some fine late gothic features and a collection of continental stained glass. It is designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: St Mark's Church, Bristol (EN)

566 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Bristol Hippodrome

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Bristol Hippodrome

The Bristol Hippodrome is a theatre located in The Centre, Bristol, England, United Kingdom with seating on three levels giving a capacity of 1,951. It frequently features shows from London's West End when they tour the UK, as well as regular visits by Welsh National Opera and an annual pantomime.

Wikipedia: Bristol Hippodrome (EN)

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Bristol Beacon

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Bristol Beacon, previously Colston Hall, is a concert hall and Grade II listed building on Colston Street, Bristol, England. It is owned by Bristol City Council. Since 2011, it has been managed by Bristol Music Trust.

Wikipedia: Bristol Beacon (EN)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: The Red Lodge Museum

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The Red Lodge Museum

The Red Lodge Museum is a historic house museum in Bristol, England. The original building was Tudor/Elizabethan, and construction began in 1579–1580, possibly to the design of Sebastiano Serlio. The main additional building phases are from the 1730s and the early 19th century.

Wikipedia: Red Lodge Museum, Bristol (EN), Website

507 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Edward Everard

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The Former Everard's Printing Works is at 37-38 Broad Street in Bristol, England. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.

Wikipedia: Everard's Printing Works (EN)

573 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Saint Thomas the Martyr

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St Thomas the Martyr is a former Church of England parish church on St Thomas Street in the Redcliffe district of the English port city of Bristol.

Wikipedia: St Thomas the Martyr, Bristol (EN)

573 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Central

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SS Philip and Jacob Church, previously referred to as Pip 'n' Jay, is a parish church in central Bristol, England. The church that meets there is now called Central Church, Bristol. Its full name since 1934 is St Philip and St Jacob with Emmanuel the Unity, although reference to the original church of St Philip exists in records dating from 1174. Historically the 'Mother church of East Bristol', it serves the area known as The Dings.

Wikipedia: St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol (EN)

395 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Bristol Castle

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Bristol Castle

Bristol Castle was a Norman castle established in the late 11th century on the north bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Remains can be seen today in Castle Park near the Broadmead Shopping Centre, including the sally port.

Wikipedia: Bristol Castle (EN)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Castle Park

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Castle Park

Castle Park is a public open space in Bristol, England, managed by Bristol City Council. It is bounded by the Floating Harbour and Castle Street to the south, Lower Castle Street to the east, and Broad Weir, Newgate and Wine Street to the north. Its western boundary is less obviously defined and has been the subject of controversy, perhaps because the area around High Street and St Mary le Port Church, though not part of the park and always intended for development, is often considered at the same time as the park.

Wikipedia: Castle Park, Bristol (EN)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: St Peter's Church

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St Peter's Church is a ruined church in Castle Park, Bristol, England. It was bombed during World War II and is now preserved as a memorial.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Castle Park, Bristol (EN)

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Saint Mary-le-Port Church

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St Mary le Port is a ruined parish church in the centre of Bristol, England, situated in Castle Park on what remains of Mary le Port Street.

Wikipedia: St Mary le Port Church, Bristol (EN)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: St Nicholas

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St Nicholas is a church in St Nicholas Street, Bristol, England. The church was bombed in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1974–1975 as a church museum. This museum closed in 2007 and the building was used by the city council as offices; in 2018 the church came back into use as an Anglican place of worship in the Diocese of Bristol.

Wikipedia: St Nicholas Church, Bristol (EN), Website

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Corn Exchange

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Corn Exchange

The Exchange is a Grade I listed building built in 1741–43 by John Wood the Elder, on Corn Street, near the junction with Broad Street in Bristol, England. It was previously used as a corn and general trade exchange but is now used as offices and it also accommodates St Nicholas Market.

Wikipedia: The Exchange, Bristol (EN)

221 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Saint Stephen's

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Saint Stephen'sRobert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK / CC BY-SA 2.0

St Stephen's Church in St Stephen's Avenue, is the parish church for the city of Bristol, England.

Wikipedia: St Stephen's Church, Bristol (EN), Website

374 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Bristol Old Vic

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Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London. It is associated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which became a financially independent organisation in the 1990s. Bristol Old Vic runs a Young Company for those aged 7–25.

Wikipedia: Bristol Old Vic (EN), Website, Facebook

30 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: Raj

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The 35 King Street is a former cork warehouse in King Street, Bristol, England, currently housing an Indian restaurant and serviced office space.

Wikipedia: 35 King Street, Bristol (EN)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: smallBAR

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32 King Street is the address of a historic warehouse building in King Street, Bristol, England.

Wikipedia: 32 King Street, Bristol (EN)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Abbeywood Tots

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7 and 8 King Street are a pair of historic houses situated on King Street in Bristol, England.

Wikipedia: 7 and 8 King Street, Bristol (EN)

283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Stowe

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Queen Square House is an historic building situated in Queen Square, Bristol, England.

Wikipedia: Queen Square House, Bristol (EN)

156 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Queen Square

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Queen Square is a 2.4 hectares Georgian square in the centre of Bristol, England. Following the 1831 riot, Queen Square declined through the latter part of the 19th century, was threatened with a main line railway station, but then bisected by a dual carriageway in the 1930s. By 1991 20,000 vehicles including scheduled buses were crossing the square every day, and over 30% of the buildings around it were vacant.

Wikipedia: Queen Square, Bristol (EN)

25 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 23: Equestrian Statue of William III

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The equestrian statue of William III is a historic statue in the centre of Queen Square in Bristol, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Equestrian statue of William III, Bristol (EN)

553 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 24: Matthew

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Matthew may refer to:Matthew (surname) Matthew (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith Matthew, a cultivar of the Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia

Wikipedia: Matthew (ship) (EN), Website

687 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 25: We The Curious

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We The Curious Mark Boyce / CC BY-SA 3.0

We The Curious is a science and arts centre and educational charity in Bristol, England. It features over 250 interactive exhibits over two floors, and members of the public and school groups can also engage with the Live Science Team over programming in the kitchen, studio and on live lab. We The Curious is also home of the United Kingdom's first 3D planetarium. The centre describes its aim as being "to create a culture of curiosity".

Wikipedia: We The Curious (EN)

689 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 26: SS Great Britain

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SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic Ocean, which she did in 1845, in 14 days.

Wikipedia: SS Great Britain (EN), Website

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