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Bristol City Orientation Tour
Guide Location: England » Bristol
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 12
Tour Duration: 3 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 5.1 km
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Author: stacey
Bristol is the largest cultural, historical and educational center in South Western England. It is rich in buildings of varying architectural styles, dating from the medieval epoch up until now. Bristol is famous for its green spaces and its beautifully transformed harbor side.
Tour Stops and Attractions
Saint Mary Redcliffe
1) Saint Mary Redcliffe
St. Mary Redcliffe is an outstanding Anglican parish church situated in the Redcliffe district of Bristol. The church is the tallest building in Bristol and the second tallest parish church in England. Inside the church you can find a beautiful pipe organ, a great collection of old ironwork and magnificent stained glass.
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Arnolfini Art Gallery
2) Arnolfini Art Gallery
This contemporary art gallery is situated in the center of Bristol’s harborside. The building houses a cinema, theater space, a bookstore and three exhibition areas that offer progressive visual arts from international artists, live arts and performances. It is open seven days a week and attracts over 400,000 visitors a year.
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Explore-At-Bristol Museum
3) Explore-At-Bristol Museum
This museum is one of the most popular science and discovery museums in Bristol. A large variety of activities including exhibits, live performances and a planetarium attracts crowds of all ages. It is an excellent place for the entire family to create, investigate and participate in live science exhibits.
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Bristol Cathedral
4) Bristol Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is the Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England, and is commonly known as Bristol Cathedral. Founded in 1140, it became the seat of the bishop and cathedral of the new Diocese of Bristol in 1542. Located on College Green, across which its architecture can be seen to advantage, the cathedral presents a harmonious view of tall Gothic windows and pinnacled skyline that belies the fact that it was constructed over a period of more than 700 years. The cathedral has much of interest including unique architectural features, unusual memorials and an historic organ.
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Lord Mayor's Chapel
5) Lord Mayor's Chapel
The chapel is the only remaining part of the former Hospital of Gaunt, which had been founded in 1220 to feed the poor and care for the sick. It is located across from Bristol Cathedral. The chapel keeps a spectacular collection of French and Flemish painted glass including very old tombs. It remains a place of worship and a symbol of man's love for God.
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The Cabot Tower
6) The Cabot Tower
The tower was built at the end of the 19th century to mark John Cabot's voyage to America in 1497. It can be seen from many parts of the city as it stands 32 meters high and 100 meters above sea level. The tower is set in the middle of Bristol, in Brandon Nature Park, close to the Bristol Museum.
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Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
7) Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery is an outstanding building with a stunning collection of archaeological objects, Egyptian artifacts and items of natural history. It houses more than 600 objects from dinosaur skeletons to modern art. This fantastic museum has been honored a special designated status by the UK government.
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University Tower
8) University Tower
This grand and splendid building is a major landmark in Bristol and one of the most famous parts of Bristol University. The octagonal belfry at the top is an open structure designed to amplify the bell’s sonorous tones.
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The Red Lodge
9) The Red Lodge
The Red Lodge was built in 1580 as a lodge for a Great House. It is decorated in several styles including Elizabethan. Seven rooms, including the magnificent Great Oak Room of the Tudor period, tell the history of the house. In the herbaceous walled garden at the Red Lodge you will find the same plants that were found in English gardens of 1630.
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All Saints Church
10) All Saints Church
The church and its majestic tower are situated in the heart of the city center. The present building dates from the late 15th century and has been reconstructed several times. It houses the graves of a number of merchants as well as the tomb of Edward Colston, who contributed to the renovation of the church's tower in 1716. Today the church is used as an educational center, welcoming visitors to have a look around.
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Bristol Castle Park
11) Bristol Castle Park
This is an important part of the history of Bristol. It had been a large, strategic structure situated on a mound, surrounded by a wall and moat. The construction was built on the site of the former Bristol Castle, built in the 11th century. Very little is left of the castle and walls. Today, Castle Park is the largest city center green space where you can view the archaeological remains of the old castle and enjoy the large wooded area.
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Llandoger Trow
12) Llandoger Trow
The Llandoger Trow is a historic public house in Bristol, south west England. Dating from 1664, it is in King Street, between Welsh Back and Queen Charlotte Street, near the old city centre docks. A trow was a flat-bottomed barge, and Llandogo is a village 20 miles north-west of Bristol, across the Severn Estuary and upstream on the River Wye in South Wales, where trows were once built. Trows historically sailed to trade in Bristol. The pub was partially destroyed by a bomb in World War II, but three of the original five projecting gables remain. It is a grade II* listed building. In 1962 it became a Berni Inn, but now belongs to Whitbread and trades as a Brewers Fayre.
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