City Centre Shopping Walk (Self Guided), Bristol
Whether you want high street fashions or haute couture, rare gifts, food and other everyday essentials, Bristol's city center is the place to fill your shopping bags. At its heart is the Bristol Shopping Quarter which is home to a clutch of shopping centers. They are Cabot Circus, Broadmead, The Galleries and Quakers Friars. Between them, there are more than 500 stores, including, national chains and independent retailers. St James Arcade stands out for being a beautiful old Victorian building that has been restored to its former glory. Admire the Greek revival style entrances with their tall fluted columns.
There is more great shopping over at Stokes Croft. This bohemian enclave is filled with unique shops, cafés, clubs and restaurants. Soak up the locale's free and independent spirit where the streets are decorated with large, colorful murals. This indie vibe can also be felt along Gloucester Road, an exciting street of stores selling vintage clothes, rare and secondhand books, unique artistic creations, musical instruments and old records and CDs covering just about every musical genre there is. Among these independent traders, you will also find a smattering of popular household names.
There is more great shopping over at Stokes Croft. This bohemian enclave is filled with unique shops, cafés, clubs and restaurants. Soak up the locale's free and independent spirit where the streets are decorated with large, colorful murals. This indie vibe can also be felt along Gloucester Road, an exciting street of stores selling vintage clothes, rare and secondhand books, unique artistic creations, musical instruments and old records and CDs covering just about every musical genre there is. Among these independent traders, you will also find a smattering of popular household names.
How it works: A discovery walk features a route using which you can explore a popular city neighborhood on your own. This walk, along with other self-guided walks in over 1,000 cities, can be found on the app "GPSmyCity: Walks in 1K+ Cities" which can be downloaded from iTunes App Store or Google Play to your mobile phone or tablet. The app's built-in GPS navigation functions allow following this walk route with ease. The app works both online and offline, so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad.
City Centre Shopping Walk Map
Guide Name: City Centre Shopping Walk
Guide Location: England » Bristol
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Discovery)
Travel Distance: 2.9 Km or 1.8 Miles
Author: Helen
Guide Location: England » Bristol
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Discovery)
Travel Distance: 2.9 Km or 1.8 Miles
Author: Helen

1) The Horsefair Street

2) St James Arcade

3) Broadmead, The Galleries Shopping Centre

4) The Horsefair Street

5) The Horsefair Street

6) Stokes Croft Road

7) Stokes Croft Road

8) Cheltenham Road

9) Cheltenham Road

10) Cheltenham Road

11) Gloucester Road

12) Gloucester Road

13) Gloucester Road

14) Gloucester Road

15) Gloucester Road
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