However, if your tastes are a little less hedonistic Bristol boasts a wide range of parks and green spaces suitable for days out, from small community parks to the vast rolling expanses of parkland. There are places for picnics, discovering wildlife, formal gardens, playing tennis, riding bikes and flying kites, to green gyms, allotments, playgrounds, cafés, events and activities for all ages and abilities.
Art
Art and culture play a significant part Bristol’s overall attraction. The city’s cultural and ethnic diversity has spawned innovative art, theatre and music scenes which are known across the globe. The city offers everything from the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, and the Watershed arts centre to the famous and spiralling street art scene. Bristol is a place where you can immerse yourself in art and culture!
A new museum, M Shed, opened last year on Bristol’s historic wharf. M Shed is an exciting and innovative new museum that aims to tell the story of the city in a thought- provoking and fun way. Built in the 1950’s and originally used as a transit shed, the museum challenges the perceptions of what it has meant to live in Bristol over the past centuries through the recollections of the people that shaped the city.
Shopping
With nearly 500 stores, two separate covered shopping centres, and more than 50 cafés and restaurants, Bristol’s city centre offers the biggest and best choice of shopping in the South West. All the main high street stores are available but Bristol also boasts a vast array of boutiques and unique shops. In Old Market you’ll find a great number of specialized traders selling
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Rail Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway sit on the Great Western mainline, which runs frequent daily services to London Paddington, as well as direct services to Birmingham, Derby, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh. There are also services to Devon and Cornwall.
everything from windsurf gear to guitars. Stokes Croft is a cultural quarter where you will also find a variety of quirky shops. Then there is Park Street which was recently nominated for a Google award as the UK’s hippest street. Here you’ll find vintage shops and trendy clothing outlets. By walking to the top of Park Street you can also admire stunning views of the city.
Transport
St Nicholas Market - Destination Bristol
Many students make the occasional visit to the historic city of Bath, which is an inexpensive fifteen- minute train ride from Temple Meads. Explore the city not only for its architectural attractions, but also for its clothing shops and outstanding selection of restaurants.
Buses
Bristol buses are run by First and also, to a lesser extent, aBus and Wessex Connect. Various cards are offered to reduce the otherwise hefty costs of the services. However, the buses are mostly frequent and reliable.
Taxis
An expensive way of travelling around the city, students are unlikely to require the use of taxis. However, they are a popular option for those living in further-out residences who are travelling to and from a ball or function at the Students’ Union.
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