The city of Bristol has a rich and varied history, making it an ideal city to visit. In the past Bristol City was amongst the top 3 medieval towns after London. Bristol was one of the primary trading ports in England, and in the 14C, the port handled a considerable amount of England’s trade with the nation of Ireland. In 1373 Bristol was constituted a county, and it was during this period that Bristol developed into a centre of shipbuilding and manufacturing. It is Bristol’s richly diverse cultural history that helps to make it one of the most exciting cities in the country of this present time. Luckily, folk wishing to have a weekend break in Bristol will find that there is a large selection of bed and breakfast accommodation in Bristol available to book online, making it incredibly easy to book a room.
The city of Bristol has a diverse arts scene with Bristol giving us a selection of immensely talented and reasonably successful artists year after year. It is a little known fact that Wallace & Grommit were first brought to life in Bristol, and that Cary Grant also came from Bristol. The well known street artist called Banksy created his most famous works of art around the city of Bristol. The City Museum & Art Gallery is a entry free visitor attraction which is well worth a visit which displays an incredible selection of excellent natural history, pieces of art, archaeology, ancient artefacts as well as a continually changing selection of events and exhibitions. For a truly unique arts centre experience take the time to visit Spike Island. The arts centre focuses upon the production and exhibition of contemporary visual arts, which include many aspects of multimedia projects, printmaking, painting, working with moving images and more. If you would much prefer a slightly more traditional art gallery, then The Royal West of England Academy should meet your requirements. It was Bristol’s first art gallery and it now has more than twelve hundred works of art dating from the 19th century to the present day.
You will discover that there are a great many tourist attractions in Bristol. One of the most interesting places to visit is Bristol Zoo which is home to in excess of four hundred and fifty diverse types of animal. The zoo is involved in the conservation of rare species of amphibians, mammals and insects. from around the earth.
If you get excited about all things equine then a few hours spent at Horseworld should prove the perfect day out for your family. A trip to Horseworld will enable you to meet ponies, donkeys and horses which have been rescued from dire situations. If you wish Horseworld allow you to enjoy taking part in the hands on feeding of the creatures. A further two visitor attractions which may also interest you are Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm and Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park, both of which provide all of the essentials you will need for an excellent family day out.
If you and your family are currently thinking about spending a few weeks in Bristol it is immensely important that you reserve your accommodation at your first opportunity because, sadly Bristol guest houses and hotels tend to be alarmingly busy and are often fully booked for a long period in advance. If your family is large you might find that Bristol apartments are a less expensive alternative.
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