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University of Bristol Botanic Garden
Visitor Information
Opening Times
Monday to Friday: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
(Weekends and Public Holidays: by appointment only with the Curator)
Entrance is free
Guided Tours of the Garden
These can be arranged by contacting the Curator, Telephone: 0117 9733682 or Fax 0117 9741929 or e-mail Nicholas.Wray@bris.ac.uk
There will be a small charge of £3.50 per person for guided tours.
Location
About 2 miles from the City Centre. Cross the Clifton Suspension Bridge from the city. Turn first right into North Road. The Botanic Garden is 200 m on the left.
Access by Car
Routes to the Garden are shown on the map. By car, take Junction 19 off the M5 and follow the A369 towards Clifton. After passing through the village of Abbots Leigh continue to the traffic lights half a mile further on. Cross these and take the second turning left into North Road. The Garden is 300m on the right hand side. Parking is free in the streets surrounding the Garden, but visitors may not park in the Garden itself.
Public Transport
The nearest railway station is Bristol Temple Meads. From there a number 8 or 9 bus may be taken to the Bristol side of the Suspension Bridge. It is then a short, but spectacular walk across the Gorge to the Garden. Alternatively, bus numbers 358 or 359 (to Portishead) may be caught from Bristol Bus Station to the top of Rownham Hill. From there it is a short level walk. The roads near the Garden are shown on the map.
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/BotanicGardens/visitors.htm
The UK's best visitor attraction is not to be missed if you're in or near Bristol. It consists of 4 main zones - Wildwalk, "a living rain forest in the heart of the city" tracing the origins of life; Explore, a hands-on science centre; the IMAX theatre, four storeys high and features some great movies including 3D; and the Orange Imaginarium (featured above) a Planetarium for the 21st Century. The centre is set around Millennium Square, which is worth a visit in itself, with gorgeous fountains and a popular hanging out out area for Bristolians and visitors. @Bristol is a great attraction for kids and adults alike.
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bridge Road, Clifton, BS8.
The world famous bridge and Bristol's most well known landmark built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1864 is well worth a visit. Situated near the Downs and Ashton Court it offers fantastic views across Bristol and to Clifton Village.
British Empire & Commonwealth Museum
Clock Tower Yard, Temple Meads, BS1.
0117 925 4980.
Open 1pm-5pm Weds-Sun. Adults £3, Children & Concessions £1.
More for school visits than anything else, this museum features interesting exhibitions featuring Brunel, the Victorians and the World Wars. See website for full details.
Bristol Zoo
Clifton Down, Clifton, BS8.
Not the biggest zoo in the world but a good day out nonetheless. Ideal for families and nowadays places its emphasis on conservation. The zoo plans to move to a much larger site just outside the city within the next few years, but for now this is still a great attraction.
Watershed Media Centre
1 Cannon's Road, Harbourside, BS1.
One of Bristol's favourite venues with art exhibitions, cinemas and a bar-restaurant attracts many national and international events. Gives courses and classes on various creative and media related topics.
Arnolfini Arts Centre
Narrow Quay, Harbourside, BS1.
Bristol 's centre for contemporary arts made famous when Paul MacCartney made his debut exhibition here. Just as popular with Bristolians for it's water side bar as its art, this is a lovely place to visit and will get even better after being awarded a huge grant due to it's popularity and dedication to contemporary culture. Galleries, cinema, music, dance and theatre. The Arnolfini will be closed until May 2005 for major building works, expansion and refurbishment.
St Mary Redcliffe Church
Redcliff Way, BS1.
Amazing, Gothic church with a huge WOW! factor for me. Particularly beautiful when it's lit up at night. Simply one of the most stunning churches in ... well, the world!
City Museum & Art Gallery
Queen's Road, West End, BS8.
Open daily 10am-5pm.
Art, history and natural sciences. Probably best to visit during one of the many temporary exhibitions which can be really something.
Royal West of England Academy
Queen's Road, Clifton, BS8
0117 973 5129
Reopened in October 2002 after a massive refurbishment, this is one of the country's best art galleries outside London. The full programme of refurbishment is not yet completed, but the Academy is still well worth a visit in the meantime.
SS Great Britain
Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Spike Island, BS1.
0117 926 0680
SS Great Britain Maritime Heritage Centre has information about Bristol shipbuilding and Bristol docks from the last 200 years. The SS Great Britain is based here and was built in Britain by the famous engineer Isambard Brunel.
Cabot Tower
Brandon Hill, Great George Street, BS1.
Stunning tower visible from most of Bristol built to celebrate John Cabot's voyage of discovery from Bristol to the Americas in 1897. The tower is located in Brandon Hill, Bristol's oldest park, just west of Park Street and is an ideal retreat when the shopping just gets too much!
Queen's Square
Old City, BS1
Britain's largest square outside London was restored to it's original 18th century slendour a couple of years ago and now plays host to outdoor cinema screenings and jazz festivals. A gorgeous places to hang out and perfectly located at the meeting points of the Centre, Old City and Harbourside.
CREATE Centre
Smeaton Road, Spike ISland, BS1.
"Unique" environmental centre. See website for info.
Bristol Blue Glass
5 Three Queens Lane , Redcliffe, BS1.
0117 929 8900
See how the world famous Bristol Blue Glass is made andmaybe buy some.
Ashton Court Estate
Long Ashton, BS41.
Beautiful manor estate with rolling hills and woods just minutes from the city centre by car or bus. Home to some of Bristol's biggest and best events including the Balloon Fiesta, International Kite Festival, Bristol Community Festival (aka the Ashton Court Festival) and many other events throughout the year. Ideal for a Sunday stroll or just to get away from it all and chill out.
Industrial Museum
Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Spike Island, BS1.
Open 10am-5pm Sat-Wed (April to October) and Sat & Sun (November to March).
Clifton Downs & Durdham Downs
Clifton Down & Upper Belgrave Road, BS8 and Westbury Road, BS6 & BS9.
This is where Bristol hangs out. Nothing there just people chilling, walking, playing football and enjoying the views of the gorge. Surrounded by beautiful houses andnot far from the bars and cafés of Whiteladies Road and Clifton Village. Home to events such as the Flower Festival, Fireworks Fiesta and summertime open air cinema.
Bristol Cathedral
College Green, West End, BS1.
Quite beautiful as a building but nothing special as a cathedral.
Christmas Steps
off Lewins Mead (bottom) or Colston Street (top), BS1.
Victoria Park
St Luke's Road , Hill Avenue or Nutgrove Avenue, BS3.
Gorgeous local park with amazing views over the city and Totterdown. The perfect place to chill out in summer.
Blaise Castle
Henbury Road or Kings Weston Road, Henbury, BS10.
Bristol Zoo Gardens
Bristol Zoo Gardens has been awarded the prestigious title of Zoo of the Year by the Good Britain Guide 2004. This recognition highlights the Zoo as a 'must see' destination for 2004, with descriptions such as 'excellent value, with lots to see'.
contact
Clifton , BRISTOL, UK
Tel:0117 974 7300
Fax:0117 973 6814
Email: information@bristolzoo.org.uk
main contacts
Dr Jo Gipps(Director)
Ranked as one of the most enjoyable zoos in the country, Bristol Zoo Gardens beat off strong competition to achieve this accolade thanks to feedback from visitors. Out of all the visitor attractions across the UK, this recognition highlights the Zoo as a 'must see' destination for 2004, with descriptions such as 'excellent value, with lots to see' and directly contributes to wildlife conservation.
The Good Britain Guide 2004 is the ultimate guidebook to England, Scotland and Wales published by the editors of The Good Pub Guide. County by county, the book lists the most interesting and entertaining places to visit, with ideas on where to go and what to see during holidays and excursions. As one of the top family days out, the Zoo was particularly praised for its 'beautifully laid-out gardens, with spacious lawns and colourful borders' which is an additional reason why many visitors return again and again.
Celebrating the Zoo's accolade, the Good Britain Guide describes the Zoo's highlights - ".a transparent underwater walkway lets you watch penguins and seals from almost every conceivable angle, a re-created rainforest area, the interactive Twilight World with its nocturnal desert, forest and walk-through bat enclosure, and Bug World, showing off inhabitants as diverse as flat-tailed scorpions and moon jellyfish. The Zoo is particularly good for monkeys and gorillas, and there's a big open-air aviary, as well as a reptile house and aquarium.."
Dr Jo Gipps, Director, Bristol Zoo Gardens comments:
'We are delighted to be recognised as one of the top visitor attractions in the UK, not only because of our animals and exhibits but also because of our conservation programmes, beautiful gardens, holiday activities and educational workshops for the whole family to enjoy throughout the year. Through our innovative enclosures and high standards of animal care, we are delighted to see visitors enjoy our wide variety of threatened animals. By coming to Bristol Zoo Gardens, our visitors are contributing directly to our conservation work both at home and around the world - so we are delighted that The Good Britain Guide is encouraging more visitors to come and See it, Sense it, Save it!"
Bistol Zoo Gardens
Bristol Zoo Gardens is open from 9am every day except Christmas Day.
Bristol Zoo Gardens is an Education and Conservation Charity and relies on the income from visitors to support its work.
Bristol Zoo Gardens is involved with over one hundred co-coordinated breeding programmes for threatened wildlife species.
The Zoo employs 140 full and part-time staff to care for the animals and run a successful visitor attraction to support its conservation and education work.
Bristol Zoo Gardens supports - through finance and skill sharing - over 10 projects in the UK and abroad that conserve and protect some of the world's most endangered species.
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