View Full Version : Bristol south of the river - tourist guide
Paul Russell
07-05-2007, 10:16
Hi there
I've visited Bristol dozens and dozens of times - I know the Redcliffe/shopping centre/Park St/Cotham/Hotwells/Clifton bits quite well.
But I've never been south of the river. The little map I have just includes the top of Southville and Bedminster. Are they interesting places to wander round? Any pointers, places of interest, areas to avoid, etc. etc.?
Thanks.
big eejit
07-05-2007, 11:08
"areas to avoid" - anywhere south of the river. ;-)
Isambard
07-05-2007, 12:17
I had a lovely afternoon out in Bedminster recently, proper job cooked breakfast in a cafe, wandering round the shops, visiting ASDA.
Went for a drink in the Barley Mow which I'd reccomend IF you like VERY old school local pubs.
It's the best part of Bristol :D
For the beginner's experience -- start from Hotwells, having a drink in the Pumphouse, before crossing the bridge to the semi-South -- proceed to the Nova Scotia and the Cottage for more aforementioned drinks.
Then hit the next part of the South -- unless experienced, I'd cross the smaller footbridge and head down Dean Lane -- go for a drink at the Hophouse and then head over Dame Emily's park for a drink outside the back of Bar Salt.
For the more experienced, I'd suggest throwing in a bit of that Cider pub round the back of the Dry Dock (the Orchard) -- then off to the cosmo end of North St, Tobacco Factory etc., then to the Coopers on Ashton Road, if it's a nice day you could walk off the booze with an amble up to Ashton Court from there.
For the crazy -- hit the other end of North St/West St; the 3 Lions pub looks inviting :p
:cool:
If you want see some comedy this side, have a look at
www.thecomedybox.co.uk
Above the Hen and Chicken pub, North Street.
Tobaco Factory has shows on sometimes as well.
The pubs on East Street are generally a bit shit. The Barly Mo, is erm. Interesting.
If you want a long , cemi country walk, Ashton Court might be worth a visit.
start from Hotwells, having a drink in the Pumphouse,
Not possible at the moment! We cycled past last weekend and it was closed, in the process of being done out by the look of it.
Not possible at the moment! We cycled past last weekend and it was closed, in the process of being done out by the look of it.
Pah -- they only redid it a few years back -- and they did a nice job of it too.
Teh jokers.
Paul Russell
07-05-2007, 15:54
Thanks for that!
I've had a look at Wikipedia as well -- quite a bit about the different areas of Bristol.
Guess I'll just have to have a wander and see what happens. I see there's a great big park in Bedminster as well.
It's the best part of Bristol :D
For the beginner's experience -- start from Hotwells, having a drink in the Pumphouse, before crossing the bridge to the semi-South -- proceed to the Nova Scotia and the Cottage for more aforementioned drinks.
Then hit the next part of the South -- unless experienced, I'd cross the smaller footbridge and head down Dean Lane -- go for a drink at the Hophouse and then head over Dame Emily's park for a drink outside the back of Bar Salt.
For the more experienced, I'd suggest throwing in a bit of that Cider pub round the back of the Dry Dock (the Orchard) -- then off to the cosmo end of North St, Tobacco Factory etc., then to the Coopers on Ashton Road, if it's a nice day you could walk off the booze with an amble up to Ashton Court from there.
For the crazy -- hit the other end of North St/West St; the 3 Lions pub looks inviting :p
:cool:
the 3 Lions pub looks inviting :p
:cool:
It sure is! Come on in, the more the merrier ;)
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3504/3lionsez9.jpg
Paul Russell
07-05-2007, 15:56
Cheers.
Must remember to save all this info somewhere.
If you want see some comedy this side, have a look at
www.thecomedybox.co.uk
Above the Hen and Chicken pub, North Street.
Tobaco Factory has shows on sometimes as well.
The pubs on East Street are generally a bit shit. The Barly Mo, is erm. Interesting.
If you want a long , cemi country walk, Ashton Court might be worth a visit.
Isambard
07-05-2007, 21:15
Can't quite make out the banners there 3D; fans of Somerset County Cricket Club is it? ;)
Guess I'll just have to have a wander and see what happens. I see there's a great big park in Bedminster as well.Yeah -- Victoria Park -- it's quite nice but not really worth the walk if you're not there already (I used to live near the bottom of it).
Best place to go for a wander is along the river or docks -- you could get some nice photos of the old brickwork in the Avon (and steps for the old ferries) when the tide's low, and the silt's not too bad.
Best bits:
Bedminster Bridge, Southville foot bridge, the bridge by Temple Meads
All heading north
No need to thank me :)
For the more experienced, I'd suggest throwing in a bit of that Cider pub round the back of the Dry Dock (the Orchard)
If thats the little pub I think it is they do a meat raffle too! :D I liked that pub :)
If thats the little pub I think it is they do a meat raffle too! :D I liked that pub :)Meat raffles are standard practice in the South :D
bristol_citizen
09-05-2007, 22:32
Best bits:
Bedminster Bridge, Southville foot bridge, the bridge by Temple Meads
All heading north
You'd never get across those bridges to the South alive anyway. We breed feral children especially over here to deal with the likes of you.
Meat raffles are standard practice in the South :D
So is marrying your sister but that's nothing to proud of either
So is marrying your sister but that's nothing to proud of eithermieow :p
If thats the little pub I think it is they do a meat raffle too! :D I liked that pub :)
If it's the pub I'm thinking of, it's actually North of the river
Bloody imperialists :mad:
what does the pub youre thinking of look like inside - i could then confirm or deny if its the same one :) fairly sure it was called the orchard?
just looked it up and yes it does appear to be north of the river but south of the floating harbour - that harbour thing confuses me
If it's the pub I'm thinking of, it's actually North of the river
Bloody imperialists :mad:Nah -- Spike Island's South Bristol -- the docks are the start of the South :)
Nah -- Spike Island's South Bristol -- the docks are the start of the South :)
They bloody are not!
Get off our land before I call the UN in
big eejit
11-05-2007, 07:43
I've never been inside The Apple which is probably north of the river strictly speaking, but much handier access from south of the river.
A great pub in S Bristol is the Coronation on Dean Lane, Southville, owned by the excellent Hopback Brewery:
http://www.hopback.co.uk/pub_details/the_coronation.php
Bedminster is actually a very interesting place to wonder around - very Bristolian. Which may sound an odd thing to say about Bristol, but large parts of N Bristol now seem to have been 'ethnically cleansed' of actual Bristolians.
A great pub in S Bristol is the Coronation on Dean Lane, Southville, owned by the excellent Hopback BreweryIt's on my list ^^^^^ ;)
e2a: :o :o :o :o I called it the fucking hophouse -- bloody hell, I'm off for some self correction... sheesh...
Paul Russell
11-05-2007, 07:54
Cheers. I will have a wander as soon as I can get a day off when it's not raining.
Probably one of the reasons I've never explored south of the river is I did wander over there once and went into a pub that was as rough as feck.
This is about 10 years ago - probably a gastropub-wine bar now or something.
I've never been inside The Apple which is probably north of the river strictly speaking, but much handier access from south of the river.
A great pub in S Bristol is the Coronation on Dean Lane, Southville, owned by the excellent Hopback Brewery:
http://www.hopback.co.uk/pub_details/the_coronation.php
Bedminster is actually a very interesting place to wonder around - very Bristolian. Which may sound an odd thing to say about Bristol, but large parts of N Bristol now seem to have been 'ethnically cleansed' of actual Bristolians.
big eejit
11-05-2007, 09:13
Probably one of the reasons I've never explored south of the river is I did wander over there once and went into a pub that was as rough as feck.
This is about 10 years ago - probably a gastropub-wine bar now or something.
This one?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/120605654_74c85a7a0c.jpg
Definitely not a gastropub. More pics of Bristol pubs here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bristolpubs/
Paul Russell
11-05-2007, 09:20
No, it wasn't as upmarket as this one.
This one?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/120605654_74c85a7a0c.jpg
Definitely not a gastropub. More pics of Bristol pubs here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bristolpubs/
I used to live 20m from that place :)
I had my stag night piss up in the Miners' Arms on the A38 in Bedminster Down.
No poncey fucking off to Eastern Europe for me, we just piled into the pub that was 50 yards stagger from the house we were renting and got fucking legless with a bunch of good old boys telling filthy jokes and playing shit tunes on the piano. :cool:
Only downside was it was the day before the wedding and I felt and looked like the living dead for our wedding day :o
large parts of N Bristol now seem to have been 'ethnically cleansed' of actual Bristolians.
It's due to the number of companies basing themselves in the area - Rolls Royce, British Aerospace, the MoD, etc. who bring staff into the area with them.
I heard a very interesting statistic the other day, about the percentage of people in N Bristol who have degrees compared with those in S Bristol. I can't remember the exact percentages but the difference was huge.
is that something to do with the univeristy? :D
There's no University in North Bristol! Well, not a proper one anyway ;)
softybabe
11-05-2007, 17:56
Bristol...hmmm... ddraig and I visited over the weekend...IMO nothing to write home about. We were not too impressed.:p
fizzerbird
11-05-2007, 21:27
oi missy softybabe, if you'd taken the time to view the sights instead of bumping uglies, you may have a different opinion! :D
Should have come up to AC on Saturday for the picnic.
I've never been inside The Apple which is probably north of the river strictly speaking, but much handier access from south of the river.
A great pub in S Bristol is the Coronation on Dean Lane, Southville, owned by the excellent Hopback Brewery:
http://www.hopback.co.uk/pub_details/the_coronation.php
Bedminster is actually a very interesting place to wonder around - very Bristolian. Which may sound an odd thing to say about Bristol, but large parts of N Bristol now seem to have been 'ethnically cleansed' of actual Bristolians.
Ah my local.
:cool:
fizzerbird
12-05-2007, 16:49
I'm proper Bristolian me! :D
softybabe
12-05-2007, 17:30
oi missy softybabe, if you'd taken the time to view the sights instead of bumping uglies, you may have a different opinion! :D
Should have come up to AC on Saturday for the picnic.
we did take time out from 'bumping'! We have a stroll and a snooze in the park, we did think about gatecrashing the picnic but thought we might as well take more of the 'sights' in instead. But what sights :confused: nothing! even the shops werent open till 11am on Sunday :mad: :)
You need a lot more than an invite to picnic to convince us to come back to Bristol fizzerbird person :p
now now ladies!!
sb u didn't tell em not to call me ugly :( :p
fizzer, we only went around a little obvious bit of the city and i know there's a lot more too it. shit happens further out obviously :)
sb stop winding up the neighbours :rolleyes:
softybabe
12-05-2007, 20:10
sb stop winding up the neighbours :rolleyes:
or wot?! Stalker! :p We did manage to find a lovely pub with really nice ceiling ...
You need a lot more than an invite to picnic to convince us to come back to Bristol fizzerbird person :p
Oh well :)
fizzerbird
13-05-2007, 07:30
now now ladies!!
sb u didn't tell em not to call me ugly
fizzer, we only went around a little obvious bit of the city and i know there's a lot more too it. shit happens further out obviously :)
sb stop winding up the neighbours :rolleyes:
LMAO...:D
Oh and I didn't mean you were ugly...either of you! It's an expression describing the friction between male and female genitalia :p
big eejit
13-05-2007, 11:00
Anyone going along to the Southbank Arts trail thingy that starts this weekend? I was thinking of it but as it's pissing down....
http://www.sbaweb.co.uk/arts_trail_2007_details
fizzerbird
13-05-2007, 13:29
I'm drowning!
From the amount of work I have to do NOT the rain. I am brain dead!!!
Agggggggggh!
Anyone going along to the Southbank Arts trail thingy that starts this weekend? I was thinking of it but as it's pissing down....
http://www.sbaweb.co.uk/arts_trail_2007_details
Yep pretty much how I'm feeling about it. Would probably just end up in the pub.
"...Artists homes, churches, community centres and public houses."
Too late now anyway.
Although I see there's stuff on all week.
I heard a very interesting statistic the other day, about the percentage of people in N Bristol who have degrees compared with those in S Bristol. I can't remember the exact percentages but the difference was huge.
Bigger gene pool
Bigger gene poolEither that, or the fact that the whole area around Cheltenham Road and up through Gloucester Road, all the way to UWE, is full of students or graduates from the unis...
I reckon South Bristol has a higher percentage of Art students :p
Jografer
14-05-2007, 10:35
I heard a very interesting statistic the other day, about the percentage of people in N Bristol who have degrees compared with those in S Bristol. I can't remember the exact percentages but the difference was huge.
Bristol West Constituency has the highest % of people with degrees & postgrad qualifications anywhere in the UK... but as they've also got a LibDem MP just goes to show that qualifications & intelligence are 2 different things... :D
fizzerbird
14-05-2007, 19:22
Either that, or the fact that the whole area around Cheltenham Road and up through Gloucester Road, all the way to UWE, is full of students or graduates from the unis...
I reckon South Bristol has a higher percentage of Art students :p
Oh they're artists alright...:D
Bristol West Constituency has the highest % of people with degrees & postgrad qualifications anywhere in the UK... but as they've also got a LibDem MP just goes to show that qualifications & intelligence are 2 different things... :D
Whereas the Labour voting people of the rest of the city are paragons of canny clued-upness of course :p
Oh they're artists alright...:D
:o
It's performance.
;)
Either that, or the fact that the whole area around Cheltenham Road and up through Gloucester Road, all the way to UWE, is full of students or graduates from the unis...
And a very large population of Carribean, Indian and Pakistani origin as well as a fair few Irish and recently eastern Europeans.
Fuck Clifton and Redland, the Gloucester Rd is the heart and soul of Bristol IMO.
Bristol West Constituency has the highest % of people with degrees & postgrad qualifications anywhere in the UK... but as they've also got a LibDem MP just goes to show that qualifications & intelligence are 2 different things... :D
Used to be Val Davey for Labour, she was shit and somehow leapfrogged the libdem candidate to beat William Waldergrave in 97.
About time they had a libdem in there frankly.
And a very large population of Carribean, Indian and Pakistani origin as well as a fair few Irish and recently eastern Europeans.
Fuck Clifton and Redland, the Gloucester Rd is the heart and soul of Bristol IMO.Really?
Unless times have greatly changed, I'd say the very large Carribean population was still confined from Stokes Croft down to Ashley Road, and the Indian and Pakistani population to East Bristol. Certainly not Gloucester Road.
And, North Street's the heart and soul ;) :)
Really?
Unless times have greatly changed, I'd say the very large Carribean population was still confined from Stokes Croft down to Ashley Road, and the Indian and Pakistani population to East Bristol. Certainly not Gloucester Road.
And, North Street's the heart and soul ;) :)
North St. BS1 or BS3? The central one is tiny and dominated by 5102 which is yuppie central. North St bedmi is boring as feck, nowhere near as multicultural and none of the variety in shops, restuarants and cafe culture you get on the Glocker moi luvver. ;)
Bishopston is twinned with KV Kuppam S India and has the highest density of Indian restaurants and takeaways in the city. :)
Was including everything from Jimmy B's up as Cheltenham Rd, not stricly correct I know but I've always thought of it like that, N St + the Croft is pretty short and Cheltenham Rd borders quite a stretch of Montpelier which has a very mixed popluation as you'll know.
Our kids went to state primaries in Bishopston and Horfield which gave us a fairly representative idea of how mixed the local population is. It's a great area.
bristol_citizen
16-05-2007, 17:28
Really?
Unless times have greatly changed, I'd say the very large Carribean population was still confined from Stokes Croft down to Ashley Road, and the Indian and Pakistani population to East Bristol. Certainly not Gloucester Road.
The largest part of the Caribbean population is in East Bristol too, especially since the council and housing associations adopted an ethnic cleansing policy to not to allocate housing to caribbeans in St Pauls :D
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