Activities
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Ashton Court, Bristol
Ashton Court has been the site of a manor house since the 11th-century. In the 16th-century the Smyth family bought the property, expanding the park with land from the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Smyth family remodelled the house and gardens extensively leaving the house an amalgamation of styles. Today it is open for events and visitors.
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Avon Valley Railway, Bristol
The AVR is a three-mile-long heritage railway line, part of the now mostly dismantled Midland Railway Mangotsfield and Bath line. The railway was especially popular in the summer, transporting people from the industrial midlands to the south coast of England. Today it operates as an attraction, run by volunteers.
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Blaise Castle Estate, Bristol
The castle is a folly, built in 1766. The site has been occupied since the Neolithic period and was monastic land sold after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The estate was occupied until 1926 when it was sold to Bristol City Council. Blaise house is run as a museum and holds a varied collection.
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Charles Wesley's House, Bristol
Home to Charles Wesley, hymn writer and co-founder of Methodism, between 1756 and 1771, the house has been restored to its 18th century appearance.
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Clifton Observatory, Bristol
Clifton Observatory is a former mill, now used as an observatory. The building was originally a corn windmill in 1766 and was later converted into a tobacco mill, known as the "Snuff Mill".
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Glenside Museum, Stapleton
Glenside was opened in 1861 as a lunatic asylum, serving over 1000 patients a year at its peak, with both a farm and orchard onsite. When it closed in 1994, a former consultant psychiatrist who worked at Glenside in the 1950s, Dr. Donal Early, transformed the former chapel into a museum, documenting the history of the institution.
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M Shed, Bristol
The museum tells the story of the city from prehistoric times to the present day, through interactive displays, films, photography, personal stories and rare and quirky objects.
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Red Lodge Museum, Bristol
The Red Lodge is a historic house museum, which would have served as an additional guest house in the 16th-century. Since then it has changed hands several times and was used as a school before becoming a museum in 1956. Exhibits vary room to room, with each room restored differently. Admission is free.
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Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
The Royal West of England Academy was Bristol’s first art gallery.
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SS Great Britain, Bristol
Climb aboard the most extraordinary time machine. Brunel's SS Great Britain, the world's first great ocean liner, is Bristol's number one attraction.
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The George Müller Museum, Bristol
The George Müller Museum celebrates the incredible story of George Müller, who cared for and educated over 10,000 orphans, by displaying original artefacts, including the records of all the children who passed through the orphanage.
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The Matthew (ship), Bristol
The Matthew is a replica of a caravel sailed by John Cabot from Bristol to North America. The ship itself was small, with only 18 men on board and took food for 7 or 8 months.
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University of Bristol Botanic Garden, Bristol
The Garden in Stoke Bishop has 4,500 species of plants, displayed in collections relating to evolution, Mediterranean, local flora and rare natives and finally useful plants. The useful plant displays include herb gardens with western, Chinese, and herbal medicine, including Ayurvedic medicine. Admission is free for students and under 18s.
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We the Curious, Bristol
We the Curious is a science and arts centre which aims to create a positive learning environment and culture of curiosity. There are over 250 interactive exhibitions, as well as a 3D planetarium and a kitchen to learn about the science of making food.
