The Bristol City Guides cover the questions every visitor asks: where to eat instead of the chain restaurants on the harbourside, how to see a Banksy and the Clifton Suspension Bridge without paying for a tour, how to fit Bath or the Somerset coast into a day, and which small rooms have the best live music and cider. Each guide is a short, honest list with the reason to go and a practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser straight after payment.
About the Bristol City Guides
- 144 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Bristol guides
Food guide
24 places
Market stalls and street food, Caribbean curries, pies and old pubs, sourdough pizza by the harbour, and the best coffee and bakes from Temple Meads to Stokes Croft.
Things to do guide
24 places
Brunel’s ship and bridge, a Banksy you can see for free, the Avon Gorge, free museums and churches, plus plans for rainy days and evenings.
Family guide
24 places
Hands-on science for wet days, free museums, big woodland playgrounds, animals and shows, and places to eat that are easy with kids.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Hidden cocktail bars, a cider barge on the river, live music pubs on King Street, a club on an old ship and food for late in the night.
Day trips guide
24 places
The Somerset coast, Bath, Wells, Glastonbury and Cheddar, and Cardiff and Gloucester further out, all reachable by train or bus.
Budget guide
24 places
Free museums, churches and galleries, free views over the city and the harbour, cheap lunches at markets and cafés, and smart ways to get around.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Thali Montpelier
York Road, Montpelier
The first branch of the Thali Café, serving regional Indian thalis on steel plates with a main, rice, dal, pickle and bread. Nowhere else for a sit-down meal in the area gives you more for your money. From the food guide.
Cabot Tower
Brandon Hill
A Victorian tower raised in 1898 to mark 400 years since John Cabot’s voyage. Climb the tight spiral stairs for free and the whole city, the harbour and the Cathedral open up around you. From the things to do guide.
Thekla
The Grove, East Mud Dock
An old cargo ship moored in the harbour, now a venue for gigs in the week and club nights from Thursday to Saturday that run until 3 or 4 am. It gets warm down in the hull, so leave the coat behind. From the nightlife guide.
Plan your days in Bristol
Day one: walk the harbourside, eat lunch at St Nicholas Market from the budget guide, climb Cabot Tower on Brandon Hill and spend the evening in the pubs of King Street with the nightlife guide. Day two: go up to Clifton for the suspension bridge and the gorge, or take the short train to Bath with the day trips guide, then book dinner in Montpelier or Stokes Croft. For a rainy or slow day, the family and things to do guides lead you to Bristol Museum, which is free, to the last Concorde at Aerospace Bristol and to a long café breakfast.
Questions about the Bristol guides
What is inside the Bristol City Guides?
Six guides with 144 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
When do I get the guides?
Straight after payment: the links appear on your order page and in your order email. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, with no app or login.
Do the Bristol guides work without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while online and it keeps working offline, including your ticks and notes. Only the map links need a data connection.
What languages can I read the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
What do the Bristol guides cost?
One guide is £4.49, two are £7.99, four are £13.99 and all six are £16.99. It is a single payment, not a subscription.
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