Bristol is the largest city in the
South-West of England and is a vibrant, multicultural 2 university city of 465,900.

Street Art in Bristol
The Bristol Wing Hostel - Located in the heart of Bristol
Street Art in Bristol
Bristol Air Balloons
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Bristol has a long association with the ‘green’ movement and is proud of its status as a Green Capital. Not only is it the UK’s first Cycling City, Bristol is also a Fairtrade City which sees it trading fairly with nearly five million workers in 58 developing countries.

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Bristol’s Theatre Royal was built in 1766 and is the oldest continually operating theatre in the UK. Bristol has also been voted the most musical city in the UK.

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The Bristol Wing Hostel - Located in the heart of Bristol
The Bristol Wing Hostel - Located in the heart of Bristol
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Street Art in Bristol
The Bristol Wing Hostel - Located in the heart of Bristol
The Bristol Wing Hostel - Located in the heart of Bristol
Bristol Quay Side
Street Art in Bristol

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Bristol’s Theatre Royal was built in 1766 and is the oldest continually operating theatre in the UK. Bristol has also been voted the most musical city in the UK.

The Bristol Wing Hostel - Located in the heart of Bristol
Street Art in Bristol
The Bristol Wing Hostel - Located in the heart of Bristol
The Bristol Wing Hostel - Located in the heart of Bristol
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Bristol has won numerous awards over the years for its friendly, vibrant atmosphere.  Here you will find a buzzing city that is rich in culture. Bristol is home to some of best street art in the country, including the work of graffiti artist Banksy whose work is scattered around his home city.

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  • Hollywood legend Cary Grant is a Bristol boy – he was born (Archibald Leach) in Horfield, Bristol and had his first theatre role at The Bristol Hippodrome
  • Has two rives – the River Avon and River Frome. The River Avon has the second highest tidal range in the world
  • The first ever bungee jump took place from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in 1979, with members of the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club
  • Our beautiful Bristol Zoo is the 5th oldest zoo in the world and since then has helped over 175 species from extinction
  • Every British Concorde made their maiden flight from Filton Airfield in Bristol and now you can visit Concorde Alpha Foxtrot at Aerospace Bristol
  • Aardman Animations are based in Bristol, and create well-love classics including Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run and Pirates!
  • Bristol is the world’s biggest manufacturers of hot air balloons with Cameron Balloons based in the city and Bristol is home to Europe’s largest hot air balloon fiesta every August.
  • Ribena was invented in Bristol at the National Fruit and Cider institute and marketed as a health drink due to its high concentration of Vitamin C
  • BBC Bristol produce a whopping 25% of all the world’s nature documentaries – many of them featuring the legendary Sir David Attenborough
  • Fry’s Chocolate in Bristol was the first company in the world to manufacture chocolate bars, and one of the first to make chocolate Easter eggs too
  • Queen Square is the largest Georgian residential square in England
  • John Wesley’s New Room, in Bristol Shopping Quarter, is the world’s oldest Methodist church
  • The Bristol Old Vic is the oldest continuously working theatre in the English speaking world