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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Pocket Bath, Bristol & the Southwest is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take in the beautiful views from Bath's majestic Royal Crescent, go on a street art and music tour in Bristol, and explore sleepy Somerset villages - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Bath, Bristol & the Southwest and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Bath, Bristol & the Southwest: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out map (included in print version), plus over 19 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Bath, Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Pocket Bath, Bristol & the Southwest is our colourful, easy to use and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, providing on-the-go assistance for those seeking the best sights and experiences on a short visit or weekend away. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's England guide for an in-depth look at all the country has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
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01 avril 2019

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9781788685504

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English

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34 Mo

Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Bath, Bristol & the Southwest
Top Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Shopping
Architecture
Museums
Festivals & Events
Activities
For Kids
Four Perfect Days
Need to Know
Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Regions

Explore Bath, Bristol & the Southwest

Central Bath
Royal Crescent & Northwest Bath
Bristol City Centre
Clifton
Wiltshire
Somerset

Worth a Trip

Exmoor National Park
Isle of Wight
Stonehenge

Survival Guide

Survival Guide
Before You Go
Arriving in Bath, Bristol & the Southwest
Getting Around
Essential Information
Behind the Scenes
Our Writers
Welcome to Bath, Bristol & the Southwest

This is a spectacular region of England, where primordial stone circles hum with energy as ancient Roman baths, serene cathedrals, genteel Georgian cityscapes, colossal bridges and top-drawer museums await exploration. And the great outdoors is never far away, with rugged hikes through sublime moorland or breezy escapades around the Isle of Wight.

Avebury Stone Circle | abcbritain/shutterstock ©
Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Roman Baths
Steaming waters and Roman remains.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Royal Crescent
Georgian grandeur and everyday life.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Jane Austen Centre
Austen’s regency Bath revealed.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 SS Great Britain
Marvellous, multi-sensory heritage experience.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Ancient artefacts meet street art.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 M Shed
Trains, cranes, animation and Banksy.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Clifton Suspension Bridge
Extraordinary engineering and awesome views.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Stonehenge
Archaeological mystery, prehistoric monument.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Glastonbury
Neopagan vibes meet abbey ruins.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Salisbury
Cathedrals, medieval masonry and the Magna Carta.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Exmoor National Park
Otherworldly landscapes and raw scenery.

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Bath, Bristol & the Southwest Top Sights

1 Isle of Wight
Dramatic cliffs and serene sand dunes.

SOULSURFING - JASON SWAIN/GETTY IMAGES ©
Eating

The southwest has spearheaded England’s culinary renaissance and eateries everywhere fly the flag for local, seasonal, organic produce. The surrounding seas produce just-landed fish, moors and hills provide venison and game, fertile fields add the veg, while harbours and hills add the views.

St Nicholas Market | ANDYPARKER72/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Gastropubs
While the food in many pubs is good quality and good value, some places raised the bar to such a degree that a whole new genre of eatery – the gastropub – was born. The finest gastropubs are effectively restaurants (with smart decor, neat menus and uniformed table service; a few have won Michelin stars).

Afternoon Tea
An English institution (which locals tend to reserve for special occasions), afternoon tea should be a deeply satisfying affair. A basic minimum should be scones, jam, cream and tea (in a pot, naturally). The best place in Bath to experience it all is the 18th-century setting of the Pump Room Restaurant .

Vegetarians
For vegetarians, many restaurants and pubs have at least one token vegetarian dish, while better places offer much more imaginative choices. Vegans will find the going trickier, except of course at dedicated veggie/vegan restaurants.

By Budget £
Thoughtful Bread Company Quality baking with a slow-food soul.
Bertinet Bakery French flair and perfect patisserie.
Fine Cheese Co Deli with a gorgeous selection of cheese and a fine cafe.
Café Retro A beatnik hangout close to city centre sights.
Primrose Quality ingredients and old favourites, plus some international surprises; Clifton’s favourite cafe.
Canteen This vibrant community-run cafe-bar is committed to serving good food at fair prices.
Small St Espresso The hippest coffeehouse in central Bristol delivers a top-notch caffeine fix.
St Nicholas Market Only one problem with St Nicks street-food stalls: there’s too much choice.
By Budget ££
Acorn Flavourful, nourishing vegetarian cuisine.
Pump Room Restaurant The place for an utterly English afternoon tea.
Scallop Shell Excellent fish dishes and proper chips.
The Circus Consistently delicious, intensely flavoured food.
Marlborough Tavern A great bet for gastropub grub.
Riverstation Almost everything served at this smart eatery, from ice cream to sourdough bread, is homemade.
Bocabar Stylish Glastonbury restaurant with a winning British menu.
Fishers Popular with Clifton seafood fans for its impeccably sourced and cooked food.
Ox A swish restaurant specialising in five choices of steak cut, towering burgers and sticky ribs.
Thali Café All the flavours and dishes of the Indian subcontinent transplanted to Clifton’s hills.
Shop 3 This epitome of a neighbourhood bistro delights Clifton residents with fine, often-foraged food.
By Budget £££
Menu Gordon Jones Bath’s top table delights diners – one to watch.
Allium Refined, elaborate dishes – this is stylish cuisine.
Hudson Steakhouse Perfectly cooked, prime cuts.
Charter 1227 Classic British cuisine in Salisbury.
 

Drinking & Nightlife

Bath boasts some cracking pubs and clubs; the streets to the north and west of the Roman Baths are good places to start explorations. In Bristol, the Floating Harbour and City Dock areas get lively at night, with plenty of bars along Cannon’s Rd and the north end of Welsh Back. Clifton also has a good choice of welcoming pubs and bars.

George & Pilgrim | CHRISTIAN MUELLER/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Bars & Pubs
In England, the difference between a bar and a pub is sometimes vague, but generally bars are smarter and louder than pubs, possibly with a younger crowd.
Drinks in English pubs are ordered and paid for at the bar. When it comes to gratuities, it’s not usual to tip pub and bar staff.

Beer & Cider
English beer typically ranges from dark brown to bright amber in colour, served at room temperature. Technically it’s ale but it’s often called ‘bitter’, to distinguish it from lager, which is generally yellow and served cold.
Beer that’s brewed and served traditionally is called ‘real ale’ to distinguish it from mass-produced brands, and there are many regional varieties. A new breed of microbreweries has sprung up over the last decade, producing their own varieties of traditional and innovative brews, usually referred to as ‘craft beers’.
Cider is available sweet or dry and, increasingly, as ‘craft cider’, often with various fruit or herbal flavours added. Try ‘scrumpy’, a very strong dry cider traditionally made from local apples.

Tea & Coffee
Although tea is often billed as the national drink, tea consumption fell by around 20% in the five years to 2015, and coffee is becoming ever more popular. The British coffee-shop market is worth almost £8 billion a year, but with the prices some coffee shops charge, maybe that’s not surprising.

Best Pubs
Star A gorgeous old Bath pub positively awash with history, and good beer.
Salamander The locals head to this cosy nook in Bath for a city-centre pint.
Bell A proper old pub, beloved by the Bath music crowd.
Griffin Smart, welcoming and comfortable Bath pub with an excellent choice of beer.
Haunch of Venison Fourteenth-century Salisbury pub steeped in history, legend and ghosts.
George & Pilgrim History-infused Glastonbury watering hole.
Best for Beer
BrewDog Sampler glasses make it tempting to try the offerings at this craft-beer bar.
Mud Dock Mellow Bristol loft space; local ales and a balcony with water views.
Star The brewery tap for Bath-based Abbey Ales.
Amoeba An impossibly large number of spirits and craft beers line this cool Clifton cocktail bar.
Grain Barge A treat: real ale on a moored-up barge in Bristol with a beer terrace on the roof.
Best Bars
Amoeba Cool cocktail bar in Clifton for style-conscious drinkers.
Corkage A wine bar in Bath with a fabulous menu of mini-dishes – come early and stay all night.
Best Clubs
Thekla Bristol’s famous party boat draws the crowds to an eclectic range of club nights.
Chapel Vibrant and ambitious three-space club in the heart of Salisbury.
 

Shopping

Bath Aqua Glass | JANE TREGELLES/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO ©

Shopping in Bath
Bath’s shops are some of the best in the west. The city’s main shopping centre is SouthGate , where you’ll find all the major chain stores.
High-quality, independent shops line the narrow lanes just north of Bath Abbey and Pulteney Bridge. Milsom St is good for upmarket fashion, while Walcot St has food shops, design stores, vintage-clothing retailers and artisans’ workshops.

Shopping in Bristol
High-street chains cluster around Cabot Circus ( % 0117-952 9361; www.cabotcircus.com ; Glass House; h 10am-8pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun) and Broadmead. The city centre has St Nicholas Market, plus other independent shops dotted around Corn St and Colston St.
Stokes Croft and Gloucester Rd are good for non-chain stores, especially those selling vintage clothing, crafts and second-hand albums.
Clifton is more upmarket, with high-end designer, homeware and antiques shops.

Arts & Crafts
Bath Aqua Glass Demonstrations by skilled glassblowers and fiery furnaces make this an atmospheric place to shop.
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