A classic city centre park. Trees and paths take you from the park to the shops and general vibrancy of Gloucester Rd. Great all year round. And now with added coffee courtesy of some entrepreneurial soul - complete with table cloths and yummy snacks. A great place to while away an hour or two. Or the whole day.

Off Effingham Rd
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Nearest station: Montpelier

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If you are after a fun-filled yet educational trip for your children, this is the place to go. It's an inclusive science centre that caters to all age groups, including children under eight years old.

It refreshes exhibitions yearly and the most recent one, Fossils and Funny Bones, is specially designed for early years learners. By the end of this year, there will be even more on offer in the science centre with two new exhibitions, Inside DNA (all about human genome) and LoveSport.

The science centre is located right at the heart of Bristol harbourside, which provides the perfect setting for a great family day out!

Address: Anchor Road, Habourside, BS1 5DB
Info: 08453451235
URL: www.at-bristol.org.uk
Nearest station: Bristol Temple Meads

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A giant redbrick warehouse sitting between the River Avon and the entrance to the floating harbour in the Cumberland Basin. It's home to environmental think-tanks and the City Council's sustainable development unit. It has a gallery and cafe open to the public. The best part of the centre is the attached Ecohome which anyone is welcome to nose around.

Smeaton Road, BS1 6XN;
tel: 0117 925 0505;
www.bristol-city.gov.uk/ccm/content/Environment-Planning/sustainability/create-centre.en

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The excitingly designed Harbourside concert hall by architects Behnisch & Partners was set to do for Bristol what the Guggenheim had done for Bilbao. A shameful Arts Council decision cut the funding and the project has never been revived. With this turn of events At-Bristol, with its stunning all-reflective planetarium, became the centrepiece of the Harbourside development. The centre mixes art, science and nature. It includes an Imax cinema, the interactive 'Explore' science museum and 'Wildwalk', a walk through a living section of rainforest.

Harbourside, BS1 5DB;
tel: 0845 345 1235;
www.at-bristol.org.uk

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Annual celebration of kite flying now in its 20th year. The first weekend of September attracts swathes of kite designers and enthusiasts to Ashton Court Estate, wind permitting. It's a family affair.

Ashton Court Estate; Take bus numbers 358 & 359 from the Central Bus Station;
www.kite-festival.org

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Massive area of protected parkland. A perfect place to fly a kite or go for a walk. On the Sea Walls side of the park there's a stunning view of the Avon Gorge that stretches out to the docks at Avonmouth and over the Severn to Wales. It plays host to the huge Downs League on Saturday afternoons should you fancy watching some amateur football.

Clifton Down & Durdham Down, BS8;
Take bus numbers 1, 8, 9 or 54 from Bristol Temple Meads station or the city centre.

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Its been roundly criticised for taking on blatant corporate sponsorship but it is still first and foremost the Bristol Community Festival. Held annually over a weekend in the middle of July, it attracts roughly 100,000 and costs very little to get into. The music and performance on each of the stages is essentially local with a few big name acts thrown into the mixer. The city is awash with parties over this weekend, a great time to be in Bristol. Get yourself a pear cider and make sure you've booked the Monday off work.

Ashton Court Estate;
www.ashtoncourtfestival.com

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Right in the heart of the city St Werburghs is a unique neighbourhood which down the years has attracted hippies, travellers and artists to live there. Entry to the farm is free. There is a range of livestock, a community garden, an adventure playground, a farm shop and a cafe which Gaudi appears to have been let loose on. Adjacent to the cafe is The Farm pub where on Sunday nights Dj Derek plays from his consummate reggae selection and chats away to the crowd in his Jamaican patois.

Watercress Rd,
St Werburghs BS2 9JY
0117 942 8241
www.stwerburghs.org

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Fascinating museum presenting the 500-year history and legacy of Britain's overseas empire. Bristol benefited immensely from the bad old days of Empire. The city, along with Liverpool, derived huge financial gain from its heavy involvement in the slave trade. The museum is housed in Brunel's original 19th century railway station. The grandly constructed Passenger Shed is a testament to what the riches of the world were once able to finance.

Station Approach, Temple Meads BS1 6QH;
tel: (0117) 925 4980
www.empiremuseum.co.uk

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Brunel's iron clad steam ship stunned New Yorkers as she completed her maiden voyage in 1845 from Bristol to New York in just 14 days. After acting as a troop carrier during the Crimea War the ship was abandoned on the Falklands. It was salvaged in the 1980s and towed across the Atlantic and back up the River Avon to the dockyard where it had originally been built. Now fully restored, it's a museum. To stop the hull from rusting away it is kept in an impressively designed chamber where the humidity is the same as in the Arizona desert.

Great Western Dockyard,
Gas Ferry Road BS1 6TY
www.ssgreatbritain.org

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Each year, usually on the third Saturday of August, St Mark's Road is shut to traffic and given over for the day to music, dancing and food stalls. It's a small and family-friendly community event Easton style.

St Mark's Road, Easton BS5;
Take the Severn Beach suburban line to Stapleton Road station.

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Family Camp is a small festival for families in south Devon which is lively but very safe for kids. It's only about 750 people and has a lovely atmosphere and loads to keep the kids entertained. I get involved with all sort of workshops, but my partner just watches bands or wacky performances and hangs around. We meet lovely people every year and then continue to Cornwall for more holiday! Its amazing!

It's in south Devon, and they have a website - www.family-camp.org.
They release more location info nearer the time but state that it's around 2 hours from Bristol as a guide.

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