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                <title>Thornbury Castle Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn once stayed at this Tudor castle, now a romantic hotel set in historic gardens and with its own vineyard.  It offers a luxurious experience, with four poster beds, log fires, tapestries, and even a bedroom with (perfect for Cupid) arrow-slit windows.  The crowning glory, reached by a stone spiral staircase, is the Tower Bedchamber, with far-reaching views and a ten foot wide bed that Anne Boleyn would have died for.  At our recent visit the snow made everything even more enchanting. Magic.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Arch House Deli</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A lovely delicatessen, with beautifully painted ceilings and handmade fixtures.  Their on site chef makes a selection of daily dishes to eat in the cafe or take away.  They also do a great range of gluten free cakes and source lots of local products as well as the best from France.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Magic Roll</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Without a doubt the best post-pub food ever. There's no where else I'd rather go after a night of drinking. They serve huge tasty wraps filled with a choice of cheeses, meats, hummus, falafel, salads ... the list goes on! The prices are a little steeper than I'd usually spend on late night food but every penny is worth it. The portions are so generous; a medium wrap will satisfy all but the most hungry; and the fillings are delicious. I recommend a lamb and haloumi combination, toasted until it's a warm and melted and then topped off with hot chilli sauce. And the best thing is - I never get post-food guilt as it feels so much healthier than the other options. The temptation is even enough to make me forgo a taxi home so I get to feel virtuous about that too!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Papaji's House of Teas</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A modern twist on a tea-house that is also a restaurant. So far I have had brunch, afternoon tea and dinner there! I love it because it's a relaxed environment with great food and you can people watch everyone going past on Whiteladies Road. The staff are very friendly and helpful when trying to choose a tea which is a bit overwhelming at first.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Banksy Vs Bristol Museum</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Bristol Museum is the venue for an exhibition of street artist Banksy this summer. There are varying opinions as to whether the very long queuing time is worth enduring - and the suitability of the venue is also questionable for a major exhibition. But Banksy amuses and provokes - just a little hard to find all the pieces amongst the regular collections on display.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Star and Dove, Totterdown</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is a great place for either a few drinks in the bars downstairs (The Star bars) or an amazing dinner in the Italian-influenced restaurant upstairs (The Dove). I've done both (the bars several times!) and I love it there! Always have a good time. Really close to Victoria Park so it's the perfect place for a cheeky cider during a day in the sun. Get involved!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hotel24seven</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It's the best idea I've seen in ages. A fully automated, no-nonsense hotel on the outskirts of the city. I mean 10 minutes' walk away. The single rooms cost just £29 per night but are very clean and tidy. Free broadband helps too.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Round Midnight Jazz</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[They are a really nice group. I hired them once and would recommend them to everyone. It's really easy, I just emailed them and we set it up from there.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Bristol Uncovered on BBC Radio Bristol</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It's an alternative music show with a focus on local bands and gigs. It puts the local scene in context with the wider alternative music world, so it actually plays tracks by bands from all over the globe, not just Bristol.<br><br>You'll hear loads of new music and plenty of bands/artists getting their first radio play, interviews and sessions too, alongside the better known. It's presented by Richard Pitt and Gary Smith. They have two shows on at the weekend. There should be more local radio like this.]]></description>
                
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                <title>St Andrews Park</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Graffiti and street-art around Stokes Croft, Bristol</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Up and down Stokes Croft, near the centre of Bristol, there's an explosion of street art. On Jamaica Street there's an outdoor art gallery organised by the People's Republic of Stokes Croft. There are plenty of hoardings up and down Stokes Croft with interesting street-art and you can see the Banksy piece, The Mild Mild West. The shops and clubs are picking up the theme too. Don't forget to take your camera.]]></description>
                
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                <title>World Peace Cafe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[An oasis of a cafe on Gloucester Road. Relaxing and very friendly. Serving organic vegetarian food, delicious homemade cakes and the best hot chocolate. Includes vegan and gluten free options.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Thekla</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A club with lots of character, the Thekla is a boat and consists of two floors and a heated deck. Brilliant food is served all day and in the evening it turns into a live venue, which is often followed by a club night. Whether the performers are well-known or up and coming, the Thekla always seems to get it just right.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Clockwork</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Clockwork is a big club with a warehouse feel and has played host to some of the best dub, hip-hop, electro, jungle and drum &amp; bass artists around such as Foreign Beggars, Klaxons, Hot Chip, Congo Natty and Easy Star All-Stars.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Thekla social</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Someone had a genius idea of making an old boat into a club. The acoustics are great - equipped for both DJs and bands who can pump out their tunes to a resonating effect within the boat's hull. It offers a triple decker sandwich of floors, the top being a bar and (lucky for smokers) a large outside deck complete with heaters! Straight down to the bottom,  the hull becomes the main dance floor including a second bar. The selection of bands that play ranges from local to large, alternative to just plain awesome. Thursday is club night, Friday and Saturday if you want the next step up for music!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cosies</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Cosies is a great little underground (both literally and figuratively!) bar. By day it's decent food and drinks suitable for the many office workers based nearby, by night it's more for the clubbing community who fancy some breakbeats, MCs, DJs, live acts.<br><br>Go on a Friday or a Saturday night and someone will generally start making some noise from 10ish.  Otherwise, Martin can sort you out with another drink while you wait.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Thekla</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Thekla is a bar/club and a boat. It is moored on the river and hosts amazing gigs along with regular club nights. I reccommend it because of the intimate setting, unrivalled sound system and the quirkiness of raving away on a boat which manifests itself as unnerving swaying while dancing away. The bar staff are friendly and it attracts an eclectic mix of patrons.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Trinity Centre</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Trinity Arts Centre is a beautiful old church that is now used as a gig venue and even holds a retro and flea market every few months. The combination of the lovely surroundings and the great artists who play there (including Public Enemy, Patrick Wolf, Devendra Banhart, Dreadzone and The Maccabees to name but a few) make it one of the most exciting live venues in Bristol.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Thekla in Bristol</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is a great venue, it's a boat in the central Bristol docks, has a great booking policy, has a lot of secret gigs, there's various bars on the boat so I've never had to spend half the gig queueing up for a drink and it has a club after the bands so no rushing off afterwards. Relaxed and perfect, wish more venues were like it.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Old Duke</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Old Duke is a music venue situated on the cobbled King Street in the heart of Bristol. Named after Duke Ellington, the pub has become world famous for its live traditional, New Orleans inspired jazz music.<br><br>More recently the pub has added blues and more modern jazz bands to its program and now has live music on every night of the week and on Sunday lunch times.<br><br>Good real ale, and outdoor seating makes for a cracking summer evening spot]]></description>
                
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