Attractions near City Inn Bristol

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City Inn Bristol

Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6BF - England, UK

The City Inn Bristol is close to the city’s vibrant centre and ideally located opposite Temple Quay, a 2 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads railway station, providing the perfect location from which to explore the city

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Attractions near City Inn Bristol

A selection of attractions close to City Inn Bristol:

Church of SS Philip and Jacob (< 1 Mile)

First mentioned in 1174 as St Jacobus-in-the-market, the church changed its dedication to St Philip and now has both saints as patrons, affectionately known as...

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British Empire Museum (< 1 Mile)

This award-winning museum presents the extraordinary story of Britain’s former empire and its continuing impact. It offers sixteen galleries, special exhibitions, a cafe and a...

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Temple Meads Station (< 1 Mile)

During the early Victorian railway rush companies sprang up to build railway lines across Britain. Bristol was the meeting point of the Great Western Railway...

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Kiln Restaurant (< 1 Mile)

Bristol Blue glass is famous. Bristol became a centre for glass making in the 17th century, but the industry died out in the city in...

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Theatre Royal (< 1 Mile)

Bristol has long been at the forefront of provincial theatre. Support for drama in the city encouraged the building of the Theatre Royal in 1764-6....

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St. Mary Redcliffe (< 1 Mile)

St Mary Redcliffe is a parish church the size of a cathedral. Such splendour speaks of Bristol’s wealth. The city’s merchants could rival the resources...

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Bristol Register Office (< 1 Mile)

Civil registration has literally taken over from the church here. In 1670 the Quakers of Bristol built the first meeting house on this site. William...

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Blackfriars (< 1 Mile)

These are the only surviving friary buildings in Bristol. The Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans) were evangelists with a mission to towns. They were known...

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ROOM Artspace (< 1 Mile)

Located at the very heart of the great city of Bristol, ROOM provides a first class artist run artspace and gallery. Operating since 2003,...

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The Commercial Rooms (< 1 Mile)

The merchants of late Georgian Bristol wanted somewhere exclusive to meet. So they built themselves this elegant club in 1810. Impressed by the Lyceum at...

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Castle Park (< 1 Mile)

From the ashes of disaster sprang this green lung for the city centre. Once a great Norman castle stood here and a quarter of the...

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Christ Church (< 1 Mile)

The Quarter Jacks of Christ Church still ring out the quarter hour. Carved in 1728, the Jacks were made for the medieval church of Holy...

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Church of St. John the Baptist (< 1 Mile)

This unusual church was built into the old town wall, with its tower over the north gate. Chapels over town gates were not uncommon. But...

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St. John’s Gate (< 1 Mile)

This is the one remaining city gate of Bristol. It was rebuilt by Bristol merchant Walter Frampton around 1380 along with the church of St...

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Church of All Saints (< 1 Mile)

This old church is a patchwork of styles. It has Norman pillars at the west end, while the east end is 15th-century. The most striking...

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Christmas Steps (< 1 Mile)

This quaint corner of Bristol is like a time capsule. Climbing the steps you pass reminders of every age from medieval to modern. The lampposts...

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St. John’s Conduit (< 1 Mile)

Medieval Bristol was well-supplied with fresh water, piped from springs on nearby hills to public conduits dotted about the city. Water still gushes from a...

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Temple Church and Gardens (< 1 Mile)

Temple Church was founded c.1147 by Robert of Gloucester, the powerful illegitimate son of Henry I, who held Bristol Castle and great estates in the...

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Queen Victoria Statue (< 1 Mile)

Bristol Corporation commissioned this marble statue to mark Victoria’s Jubilee in 1887. The artist selected was Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, sculptor to the queen, who...

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Rajah Rammohun Roy (< 1 Mile)

Here stands a man far ahead of his time. Born in Bengal in 1772 to a Brahmin family, Roy became a scholar and reformer. He...

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Millenium Square (< 1 Mile)

William Tyndale sits on a bench, translating the New Testament. We expect to see statues commemorating local worthies in our city centres, but Bristol’s latest...

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Pero’s Bridge (< 1 Mile)

This innovative footbridge opened in 1999 to link the waterfront leisure facilities on either side of St Augustine’s Reach. In an unusual collaboration, Irish artist...

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John Foster’s Almshouse (< 1 Mile)

Salt merchant John Foster founded this almshouse when he was Mayor of Bristol in 1481. It has been rebuilt several times. Oddly enough the present...

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St. Mary-le-Port (< 1 Mile)

Only ruins remain of this old church. The Blitz destroyed all but its tower. The crumbling fragments of the rest were left on view as...

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St. Peter’s Chuch (< 1 Mile)

Castle Park is dominated by the ruined shell of St. Peter’s. It was among the Bristol churches gutted by bombs in the Blitz. Sadly it...

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Edward Everard’s Printing Works (< 1 Mile)

This remarkable Art Nouveau façade was designed in 1900 for the printing works of Edward Everard. Either side are Johann Gutenberg, father of printing, and...

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Tailor’s Hall (< 1 Mile)

This fine door hood has the coat of arms of the Merchant Tailors Guild. It protects the entrance to their one time guild hall, built...

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John Cabot (< 1 Mile)

Cabot gazes out on the Floating Harbour. It was from Bristol that he set sail in 1497 for the New World. The Italian-born mariner was...

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Floating Harbour (< 1 Mile)

Bristol grew wealthy on trade through its harbour. Yet for centuries strong tides left vessels half buried in mud at low water. The problem was...

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The Exchange (< 1 Mile)

The Exchange is considered the finest Georgian building in Bristol. It was the work of Bath architect John Wood the Elder and opened in 1743....

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Lloyds TSB Bank (< 1 Mile)

This building begs to be noticed. The astonishingly opulent façade was modelled on that of the sumptuous Sansovino Library in Venice. Two tiers of arcades...

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St. Nicholas Church (< 1 Mile)

The church beside Bristol Bridge is dedicated to the patron saint of sailors. It was built into the town wall, with its chancel over St...

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St. Stephen’s Church (< 1 Mile)

This area was a marsh outside the town wall until the River Frome was diverted in 1247. St Stephen’s parish was built up on reclaimed...

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St. Bartholomew’s Hospital (< 1 Mile)

Old houses hide a yet earlier history. Here stood the medieval St Bartholomew’s Hospital. After it was converted into a school in 1532, it seems...

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Merchant Venturers’ Almshouse (< 1 Mile)

The powerful Society of Merchant Venturers controlled the seaborne trade of Bristol for centuries. It first provided for impoverished sailors - the elderly or injured...

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St. Nicholas Almshouse (< 1 Mile)

The almshouse was one of the first buildings in King Street, a new development then outside the city wall. It was built in 1652-6 beside...

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Queen Square (< 1 Mile)

Spacious Queen Square has become a popular venue for outdoor events. It was the first residential square outside London. Bristol Corporation planned it as an...

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Church of St. Thomas (< 1 Mile)

Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral after he had defended the rights of the Church against the Crown. Europe reeled in shock and...

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