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Portland Apartments Archfield Road.

64 Archfield Road, Bristol, Avon, City of Bristol BS6 6BQ

This sophisticated Victorian conversion is tucked away in the peaceful lanes of Cotham; a mere 5 minutes walk from the renowned Whiteladies Road, with its lively bars, boutiques and restaurants. These spacious, fully-equipped apartments give you...

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Attractions near Portland Apartments

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Royal Fort House (< 1 Mile)

This elegant Georgian house has outstanding rococo plasterwork. Thomas Stocking created the vines that curl up the stairwell, with birds pecking the grapes and this...

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Colston’s Almshouse (< 1 Mile)

Gracious ranges are grouped around the courtyard of this almshouse built in 1691. The clock and belfry mark its barrel-vaulted chapel. It was founded for...

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The Red Lodge (< 1 Mile)

Behind this Georgian front beats an Elizabethan heart. This historic house began life as a lodge to the Great House where Queen Elizabeth I once...

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Earth Sciences Geology Museum (< 1 Mile)

The Geology Museum is part of the Department of Earth Sciences at The University of Bristol and is one of the primary reference and research...

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3D Gallery (< 1 Mile)

Located close to the heart of Bristol city centre, this gallery has a good reputation for exhibiting some of the finest collections of art that...

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City Museum & Art Gallery (< 1 Mile)

Bristol’s major museum has a splendid Edwardian Baroque showcase. The building was a gift to the city by tobacco baron Sir William Henry Wills. Its...

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Royal West of England Academy (< 1 Mile)

This was Bristol’s first art gallery, built in 1858. The Bristol Society of Artists argued among themselves over its design. Should the style be Greek...

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Bristol Ice Rink (< 1 Mile)

Bristol’s rink opened in 1966, to the delight of young Bristolian Robin Cousins, who had a yen to skate. The future Olympic gold medallist trained...

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Hatchet Inn (< 1 Mile)

The oldest pub in Bristol has been licensed since 1606. The tall gabled section is the original inn. Houses on either side were damaged in...

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Carling Academy Bristol (< 1 Mile)

Opened in 2001, the Carling Academy Bristol has a capaciy of 1,900 for club nights or 1,600 for gigs. This popular music venue has...

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The Priory Church of St. James (< 1 Mile)

This Norman church is Bristol’s earliest surviving building. The priory was founded in 1129 by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, who also built a great stone...

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The Sugar House (< 1 Mile)

Sugar and tobacco were imported from the New World through Bristol. So where better to refine sugar? It was an important industry in the city...

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Colston Hall (1.1 Miles)

Bristol’s largest concert venue is run by the city council. It takes its name from the school that once stood on the site, founded by...

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St. Mary-on-the-Quay (1.1 Miles)

This imposing church with its massive Corinthian portico stood on the waterfront when it was completed in 1840, hence the name. The River Frome in...

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The Georgian House (1.1 Miles)

Step inside an 18th-century town house decorated and furnished in the style of the time. It was once the home of John Pinney, a merchant...

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Council House (1.1 Miles)

Bristol’s largest neo-Georgian building dominates College Green. The massive sweep of the Council House curves around the west side of the green and vies with...

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Brunel House (1.1 Miles)

This handsome structure was once a landmark in hotel planning. It was the first hotel built especially for railway passengers. Isambard Kingdom Brunel planned a...

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The Lord Mayor’s Chapel (1.2 Miles)

This little church is all that remains of St Mark’s Hospital, founded c.1220 to feed 100 of the city’s poor. They were to be given...

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Bristol Hippodrome (1.2 Miles)

The West End comes to Bristol here. The theatre is large enough to house big national productions - touring musicals, ballet and opera. Locally-produced shows...

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John Wesley’s Chapel (1.2 Miles)

The oldest Methodist building in the world. John Wesley’s headquarters when he began open air preaching in Bristol in 1739. This extraordinary building enables visitors...

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Abbey Gatehouse (1.2 Miles)

Once Britain was dotted with monasteries, each enclosed behind high walls with strong gates. The bigger the abbey, the more magnificent its gatehouse would be....

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Bristol Cathedral (1.2 Miles)

After Henry VIII closed England’s monasteries, he found a new use for Bristol’s great Abbey of St Augustine. In 1542 it became the Cathedral Church...

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Central Library (1.2 Miles)

Cheek by jowl with the Norman Abbey Gatehouse is one of the masterpieces of the early Modern Movement. Designed by Charles Holden in 1906, the...

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Bristol Library Service (1.2 Miles)

The main library in the heart of Bristol is housed in a fantastic and beautifully preserved building. It is filled with a massive archive...

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Bristol Zoo Gardens (1.3 Miles)

Voted Zoo of the Year 2004 by the Good Britain Guide, Bristol Zoo Gardens has something for everyone from the smallest and rarest tortoise in...

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St. John’s Conduit (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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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The Exchange (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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 (1.3 Miles)

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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