Bristol is in this area of England (we used to be part of Avon County but now we are separate). Bristol is the largest city in the South West of England.  It is a very cosmopolitan city as well as being proud of its West Country heritage. We all live in one of the oldest parts of the city called Bedminster (from the Anglo Saxon "ministry of Bede") which has a strong community spirit.

The view of the Clifton Suspension Bridge is perhaps the most famous image of Bristol, you can see it from the top of the road where we meet. At night it is illuminated, it looks really pretty.

Every summer there is a balloon festival in Bristol held at Ashton Court which is just over the bridge, this is a picture of the balloons in flight.

This is the SS Great Britain which was built in Bristol and sailed from here in the 19th century. To the left of it is The Matthew, a replica of the boat that Cabot sailed in when he crossed the Atlantic.

Bristol Links

If you want to find out more about Bristol and what you can see and do there check out these hot links:-  Digital City- Internet Map of Bristol Related sites  Bristol Zoo - Visit the website of our world famous zoo.  Bristol City Football Club - "Come on you reds", this is our local football club visit its award winning site.  Aardman Animations - Home of Wallace and Gromit, Morph and Rex the Runt. This site has really cool free downloads. BBC Wildlife - BBC Bristol produces most of the brilliant wildlife progs for TV.  @ Bristol - The Millennium Project for the city centre, have a sneaky peak at the new Wildscreen and Explore centres that will be open for the 21st century.  Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - A bit of a boring site but our Assistant Guider Jenny works there so we had to include it. Here you can check out what new exhibitions and fun activities are going on.  SS Great Britain - Site of the famous boat.  The Matthew - Brilliant site with lots of photos and pictures of what Bristol looked like in the past.  Bristol Blue Glass - This famous, beautiful coloured glass (Harvey's Bristol Cream bottle is made from it) is made in Bristol. This site has a very cool start-up.  Bristol Balloon Fiesta - If you want to know more about this annual event this is your site.