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In-Depth Information
Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Rd.
&
0117/926-0680.
www.ssgreatbritain.org. Admission £12
adults, £9.95 seniors, £6.25 children 5-16, £33.50 family ticket. Apr-Oct daily 10am-5:30pm; Nov-Mar
daily 10am-4:30pm. Last admission 1 hr. before closing. Bus: 500 (from city center).
St. Mary Redcliffe Church
CHURCH The parish church of St. Mary Redcliffe
is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in the region. Queen Elizabeth I,
on her visit in 1574, is said to have described it as “the fairest, goodliest, and most
famous parish church in England.” The American Chapel (St. John's Chapel) houses
the tomb and armor of Admiral Sir William Penn, father of Pennsylvania's founder,
along with a whalebone donated by John Cabot after he sailed to America in 1497.
12 Colston Parade.
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0117/929-1487.
www.stmaryredcliffe.co.uk. Free admission; donations welcome.
Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 8am-7:30pm.
Where to Eat
EXPENSIVE
Bordeaux Quay
CONTINENTAL/BRASSERIE This solid harborside choice is
convenient for the center of town and offers a range of dining options under the same
roof. The
first-floor restaurant
offers fine dining—think Cornish sea bass with
coco beans, butternut squash, curry spices, and spinach—while the ground floor
brasserie
(
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0117/943-1200
) offers cheaper fare in the form of burgers, goat's
cheese tart, and mussels. For snacks and take-out there's the
Delicatessen
(
&
0117/906-5563
), or you can just grab a drink at the wine bar.
V-Shed, Canon's Way (Harbourside).
&
0117/943-1200.
www.bordeaux-quay.co.uk. Reservations
recommended for restaurant/brasserie. Main courses £14-£22 in the restaurant; £9.50-£13 in the bras-
serie. AE, MC, V. Restaurant Tues-Fri 6-10pm; Sat 5:30-10pm; Sun noon-3pm. Brasserie Mon-Fri
9-11:15am and noon-10:30pm; Sat 9-11am and noon-10:30pm; Sun 9-11:15am and noon-4pm. Deli Mon-
Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-4pm.
MODERATE
Olive Shed
SPANISH/MODERN ENGLISH This restaurant, with a river-
side location in the heart of the city, uses fair-trade and organic produce for most food
and drink items, including, unusually, all its wine. Menus are seasonal and change
weekly, but expect vibrant combinations: rack of Somerset lamb with beetroot, water-
cress, and pumpkin-seed cake, or beetroot and chickpea fritters with peach and
orange salsa. The tapas menu is just as inspiring, with feta-stuffed mini peppers
complimenting classics such as anchovies, Spanish tortilla, and squid.
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Banksy's Bristol
Who is
Banksy?
Officially, it's a secret,
although the now world-famous graffiti
artist is certainly a Bristol native. You
can see plenty of his iconic work
around the city: His Frogmore Street
artwork (a figure hanging from an open
window) adorns the side of a sexual
health clinic (get the best views from
the small bridge on Park Street), while
Mild Mild West
(riot police versus a
teddy bear) is located on Stokes Croft,
next to the Canteen Bristol. Banksy also
stenciled the Grim Reaper on the side
of the Thekla (p. 352), a boat moored
in the harbor.
Banksy sometimes holds exhibitions
at the
Bristol City Museum & Art Gal-
lery,
Queen's Road (
&
0117/922-3571
;
www.bristol.gov.uk/museums). See also
www.banksy.co.uk.
