Britain's official guide to canals, rivers and lakes

Saturday 11th October 2008

Places to go near Bristol

Verdant gardens, historic houses and a Benedictine Abbey make for tranquil days out in waterside Somerset.

Local attractions

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Over the past twenty years, Bristol's vast Floating Harbour docklands area has developed into one of the country's …

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No visit to Bristol would be complete without a stroll over Brunel's famed Clifton Suspension Bridge. The mamoth …

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The SS Great Britain is the second Brunel masterpiece to grace the Bristol Docks. She sits today in the same dry …

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