King George III made his first trip to Weymouth in 1789. So impressed was he with the that it quickly became his favourite holiday destination. Visiting Dorset almost every year until 1805, he was often seen swimming,...
Looks like the sunshine has already left the UK, but ’s far from over. It’ll be back soon, I’m sure… (don’t quote me on that). Still, we Brits have learnt to embrace our holidays, whatever the weather, and nothing shoul...
The UK's first European Green Capital. England's first Cycling City. An almost Green Party council and a Green Party MP in the area. Yep, there’s no doubt that Bristol is an environmentally friendly city. But where does...
A steam train loaded with sculptures of Wallace, Gromit, Feathers McGraw and Wallace’s latest invention, Norbot made its way into Bristol this morning (Wednesday, June 25). Driven by ‘Wallace & Gromit’ creator Nick...
It’s believed that The Porch House was established by the Saxon Duke of Cornwall, Athelmar, in 947 AD—with its timbers actually carbon back to that time. Claiming to be ‘England’s oldest inn’, over the years, it was a h...
From Blackbeard to Brunel, Bristol isn’t short on maritime heritage, but it’s unlikely that the city ever saw Spanish galleons sailing into the Harbour. But that’s about to change as the Galeón Andalucía will sail into...
If I didn’t already know the Bristol and Bath Railway Path existed, and hadn’t cycled down it myself, I’m not sure I’d believe you it existed. You’re saying there’s a relatively flat, 13-mile-long, traffic-free cycle pa...
The funny thing about the Banana Bridge is that its name doesn’t really make any sense anymore (no, not that name, its official name). You see, it’s really called the Langton Street Bridge, but Langton Street was lost m...
We know we won’t be getting the St Pauls Carnival we were once promised this summer. Bristol’s celebration of African and Caribbean culture—which attracts over 100,000 people with colouful floats, bass-heavy soundsystem...
Now, we know you don’t want to be thinking about Christmas just yet, but summer’s not going to last forever. So why not start preparing your winter holiday? You’re guaranteed to want to fly out of the country once the s...