Bristol. A voyage to Bristol, England, UK, Europe.

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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4BHThE9PnRR5Wvguu7u3m59ND8_t-Vh5W6nd1XHXaZcZfoyVdpqgcsLgoWVllUmlNvHC8wEjuPE6TiWHANCc_EKDg1xgWQ5hZUVYN2cMqpuxxdN4dSCqoe1Iq9uBY_PX6DaLT3Y7MfN8/s200/Bristol+England++32.jpg" width="200" /></a>For years gritty, grimy old Bristol has been the ugly sister of Britain’s cities, outclassed by <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358977">Bath</a>, outsmarted by <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358914">London</a> and upstaged by the rejuvenated cities of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358922">Newcastle</a> and <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358938">Manchester</a> to the north. But the fortunes of this old industrial city have changed dramatically in recent years, and the transformation that’s taken place over the last decade is pretty astonishing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dbt-kS_cKyC03QlhZnt6J2BfO5o3ID__cZS0BV2mE7EBAldykA2v7WPs5UGIXpg2LfgU5Ohk1Ho8r3yzDijZjgswf_tLq7wWh6B-eTvpExfOKuzRYdsUtokqXxQMuJBq_VfJWYsXZGR8/s1600/Bristol+England++27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dbt-kS_cKyC03QlhZnt6J2BfO5o3ID__cZS0BV2mE7EBAldykA2v7WPs5UGIXpg2LfgU5Ohk1Ho8r3yzDijZjgswf_tLq7wWh6B-eTvpExfOKuzRYdsUtokqXxQMuJBq_VfJWYsXZGR8/s200/Bristol+England++27.jpg" width="200" /></a> There’s a new sense of swagger and self-belief around Bristol these days; while the once-great trades of shipbuilding, manufacturing and the railways have long since sailed upriver, the city has steadily reclaimed its rightful place as an economic powerhouse, gastronomic centre and a cultural force to be reckoned with. The crumbling docks have been prettified and polished up; the streets are packed with cutting-edge restaurants, designer bars and world-class museums; and the city’s music, media and nightlife scenes are all showing the rest of the country how things should be done.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW24wrLB29UnGpMgJa9HmHMqjTONghYPqKHmphA6FjMv9Z8BGbYCwaxsysbHh365uTKsJi4hyphenhyphenfl18ugFHA3K5-OcKGoQFmu4zdGunoHgv3ebFVHh31bf-JA8xo2OZMH6Yim8UMx73St7tX/s1600/Bristol+England+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW24wrLB29UnGpMgJa9HmHMqjTONghYPqKHmphA6FjMv9Z8BGbYCwaxsysbHh365uTKsJi4hyphenhyphenfl18ugFHA3K5-OcKGoQFmu4zdGunoHgv3ebFVHh31bf-JA8xo2OZMH6Yim8UMx73St7tX/s320/Bristol+England+8.jpg" width="320" /></a>It’s real, raw and just a little rough around the edges, but if you really want to know exactly where Britain’s at right now, then Bristol is hard to beat.<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/southwest-england/bristol#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW24wrLB29UnGpMgJa9HmHMqjTONghYPqKHmphA6FjMv9Z8BGbYCwaxsysbHh365uTKsJi4hyphenhyphenfl18ugFHA3K5-OcKGoQFmu4zdGunoHgv3ebFVHh31bf-JA8xo2OZMH6Yim8UMx73St7tX/s1600/Bristol+England+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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Bristol. A voyage to Bristol, England, UK, Europe.

For years gritty, grimy old Bristol has been the ugly sister of Britain’s cities, outclassed by Bath , outsmarted by London and upstaged by...

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