Bristol named as best English city to take a break
Ahotel is set to open in a converted boot factory, following other outposts in Oxfordshire, Penzance and London. “As for places to eat, one of the best restaurants in Bristol is the innovative, vegetable-centric Root in Wapping Wharf, and zero-waste cafe Vegetable Diva opened on Brandon Quay, set up by local food nutritionist Sonya DeviClarke – try her beet bourguignon and citrus-and-fennel salad.
“And in Clifton, there’s the Spanishthemed Bar 44, while Koocha Mezze Bar has brought a Persian-style concept to Stokes Croft.
“Other recent additions include Woky Ko: Kauto (headed by MasterChef finalist Larkin Cen) and the Sri Lankaninspired Coconut Tree.
“Bristol also has some of the best small-scale breweries in the UK – aficionados attend the Bristol Craft Beer Festival in
MAJOR travel publication has named Bristol as the best English destination for a city break in 2021.
Conde Nast Traveller lists Bristol at number three overall on its list of UK places, with Glasgow in Scotland at number one and Belfast in Northern Ireland at number two.
Describing Bristol, Conde Nast Traveller editors praise the city’s food and drink scene, its museums and attractions and its busy event calendar – which will of course look a bit quieter than usual this summer because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bars and restaurants that get a name check from the travel experts include Root at Wapping Wharf, Bar 44 in Clifton and Koocha,
‘The biggest splash’ - The Wave which has just moved to a new home. June.
The Wave – a huge man-made surfing “And you can map out a museum lake that launched in October tour all year round – making sure to 2019 after years of work – is also cited visit Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, as a major reason for Bristol being and Being Brunel museum, which featured so high in the round-up. includes the great Victorian’s last
Contributor Annabel Herrick wrote: cigar and original dock office. “The biggest splash for Bristol is The “More showmanship can be found Wave, an incredible man-made surfing at the Bristol Old Vic, which reopened lagoon that’s the first of its kind in in 2018 with a new foyer and a programme. England, casting out more than 1,000 waves an hour across its 200-metre “Typically pulsing, the city’s festival surface. season looks a little different this year,
“It opened in 2019 and the city has with Harbour Festival taking a break been busy surfing other scenes ever until 2022 and Love Saves the Day since. pushed back until September 2021.”
“New boutique accommodation The other English places to make includes Avon Gorge in Clifton, overlooking up the list were Cambridge, Manchester, Bristol’s famous suspension Newcastle, Birmingham, Bath, bridge, while the Artist Residence Liverpool and Brighton.