Date spot in Bristol
SS Great Britain
Explore Brunel's great iron steamship in the dry dock where she was built, from the cabins and dining saloon on board to the hull under the glass 'sea' around her.
Great Western Dockyard, Harbourside
Address: Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY- Culture
- Mid-price
- Rainy day
Why it's a good date: It's hands-on and full of stories, and walking under the hull is a proper wow.
Photo: Nortix08, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)
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A ferry round the harbour
Ferry stops around the Harbourside
Address: City Centre ferry landing, Canons Road, Bristol BS1 5TX- Activity
- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Romantic
Hop on one of the little yellow-and-blue ferries and putter round the Floating Harbour, past the old warehouses, the SS Great Britain and the colourful houses of Cliftonwood.
Why it's a good date: The easiest way to see the city, and it doubles as a lift between the rest of your date. Hop off for lunch and catch the next one back.
Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
M Shed
Princes Wharf, Harbourside
Address: Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol BS1 4RN- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
Wander the free museum of Bristol's life and people in an old transit shed on the docks, with the harbour's working cranes lined up outside.
Why it's a good date: Free, fascinating and right on the water, with a great view from the top floor. It's a short stroll from Wapping Wharf when you're ready to eat.
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Queen's Road, top of Park Street
Address: Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RL- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
Spend an afternoon in the grand museum at the top of Park Street, with Egyptian tombs, fossils, Bristol blue glass and galleries of paintings under one roof.
Why it's a good date: It's free, there's something for each of you, and it's handy for a coffee on Park Street or a walk up to Cabot Tower afterwards.
Photo: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized)
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