Date spot in Bristol

St Nicholas Market

Wander the old covered market by Corn Street, with its glass-roofed arcade of street-food stalls, and eat your way around the world for lunch.

A covered market hall lined with small stalls under a glass roof, with an arched doorway at the far end

Corn Street, Old City

Address: Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1JQ
  • Restaurant
  • Rain-proof ☔
  • Cheap and cheerful
  • Foodie

Why it's a good date: Each of you chooses a stall and you swap halfway. Have a look round the little shops in the market afterwards.

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)

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  • Shipping containers stacked two high and turned into restaurants, with people eating on the upper terrace

    Wapping Wharf

    Gaol Ferry Steps, Harbourside

    Address: Gaol Ferry Steps, Wapping Road, Bristol BS1 4RW
    • Restaurant
    • Mid-price
    • Foodie
    • Cheap and cheerful

    Eat at one of the small independent restaurants in the shipping containers on the harbour, from tacos and pizza to small plates, then sit out by the water.

    Why it's a good date: Lots of good food in one spot, so you can choose when you get there. M Shed and the SS Great Britain are both a short stroll away.

  • The Watershed's long brick and glass building on the edge of the harbour, with a pale stone hotel behind

    Watershed

    Canons Road, Harbourside

    Address: 1 Canons Road, Bristol BS1 5TX
    • Activity
    • Rain-proof ☔
    • Cheap and cheerful
    • Cosy
    • Culture

    Catch an independent film at the harbourside cinema, then grab a drink in its café-bar overlooking the water.

    Why it's a good date: Small screens, good films and a view of the harbour from the bar. An easy, relaxed date in the middle of town.

    Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

  • Inside the Bristol Old Vic, curved Georgian galleries with gilded fronts beneath a decorated ceiling

    Bristol Old Vic

    King Street, Old City

    Address: King Street, Bristol BS1 4ED
    • Event
    • Rain-proof ☔
    • Mid-price
    • Big night
    • Culture

    See a play at the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world, a Georgian auditorium with its galleries curving round the stage.

    Why it's a good date: Watching a show somewhere this old and this intimate is something special. King Street's pubs are right outside for afterwards.

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