Date spot in Bristol
Street art in Stokes Croft
Walk up Stokes Croft and the streets around it, Bristol's most colourful neighbourhood, where nearly every wall is a mural and new pieces go up all the time.
Stokes Croft, north of Broadmead
Address: Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QP- Activity
- Outdoors
- Free
- Culture
Why it's a good date: Free, a bit different every time, and there are plenty of cafés and bars to stop in along the way. Each of you pick a favourite wall.
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St Nicholas Market
Corn Street, Old City
Address: Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1JQ- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Foodie
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.
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)
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.
Photo: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
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)
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