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Historic Car Route<br />
14<br />
1<br />
Temple Meads Station<br />
- The oldest and largest railway station in the<br />
UK<br />
- 15 platforms<br />
- Main travel hub to the West Country<br />
For access details please see page 21<br />
2<br />
St Mary Redcliffe Church and<br />
Underground Tunnels<br />
- Gothic spire houses a wealth of 18thcentury<br />
ironwork and stained glass<br />
- Was once referred to by Elizabeth 1 as<br />
‘The fairest, goodliest and most famous<br />
parish church in England’<br />
For access details please see page 23<br />
3<br />
The Hole in the Wall<br />
- Pub, which is named after a spy hole that<br />
enabled 18th century sailors and smugglers<br />
to keep watch for customs men and press<br />
gangs. The pub was prime recruitment<br />
territory for the Navy.<br />
For access details please see page 43<br />
The Harbourside: M Shed, SS Great<br />
Britain and The Matthew<br />
4- M Shed = Interactive exhibitions and<br />
displays on everything from the Blitz to<br />
Concorde and the Beatles playing at<br />
Colston Hall<br />
- SS Great Britain = The first ocean going<br />
liner in the world, launched in 1843. A<br />
chance to see what it was like to travel both<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
as a passenger and as crew with realistic<br />
sounds and smells, from time to time sailing<br />
ships are berthed here, such as the replica<br />
of The Matthew<br />
For access details please see pages 40 & 41<br />
Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge<br />
- Brunel’s engineering brilliance<br />
- Pedestrian access, small information point<br />
and an exhibition about its history on the<br />
Ashton Court side<br />
Bristol Sea Walls<br />
- Historic site with views of Avon Gorge<br />
Bristol Zoo<br />
- Asiatic lions, gorillas, lemurs and penguins<br />
are among the 450 species to see<br />
For access details please see page 60<br />
The Lord Mayor’s Mansion House<br />
Clifton Village<br />
- Boutiques, interior shops and upmarket cafes<br />
Victoria Rooms<br />
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery<br />
- Modern art, stuffed animals and regular<br />
photography and art exhibitions<br />
- The gallery gained national acclaim in<br />
2009 when Banksy performed a guerrilla<br />
takeover filling the museum with his artwork<br />
For access details please see page 51
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