Spring 2010 - Shipshape Magazine Bristol
Spring 2010 - Shipshape Magazine Bristol
Spring 2010 - Shipshape Magazine Bristol
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Bordeaux Quay l<br />
Millennium Square<br />
(for At-<strong>Bristol</strong> and<br />
Blue reef)<br />
l<br />
bristol Ferry boat Co<br />
Daily service on both the REd (Hotwells) and the BluE<br />
(Temple Meads) routes. REd departures from 10.30 at the city<br />
centre and BluE departures from 10.10 at Temple Meads. Commuter<br />
departures Monday to Friday all year round, starts 07.25.<br />
Our ferries are like a bus (a waterbus even), so use us to jump on and<br />
get to your favourite attraction, cafe, restaurant, pub, place of work<br />
or to enjoy a circular tour enjoying the great sights and sounds of<br />
this amazing historic harbour. There is lots to see: swans, geese, a<br />
whole array of unusual boats of varying shapes and sizes, St Mary<br />
Redcliffe’s spire, Cabot Tower, stunning views towards Ashton Court<br />
and Clifton – a vista feast, in fact! See also our entry on page 18<br />
l<br />
Prince Street<br />
(for the Louisiana)<br />
l<br />
M-Shed<br />
(see feature, page 8)<br />
For full details and timetable visit: bristolferry.com<br />
Glassboat – fine dining & spectacular views<br />
City Centre<br />
(for Colston Hall, Cathedral, Park St and main bus routes)<br />
l<br />
watershed l<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong> Visitor<br />
information Centre<br />
l<br />
l<br />
Shore<br />
l<br />
architecture<br />
Centre<br />
l<br />
arnolfini<br />
arnolfini – alfresco hotspot<br />
l<br />
Mud dock l<br />
Thekla<br />
The ostrich l<br />
l<br />
Riverstation<br />
glassboat l<br />
l<br />
welsh Back<br />
(for Old Vic)<br />
Severnshed<br />
l<br />
l Bathurst Basin<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong> Bridge<br />
(for St Nicholas Market)<br />
l<br />
l<br />
Spyglass<br />
l<br />
The apple<br />
Castle Park<br />
(for Cabot Circus, Broadmead)<br />
l<br />
l Redcliffe Back<br />
The ostrich – arguably <strong>Bristol</strong>’s best alfresco pint<br />
spyglass – Mediterranean barbecue<br />
harbourside map & ferry guide<br />
bike hire<br />
Following in the tyre tracks of cities like Barcelona,<br />
Amsterdam and Paris, <strong>Bristol</strong> is now offering a<br />
24-hour bike hire service. the scheme, run by<br />
Hourbike, allows anybody over the age of 12 to rent<br />
bikes from secure racks located throughout the city for<br />
any length of time. register for £10 and you’ll receive<br />
a pin number, which you then tap into a pad and the<br />
bike is released. It’s free for the first 30 minutes and<br />
£1 per hour or part hour after that. Find Hourbike<br />
HUBS at the BrI, Wine Street and At-<strong>Bristol</strong><br />
More hourbike.com<br />
sightseeing<br />
City Sightseeing <strong>Bristol</strong> runs open-top bus tours<br />
of the city, from the historic harbourside, up to<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong> Zoo in Clifton and beyond. running from<br />
mid-March to the end of October, the tours last<br />
for an hour and a quarter but you can hop on<br />
and off as you please. Harbourside stops<br />
can be found at the CreAte Centre, Baltic<br />
Wharf, Brunel’s ss Great Britain, At-<strong>Bristol</strong>,<br />
Prince Street and <strong>Bristol</strong> Bridge<br />
More citysightseeingbristol.co.uk<br />
Temple Bridge l<br />
Temple Quay<br />
(for temple Meads train station)<br />
l<br />
Look out for<br />
the summer issue<br />
of <strong>Shipshape</strong><br />
- available across<br />
the harbourside<br />
from 1 June<br />
<strong>Shipshape</strong> thirteen
Change language