Spring 2010 - Shipshape Magazine Bristol

BrUnEl’s BUttEry
Wapping Wharf, BS1 6DS
0117 929 1696
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm;
Saturday-Sunday 8am-5pm
BrUnEl’s ss
GrEAt BrItAIn
Great Western Dockyard, BS1 6TY
0117 926 0680, ssgreatbritain.org
Opening hours: daily (except 24 and 25
December) 10am-4.30pm (to 26 March) or
5.30pm (26 March-31 October)
Colston HAll
Colston Street, BS1 5AR
0117 922 3686, colstonhall.org
Opening hours: Box Office: Monday–Saturday
10am-6pm; H Bar café: Mon-Fri 8am-11pm,
Sat 9am-10pm, Sun 10am-9pm; H Bar Bistro:
Daily 11.30am-3pm and 5-11pm
GlAssBoAt
Welsh Back, BS1 4SB
0117 929 0704, glassboat.co.uk
Opening hours: lunch: Tuesday-Friday
12-2.30pm; dinner: Monday-Saturday
5.30-10.30pm; Sunday brunch: 10am-4pm
situated on the water’s edge between the ss
Great Britain and the new museum of Bristol,
Brunel’s Buttery is something of a Bristol
institution, serving up cheap, cheerful and
very tasty lunches and stomach-filling snacks
to the ravenous hordes. they’re famed for
their chunky bacon sandwiches but you can
customise your buttie by adding sausage, egg,
cheese or mushrooms (or all of the above,
if you’re particularly peckish). there’s also a
selection of cakes and hot drinks for after. take
your food away or eat on the tables outside.
Brunel’s ss Great Britain (the world’s first great
ocean liner) reopened in 2006 after a raft of
improvements and is now an award-winning
visitor attraction. Experience what life was
like on board for some of the people who
travelled on her (complete with sights, sounds
and smells), get up close and personal with the
hull or search for sinbad the ship’s cat. take
advantage of the audio-guide, which will tell
you all you need to know as you make your
way around the ship, from the first-class dining
saloon to the engine room and beyond.
Colston Hall is Bristol’s premier live music venue
hosting a varied and regular programme of rock
and pop, classical, leftfield and comedy events.
In the past year snow patrol, london symphony
orchestra and Grace Jones have all played at the
Hall. In 2009, Colston Hall’s new foyer building
was opened to the public. Built with £20 million
from Bristol City Council and the Arts Council, the
new foyer has improved the customer experience
of visiting the Hall with audiences now able to
enjoy their new café bar, restaurant and interval
bars in light and spacious surroundings.
Well-established and much-loved floating
restaurant that’s been serving Bristol’s foodfanatics
for nearly 25 years and now
boasting an entirely glass aft section.
Beautiful views of Bristol Bridge and beyond,
knowledgeable staff, an extensive wine list
and a locally sourced, seasonal menu can
all be found here. the lower deck can also
be hired out for breakfast, lunch, dinner and
half- or full-day events for up to 40. take
advantage of their Express lunch menu: two
courses for £10 (tuesday to saturday).
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