Guidebook for City of Bristol

Poppy
Guidebook for City of Bristol

Food Scene

This place is super close and the coffee and cake here is good. They also do really good salad box lunches.
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Spicer+Cole
Gloucester Road
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This place is super close and the coffee and cake here is good. They also do really good salad box lunches.
Great coffee and great brunch and lunch options. Famous for theirs eggs and avo brunches. Ask for their hot mango sauce to go with it if you like a kick...it's awesome. Oh and their juices are wonderful.
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Bakers & Co.
193 Gloucester Rd
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Great coffee and great brunch and lunch options. Famous for theirs eggs and avo brunches. Ask for their hot mango sauce to go with it if you like a kick...it's awesome. Oh and their juices are wonderful.
Really good and cheap Ramen!
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Ramen Ya
61 Gloucester Rd
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Really good and cheap Ramen!
The BEST pizza in Bristol - seriously! They are on Deliveroo too so it arrives super hot because it's so close but when they get busy, which is regular in the evenings, they come off the site. Just in case you are pre-planning!
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Flour & Ash
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The BEST pizza in Bristol - seriously! They are on Deliveroo too so it arrives super hot because it's so close but when they get busy, which is regular in the evenings, they come off the site. Just in case you are pre-planning!
Great Coffee Shop as well as bakery
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Hobbs House Bakery
177 Gloucester Rd
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Great Coffee Shop as well as bakery
Great Italian for kids - they do a pizza for kids and wine for adults deal before 5pm (but check this as it may have changed). Super friendly.
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Bomboloni
225 Gloucester Rd
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Great Italian for kids - they do a pizza for kids and wine for adults deal before 5pm (but check this as it may have changed). Super friendly.
Great for families!
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Lona Grill House & Juice Bar
281 Gloucester Rd
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Great for families!
This is more than a cake & coffee place but it is famous for it's huge inside and it's wonderful with kids. Loads of toys & a play area in the room round the back.
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Boston Tea Party
293 Gloucester Rd
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This is more than a cake & coffee place but it is famous for it's huge inside and it's wonderful with kids. Loads of toys & a play area in the room round the back.
This is one of our favourite places in Bristol and it's a short walk from the house. Really delicious sharing plates and great wine. Not for kids!
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Bell's Diner & Bar Rooms
1-3 York Rd
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This is one of our favourite places in Bristol and it's a short walk from the house. Really delicious sharing plates and great wine. Not for kids!
Great brunch and lunch place. Very Bristolian!
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The Bristolian
2 Picton St
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Great brunch and lunch place. Very Bristolian!
Another great restaurant super close to our house. You can't go wrong here .
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The Thali Restaurant Montpelier
12 York Rd
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Another great restaurant super close to our house. You can't go wrong here .
Lovely Tapas place for food during the day and in the evening.
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Poco Tapas Bar
45 Jamaica St
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Lovely Tapas place for food during the day and in the evening.
Excellent coffee and delicious brunches
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Ceres
32 Stokes Croft
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Excellent coffee and delicious brunches
You need to book in advance for this place but it's well worth it. The owner and chef is a brilliant Korean lady who is a bit of a Bristol institution. She does a set menu and you can ask for no meat/fish etc.
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Sky Kong Kong
2 Haymarket Walk
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You need to book in advance for this place but it's well worth it. The owner and chef is a brilliant Korean lady who is a bit of a Bristol institution. She does a set menu and you can ask for no meat/fish etc.
Advance booking needed for this amazing place!
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Bulrush
21 Cotham Rd S
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Advance booking needed for this amazing place!
Amazing Tapas!
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Bravas
7 Cotham Hill
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Amazing Tapas!
Best coffee in Bristol!
Full Court Press
59 Broad St
Best coffee in Bristol!
More amazing coffee!
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Small Street Espresso
23 Small St
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More amazing coffee!
This is a great pub for families at the weekend. You need to book in advance. They have 2 rooms for hire upstairs - one large one seating around 20 and another for 12 or so. They are free to book and we often go on a big walk and then end up here with toys and books and the kids can play and we can eat and drink. Food is excellent!
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Kensington Arms Redland
35-37 Stanley Rd
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This is a great pub for families at the weekend. You need to book in advance. They have 2 rooms for hire upstairs - one large one seating around 20 and another for 12 or so. They are free to book and we often go on a big walk and then end up here with toys and books and the kids can play and we can eat and drink. Food is excellent!
One of the best places on this iconic road with amazing restaurants.
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Wilsons Restaurant
24 Chandos Rd
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One of the best places on this iconic road with amazing restaurants.
Try any of the small restaurants along this road - its famous for its amazing places all next to each others. We like Wilsons, Otira and No Man's Grace.
Chandos Road
Chandos Road
Try any of the small restaurants along this road - its famous for its amazing places all next to each others. We like Wilsons, Otira and No Man's Grace.

Drinks & Nightlife

GREAT late night spot often with live music.
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The Bootlegger
5A Womanby St
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GREAT late night spot often with live music.
Good pub, good food, nice terrace out the back.
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The W. G. Grace
71-73 Whiteladies Rd
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Good pub, good food, nice terrace out the back.
This is a bit of everything and a Bristol institution! It has good, inexpensive food during the day and at night it's a bar and music venue. Banksy outside on the wall. Not to be missed if you're up for going out.
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The Canteen
80 Stokes Croft
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This is a bit of everything and a Bristol institution! It has good, inexpensive food during the day and at night it's a bar and music venue. Banksy outside on the wall. Not to be missed if you're up for going out.
Voted one of the best cocktail bars outside of London.
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The Milk Thistle
Colston Avenue
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Voted one of the best cocktail bars outside of London.
Lovely old Bristol pub - good burgers too.
The Green Man, Bristol
21 Alfred Pl
Lovely old Bristol pub - good burgers too.
Lovely old Cider pub with live music
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The Coronation Tap
8 Sion Pl
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Lovely old Cider pub with live music
Good pub with local ales and live music
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Highbury Vaults
164 St Michael's Hill
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Good pub with local ales and live music
Run by the same people as Canteen - good bar and live music
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Old Market Assembly
25 West St
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Run by the same people as Canteen - good bar and live music
Floating live music venue...
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Thekla
The Grove
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Floating live music venue...
Excellent local brewery which is walkable from our house. Their Tap room is open Friday 18.00 - 22.00 and Saturday 13.00 – 22.00. Beers on tap, Bottles to buy, Street food & Brewery exclusive tank beer
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Wiper And True Brewery
2-8 York Street
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Excellent local brewery which is walkable from our house. Their Tap room is open Friday 18.00 - 22.00 and Saturday 13.00 – 22.00. Beers on tap, Bottles to buy, Street food & Brewery exclusive tank beer

Shopping

Really nice clothing store with an instagram ready interiors section!
Fox + Feather
41 Gloucester Rd
Really nice clothing store with an instagram ready interiors section!
Very friendly shop selling organic, local and ethical goods, including vegan, gluten-free. Nice cafe.
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Better Food
94A Whiteladies Rd
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Very friendly shop selling organic, local and ethical goods, including vegan, gluten-free. Nice cafe.
Lovely little gift shop run by Mum and Daughter
Reason Interiors
97 Gloucester Rd
Lovely little gift shop run by Mum and Daughter
Independent toyshop with lots of quirky toys and gifts.
Playfull Toy Shops
87 Gloucester Rd
Independent toyshop with lots of quirky toys and gifts.
You can walk here from our house and it has all the high-street shops you might want from Primark to Harvey Nicholls.
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Cabot Circus
Bond Street South
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You can walk here from our house and it has all the high-street shops you might want from Primark to Harvey Nicholls.

Entertainment & Activities

Really lovely little pottery painting studio for kids and adults alike. We made lovely Christmas presents here...
Kiln Workshop
63 North Rd
Really lovely little pottery painting studio for kids and adults alike. We made lovely Christmas presents here...
Very good but small soft play for small kids. Lots of classes too. Check out their website: https://www.kudacan.co.uk/
KudaCan
7 Dongola Avenue
Very good but small soft play for small kids. Lots of classes too. Check out their website: https://www.kudacan.co.uk/
This is a great place to take small kids on a rainy day. They do a session called messy play where the kids under 5 can just cover the place in paint and glitter. Tuesday and Thursday mornings 10.15-11.45. It's best to book in advance through this link: https://www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/events-main?tag=Under%205%27s
Children's Scrapstore
21 Sevier Street
This is a great place to take small kids on a rainy day. They do a session called messy play where the kids under 5 can just cover the place in paint and glitter. Tuesday and Thursday mornings 10.15-11.45. It's best to book in advance through this link: https://www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/events-main?tag=Under%205%27s
The Zoo is lovely for animals but it also has a brilliant playground and a water park as well for kids on hot days.
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Zoologické zahrady Bristol Zoo
College Road
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The Zoo is lovely for animals but it also has a brilliant playground and a water park as well for kids on hot days.
If it's raining and the kids need to let off steam, this place is the best. It's not expensive and it's great for adults too! There are family and toddler sessions in the mornings on Saturdays and Sundays. You can then walk to Windmill Hill City Farm for brunch. Best to book in advance: https://www.freedog.com/bristol/ They have a sister place in Swindon so make sure you book the Bristol sessions!
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Freedog Bristol
Mead Street
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If it's raining and the kids need to let off steam, this place is the best. It's not expensive and it's great for adults too! There are family and toddler sessions in the mornings on Saturdays and Sundays. You can then walk to Windmill Hill City Farm for brunch. Best to book in advance: https://www.freedog.com/bristol/ They have a sister place in Swindon so make sure you book the Bristol sessions!
This is a wonderful city swimming pool and spa. You can book a half day or full day package which includes treatments, swimming and food. The food is amazing in its own right and it is a super romantic place for dinner.
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Lido Spa & Restaurant
Oakfield Place
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This is a wonderful city swimming pool and spa. You can book a half day or full day package which includes treatments, swimming and food. The food is amazing in its own right and it is a super romantic place for dinner.
An iconic local gin distillery where you can make your own gin and have a gin tour and tasting too. You'll need to book in advance: http://www.microdistillery.co.uk
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Psychopomp Microdistillery
145 St Michael's Hill
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An iconic local gin distillery where you can make your own gin and have a gin tour and tasting too. You'll need to book in advance: http://www.microdistillery.co.uk
A very small but fun aquarium and a good place to explore on a rainy day with kids.
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Bristol Aquarium
Anchor Road
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A very small but fun aquarium and a good place to explore on a rainy day with kids.
Wonderful independent cinema with kids screenings.
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Watershed
1 Canon's Rd
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Wonderful independent cinema with kids screenings.

Essentials

Good Greengrocer with good prices.
Gloucester Road Fruits
135 Gloucester Road
Good Greengrocer with good prices.
Very good fishmonger
The Fish Shop
183 Gloucester Rd
Very good fishmonger
Good Butcher and Deli
Murray T & P A Ltd
153 Gloucester Rd
Good Butcher and Deli
This is the closest food shop to our house - open 7am - 11pm daily.
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Sainsbury's Local
256-258 Gloucester Rd
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This is the closest food shop to our house - open 7am - 11pm daily.
Closest pharmacy to our house.
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Boots
66 Queens Rd
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Closest pharmacy to our house.
Closest Hospital to our house.
St Michael's Hospital
Southwell Street
Closest Hospital to our house.
Our local dry cleaner.
Direct Dry Cleaners
63 Gloucester Rd
Our local dry cleaner.
My favourite hairdresser in Bristol!
Hair at 58
58 Cotham Hill
My favourite hairdresser in Bristol!
Good barber.
Shambarber
43 Stokes Croft
Good barber.
Local and excellent beautician services.
Icon Beauty
269 Gloucester Rd
Local and excellent beautician services.
Very good manicures and pedicures.
The Nail Shed
78 Gloucester Rd
Very good manicures and pedicures.
The best bakery in Bristol with the best Sourdough around!
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Joe's Bakery
240-242 Gloucester Rd
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The best bakery in Bristol with the best Sourdough around!

Parks & Nature

We are a short walk away from St Andrew’s Park which is a landscaped Victorian park with a large paddling pool and children's play area, plus a pop-up cafe. Its famous and gets busy on a sunny weekend as people travel to hang out here! There are buckets and spades by the front door for the large sandpit! Enjoy.
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St Andrews Park
Effingham Road
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We are a short walk away from St Andrew’s Park which is a landscaped Victorian park with a large paddling pool and children's play area, plus a pop-up cafe. Its famous and gets busy on a sunny weekend as people travel to hang out here! There are buckets and spades by the front door for the large sandpit! Enjoy.
This is a really wonderful little petting farm for kids which is free to visit. They have a small play area and a must-see cafe which feels like a hobbit house. Really great coffee and food here. This is a must if you're with kids. If you walk along Cromwell Road and then down Hurlingham Road, there is a small entrance opposite Hurlingham Road on the other side of Ashley Hill which is the path through the allotments which leads you to the farm. This is the fun route!
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St Werburghs City Farm
Watercress Road
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This is a really wonderful little petting farm for kids which is free to visit. They have a small play area and a must-see cafe which feels like a hobbit house. Really great coffee and food here. This is a must if you're with kids. If you walk along Cromwell Road and then down Hurlingham Road, there is a small entrance opposite Hurlingham Road on the other side of Ashley Hill which is the path through the allotments which leads you to the farm. This is the fun route!
Lovely park with a cafe in the old mansion and lots of good cycle/scooter paths for kids.
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Ashton Court Estate
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Lovely park with a cafe in the old mansion and lots of good cycle/scooter paths for kids.
Great wood for kids to run and play.
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Národní přírodní rezervace Leigh Woods
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Great wood for kids to run and play.
Wonderful park for walks and picnics, brilliant playground for kids and a nice cafe for parents and families.
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Blaise Castle Estate
Kings Weston Road
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Wonderful park for walks and picnics, brilliant playground for kids and a nice cafe for parents and families.
Spectacular National Trust Gothic House and gardens
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Tyntesfield
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Spectacular National Trust Gothic House and gardens
Another lovely farm with an excellent cafe.
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Windmill Hill City Farm
Philip Street
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Another lovely farm with an excellent cafe.
Beautiful, kid-friendly beach.
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Brean
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Beautiful, kid-friendly beach.
Iconic and old-fashioned beach, pier and seaside resort!
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Clevedon Pier & Heritage Trust
The Beach
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Iconic and old-fashioned beach, pier and seaside resort!

Arts & Culture

Bristol's most famous music venue...
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Colston Hall
Colston Street
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Bristol's most famous music venue...
The science museum - totally brilliant for kids!
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We The Curious
One Anchor Rd
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The science museum - totally brilliant for kids!
Lovely free museum all about Bristol. Most of the space is free and there is a brilliant vintage bus which the kids can climb into. Just by the cafe is a lovely train-set on the ceiling which needs 20p to start.
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M Shed
Wapping Road
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Lovely free museum all about Bristol. Most of the space is free and there is a brilliant vintage bus which the kids can climb into. Just by the cafe is a lovely train-set on the ceiling which needs 20p to start.
Small museum with taxidermy animals and a small soft play for little kids. Nice cafe and close to lots of good kid-friendly places to eat in Clifton.
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Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Queens Road
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Small museum with taxidermy animals and a small soft play for little kids. Nice cafe and close to lots of good kid-friendly places to eat in Clifton.
Good place for gigs, comedy and more.
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Tobacco Factory
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Good place for gigs, comedy and more.