With soaring hot air balloons, incredible live music and banging food festivals, Bristol is a city made for summer! Here is Visit Bristol’s round-up of what’s on and what’s new this season. Festivals, sport and live music Bristol Harbour Festival – FREE EVENT 17-19 July 2026 Bristol’s prime…
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Visit West, the official Local Visitor Economy Partnership for the West of England, has today announced a bold new identity to bring together its brands. This builds on the rebranding of its Convention Bureau – formally known as Meet Bristol and Bath - earlier this year and brings together all the…
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VisitEngland is calling on tourism businesses, destinations, industry partners and the public across England to showcase the importance of coastal tourism during a dedicated week from 29 June to 5 July. The ‘My coast has the most…’ campaign is the latest phase of VisitEngland’s ongoing coastal…
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Residents and visitors in Bath & North East Somerset can benefit from improved evening travel, as the council has successfully secured funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA) to continue extending Park & Ride bus services later into the evening. The funding forms part of a…
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Bath & North East Somerset Council has submitted a planning application to secure the long-term future of the successful Bath Christmas Market. None of the proposals in the planning application are intended for use in the short-term but would provide flexibility to improve the market in future, by…
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Nkoumou, a 17-year-old silverback, has arrived at Bristol Zoo Project to lead the zoo’s troop of six western lowland gorillas. The move from Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve in Kent is part of a conservation breeding programme to help safeguard the future of western lowland gorillas. Western lowland…
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Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Global’s iconic Bread Street Kitchen & Bar is set to open in Bath this summer at the DoubleTree by Hilton, bringing the brand's vibrant dining experience to one of the UK's most historic and culturally rich cities. "We couldn't think of a better city than Bath for our next…
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Bristol’s historic Old City is set to come alive with music, culture and family-friendly entertainment this summer as Bristol BID brings back Old City Sounds for its fourth year on Saturday 29 August 2026. The free one-day festival will once again transform streets, venues and public spaces across…
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We take a look at media coverage for the Visit Bristol Food and Drink campaign. View Coverage Book…
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More than half of short journeys in towns and cities will be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2035 under new national targets announced by the Department for Transport today (11 June). Image: Cyclists at Wapping Wharf The new Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy sets a national target for people to…
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