Earlier this summer, Visit West pushed the button to submit the latest entry for the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS) for Bristol and Bath. Every year, we carefully review criteria and try to address where we as an organisation could do better, and while not in time for the 2026 entry…
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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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Aerospace Bristol has today announced its most ambitious conservation project to date: the story of the Bristol Freighter T170 – the last remaining Bristol Freighter aircraft in Europe. Officially launching on 21st May 2026, the landmark project will see the museum’s Bristol Freighter Type 170…
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Families travelling this summer will benefit from free bus travel for children as the Chancellor ramps up efforts to help with the cost of living. The Chancellor is committing more than £100 million to fund the free fares scheme and also continuing to support bus services. Every child aged five to…
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Rivals fever has taken over as season 2 of the racy, star-studded drama is out now on Disney+. Alongside Dame Jilly Cooper’s compelling characters and shocking storylines, the filming locations for Rivals are also scene-stealers. Set in the Cotswolds and largely filmed in Bristol, this is a guide of…
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This grand country house hotel has taken meaningful steps to reduce its environmental impact and care for the building, historic grounds and people. We asked the team to tell us more about their ethos and the steps they've taken to become a more sustainable organisation. De Vere Tortworth Court…
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Forestry England and Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, are determined to ensure that everyone feels welcome and comfortable when visiting their forests. This includes neurodiverse visitors with specific needs. People with neurodiverse sensory needs may experience and process sensory input such as…
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Visit West, the official Local Visitor Economy Partnership for Bristol, Bath and the West of England, has today announced the relaunch of its Convention Bureau under a bold new identity. Formerly known as 'Meet Bristol and Bath', the service will now operate as ‘Visit West Convention Bureau’, a name…
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VisitEngland has announced that this year’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence will be held at Aerospace Bristol, under the wings of Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the supersonic passenger jet, on 3 June 2026. Finalists from 21 local competitions will win Gold, Silver or Bronze at VisitEngland’s 36th…
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Bristol Zoological Society’s Royal Patron, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, made a special visit to Bristol Zoo Project on 17 March, ahead of the public opening of the site’s major new African Forest habitat on 1 April. The Duke’s visit forms part of a carefully choreographed programme of…
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