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The newly established Meet Bristol & Bath Convention Bureau has created an inspirational and informative guide for event planners.

The national tourism agency, VisitEngland, has selected Visit Bristol and Visit Bath to receive funding to help promote both cities as they reopen to visitors this spring and summer.  

With more restrictions set to ease in England on April 12 which will allow households to take domestic self-catering holidays, here’s a round-up of what’s reopening in Bristol with the best places to eat, stay and visit this spring.

As Netflix confirms season 2, 3 and 4 of Bridgerton and announces 82 million households have watched the series so far, here are the experiences, tours and packages now available to book so you can live out your Bridgerton fantasy in Bath.

Despite another Easter with Government restrictions in place, there’s plenty of egg-cellent Easter activities and events to enjoy in Bristol either at home online, or with COVID-secure measures. 

Visit Bath has joined the established US Connections – Discover England Fund project for its final year. 

Bristol businesses have stepped up to offer national delivery of unique gifts and at-home experiences.

With the national lockdown extended until 8 March, many people and parents will be looking for at-home entertainment this February half term. Here are some of the best offerings from Bristol.

This Valentine’s Day is set to be a once-in-a-lifetime lockdown ‘special’ and to celebrate the occasion while staying at home, the creative independent businesses of Bristol are here to help with food and drink treats, gifts and at-home experiences.  

Leaving a difficult year behind, hoteliers in Bristol are gearing up for a significant 2021 with new accommodation and renovations opening in the city.

As the biggest city in the west country looks forward to 2021 and recovering from the pandemic, Bristol leads the way with street art in the palm of your hands, COVID-safe and self-guided tour apps and the return of the city’s iconic summer events and festivals. 

A round up of what's new in Bath for 2021.