Secret Bristol

3 days ago | secretbristol.com | Charlie Case

The UK’s first European Green Capital. England’s first Cycling City. An almost Green Party council and a Green Party MP in the area. Yep, there’s no doubt that Bristol is an environmentally friendly city. But where does it sit among the UK’s greenest cities? To find out, The Co-operative Bank recently carried out research that ranked UK cities based on key factors—such as air quality, green spaces, recycling rates, green jobs, conservation funding, and cycling infrastructure.

3 days ago | secretbristol.com | Charlie Case

A steam train loaded with sculptures of Wallace, Gromit, Feathers McGraw and Wallace’s latest invention, Norbot made its way into Bristol this morning (Wednesday, June 25). Driven by ‘Wallace & Gromit’ creator Nick Park, the train carried a dozen unique character sculptures into the city to mark the start of Gromit Unleashed 3. Now, over the coming days, all 53 sculptures will be delivered to their trail locations, throughout the city of Bristol and beyond.

4 days ago | secretbristol.com | Charlie Case

From Blackbeard to Brunel, Bristol isn’t short on maritime heritage, but it’s unlikely that the city ever saw Spanish galleons sailing into the Harbour. But that’s about to change as the Galeón Andalucía will sail into Bristol for the first time ever this summer—offering a rare opportunity to step aboard a full-scale 17th-century Spanish galleon.

5 days ago | secretbristol.com | Charlie Case

If I didn’t already know the Bristol and Bath Railway Path existed, and hadn’t cycled down it myself, I’m not sure I’d believe you it existed. You’re saying there’s a relatively flat, 13-mile-long, traffic-free cycle path, surrounded by greenery, directly connecting two of the South West’s most historical cities? Cycling charity Sustrans transformed the former Midland Railway’s Mangotsfield and Bath branch line (which closed in the 60s) between 1979 and 1986.

1 week ago | secretbristol.com | Charlie Case

The funny thing about the Banana Bridge is that its name doesn’t really make any sense anymore (no, not that name, its official name). You see, it’s really called the Langton Street Bridge, but Langton Street was lost many years ago to WW2 bombings. But that’s far from the only interesting thing about it. When the Grade II-listed structure was built in 1883, it was only meant to be temporary while the Bedminster Bridge was being rebuilt.