The Bristolian

Rachel
The Bristolian

Neighbourhoods

The house is in a very desirable area within Fishponds. It has great walks on your doorstep including to Eastville Lake & Park, Snuff Mills, Oldham Estate and more! And the Bristol and Bath bicycle path is 3 minutes ride away! A 3 minute walk takes you to Fishponds Rd can find an abundance of independent pubs, cafes/casual restaurants, take outs and hairdressers. And of course the mainstream take-outs too! Pubs - The Cross Hands Pub – Great beer, friendly staff, great food & roast dinners on Sundays are a winner! Lovely comfortable pub with quiz night Tuesday & steak night Thursday to share. Snuffy Jack's - a cosy micropub in the heart of the Fishponds community, offering real ale straight from the barrel, traditional ciders, wines and a selection of gins & soft drinks. They are inclusive and have monthly art exhibitions, community events, quizzes and Snuffy Snacks on a Sunday. The Star - Broad selection of award-winning real ales, premium lagers, ciders and spirits. Has a skittle alley, beer garden, pool table and two dartboards. The Star hosts live music. Dyk Van Dyke pub – It’s actually a Wetherspoons but is set in a beautiful building so worth checking out. Tuesdays are steak night and Thursdays are curries. The Old Post Office Pub – great for watching sports on the big screens. Has a small pool table and sells pub grub. Outdoor area available too. The Railway Tavern – Tucked away off the high street and not the fanciest of pubs but has a large beer garden & screens covering the sports channels. The Portcullis - Nice pub and staff are lovely. Cafes/casual restaurants - Everyday Thai – Not the prettiest of venues but the food packs a punch. 5 star! La Piazza 1 – for great Italian. Olive Tree Restaurant – Great meze. Grounded – All day for all courses, nice atmosphere with relaxed décor. Porto Lounge – Great décor, vibe and good fare. Istanbull Grill & Meze Restaurant – gets good and bad reviews but typically 4 stars. Concorde Café – Cheap & no frills café with big fry ups! Mamma P’s – Tasty Jamaican food. Take-outs - Everyday Thai – Scrumptious Thai food. Mamma P’s – Tasty Jamaican food. Delivery times can vary.. Boujon – Great Indian currently only doing take outs. Rajastan Royal – Great Indian cuisine (in Emersons Green only do take-outs/delivery) Prince’s Traditional Fish & Chips – For traditional English suppa! Baba Kebab – Gets great reviews for pizza as well as kebabs. Grill Zill - Peri chicken and lamb chops are always great here. Havana’s Burgers – As it says on the tin. Pearl City Oriental – can be hit and miss according to reviews but apparently tofu and crispy prawns are great. And the usual fast food chains are present. Supermarkets - International Food Centre – Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Oriental, Asian & organic food. Patisserie, fresh fruit & vegetables, halal butcher and small café with good Turkish coffee & sweets. The large chains are also here including Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, The Co-op, Sainsburys Local Gym - The Xercise4Less Gym is just off the high street. Access from the house is down a narrow walking path past the church and the local high school. Monthly gym memberships are currenlty £10 with no yearly subscription, just give a month’s notice before you want to stop. Banks - Barclays, Lloyds, Natwest. Hair cuts - Womens – Fuss@804 – cheap good haircuts. There are many to choose from however. Mens – Pure Barbers Market - B-Bees Craft and Farmers Market – last Saturday of the month at The Old Library. Massage - Ton Poh Thai Spa & Wellness - Authentic Thai massage! Don’t be deceived by the entrance, 5 star! Pharmacist - Lloyds Pharmacy Inside Morrisons supermarket Superdrug Post Office - Co-op supermarket Post office Upper Eastville Post office Veg box delivery - Ceres Veg Box Delivery - Founded by chefs in response to the coronavirus crisis, who used to run Ceres restaurant in Stokes Croft, this business delivers to Bristol and Bath postcodes.Vegetable boxes cost £20, fruit boxes £15 and customers can also get a meat box for £35. Sims Hill may have a waiting list but worth exploring. Taxis - Fishponds Taxis 0117 325 9796 Bristol Executive Travel 01278 433 390 Bicycles - Bools Bicycles – for maintenance or sales on hybrid, commuter bikes, touring & audax bikes for the enthusiast. Osteopath - The Fishponds Practice. I’ve never been however it appears there are 3 osteopaths to choose from. Walks - Walks begin within 3 minutes of your front door. Walk to the end of New Buildings (the way you drove in), and turn immediately right. This will take you to the edge of the nature reserve. As soon as you go through the gate, take the first immediate dirt track on your left down to an arm of the river. Keep following it down (as a general rule you’re mostly heading down hill to get to the main River Frome. Once you get to River Frome, turn left for walks to Eastville Lake and then up to Eastville Park. Or turn right and head to Snuff Mills, Oldbury Court and Frenchay. And on it goes. Check out Frome Valley Walks to find a great route.
Fishponds
The house is in a very desirable area within Fishponds. It has great walks on your doorstep including to Eastville Lake & Park, Snuff Mills, Oldham Estate and more! And the Bristol and Bath bicycle path is 3 minutes ride away! A 3 minute walk takes you to Fishponds Rd can find an abundance of independent pubs, cafes/casual restaurants, take outs and hairdressers. And of course the mainstream take-outs too! Pubs - The Cross Hands Pub – Great beer, friendly staff, great food & roast dinners on Sundays are a winner! Lovely comfortable pub with quiz night Tuesday & steak night Thursday to share. Snuffy Jack's - a cosy micropub in the heart of the Fishponds community, offering real ale straight from the barrel, traditional ciders, wines and a selection of gins & soft drinks. They are inclusive and have monthly art exhibitions, community events, quizzes and Snuffy Snacks on a Sunday. The Star - Broad selection of award-winning real ales, premium lagers, ciders and spirits. Has a skittle alley, beer garden, pool table and two dartboards. The Star hosts live music. Dyk Van Dyke pub – It’s actually a Wetherspoons but is set in a beautiful building so worth checking out. Tuesdays are steak night and Thursdays are curries. The Old Post Office Pub – great for watching sports on the big screens. Has a small pool table and sells pub grub. Outdoor area available too. The Railway Tavern – Tucked away off the high street and not the fanciest of pubs but has a large beer garden & screens covering the sports channels. The Portcullis - Nice pub and staff are lovely. Cafes/casual restaurants - Everyday Thai – Not the prettiest of venues but the food packs a punch. 5 star! La Piazza 1 – for great Italian. Olive Tree Restaurant – Great meze. Grounded – All day for all courses, nice atmosphere with relaxed décor. Porto Lounge – Great décor, vibe and good fare. Istanbull Grill & Meze Restaurant – gets good and bad reviews but typically 4 stars. Concorde Café – Cheap & no frills café with big fry ups! Mamma P’s – Tasty Jamaican food. Take-outs - Everyday Thai – Scrumptious Thai food. Mamma P’s – Tasty Jamaican food. Delivery times can vary.. Boujon – Great Indian currently only doing take outs. Rajastan Royal – Great Indian cuisine (in Emersons Green only do take-outs/delivery) Prince’s Traditional Fish & Chips – For traditional English suppa! Baba Kebab – Gets great reviews for pizza as well as kebabs. Grill Zill - Peri chicken and lamb chops are always great here. Havana’s Burgers – As it says on the tin. Pearl City Oriental – can be hit and miss according to reviews but apparently tofu and crispy prawns are great. And the usual fast food chains are present. Supermarkets - International Food Centre – Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Oriental, Asian & organic food. Patisserie, fresh fruit & vegetables, halal butcher and small café with good Turkish coffee & sweets. The large chains are also here including Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, The Co-op, Sainsburys Local Gym - The Xercise4Less Gym is just off the high street. Access from the house is down a narrow walking path past the church and the local high school. Monthly gym memberships are currenlty £10 with no yearly subscription, just give a month’s notice before you want to stop. Banks - Barclays, Lloyds, Natwest. Hair cuts - Womens – Fuss@804 – cheap good haircuts. There are many to choose from however. Mens – Pure Barbers Market - B-Bees Craft and Farmers Market – last Saturday of the month at The Old Library. Massage - Ton Poh Thai Spa & Wellness - Authentic Thai massage! Don’t be deceived by the entrance, 5 star! Pharmacist - Lloyds Pharmacy Inside Morrisons supermarket Superdrug Post Office - Co-op supermarket Post office Upper Eastville Post office Veg box delivery - Ceres Veg Box Delivery - Founded by chefs in response to the coronavirus crisis, who used to run Ceres restaurant in Stokes Croft, this business delivers to Bristol and Bath postcodes.Vegetable boxes cost £20, fruit boxes £15 and customers can also get a meat box for £35. Sims Hill may have a waiting list but worth exploring. Taxis - Fishponds Taxis 0117 325 9796 Bristol Executive Travel 01278 433 390 Bicycles - Bools Bicycles – for maintenance or sales on hybrid, commuter bikes, touring & audax bikes for the enthusiast. Osteopath - The Fishponds Practice. I’ve never been however it appears there are 3 osteopaths to choose from. Walks - Walks begin within 3 minutes of your front door. Walk to the end of New Buildings (the way you drove in), and turn immediately right. This will take you to the edge of the nature reserve. As soon as you go through the gate, take the first immediate dirt track on your left down to an arm of the river. Keep following it down (as a general rule you’re mostly heading down hill to get to the main River Frome. Once you get to River Frome, turn left for walks to Eastville Lake and then up to Eastville Park. Or turn right and head to Snuff Mills, Oldbury Court and Frenchay. And on it goes. Check out Frome Valley Walks to find a great route.

Food scene

Great ambience and decor!
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Porto Lounge
782A Fishponds Rd
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Great ambience and decor!
Great roasts on a Sunday!
8 yerel halk öneriyor
The Cross Hands
1 Staple Hill Rd
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Great roasts on a Sunday!
Great Italian on the high street
La Piazza 1
777 Fishponds Rd
Great Italian on the high street
Home cooked Jamaican food. Incredibly tasty and only a 5 minute walk away!
Mamma Ps Fishponds
611 Fishponds Rd
Home cooked Jamaican food. Incredibly tasty and only a 5 minute walk away!
Great Thai food to eat in or out!
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Everyday Thai Restaurant
11 New Station Rd
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Great Thai food to eat in or out!
Great reviews for a great meze restaurant!
Istanbull Grill & Meze Restaurant
599 Fishponds Rd
Great reviews for a great meze restaurant!
Fish supper within walking distance!
Prince's Traditional Fish & Chips
721 Fishponds Rd
Fish supper within walking distance!
Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Oriental, Asian & organic food. Patisserie, fresh fruit & vegetables, halal butcher and small café with good Turkish coffee & sweets.
International Food Centre
101 City Rd
Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Oriental, Asian & organic food. Patisserie, fresh fruit & vegetables, halal butcher and small café with good Turkish coffee & sweets.

Relaxation

Amazing authentic Thai massage!
Ton Poh Thai Spa and Wellness
757a Fishponds Rd
Amazing authentic Thai massage!

Sightseeing

Within walking distance! Trails start within 3 minutes of your front door!
41 yerel halk öneriyor
Tütün Değirmenleri
41 yerel halk öneriyor
Within walking distance! Trails start within 3 minutes of your front door!

pub

Bristol's Pub of the Year 2020 as voted by CAMRA. Great for ales and ciders
Snuffy Jack's Ale House
800 Fishponds Rd
Bristol's Pub of the Year 2020 as voted by CAMRA. Great for ales and ciders
Award winning ales amongst a large variety of drinks. Great beer garden and live music!
10 yerel halk öneriyor
The Star
539 Fishponds Road
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Award winning ales amongst a large variety of drinks. Great beer garden and live music!

Gym

A gym 7 minutes walk from the house which does monthly memberships for £10!
Xercise4less
Channons Hill
A gym 7 minutes walk from the house which does monthly memberships for £10!

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Buses take you almost back to your door.

Bring your bike! Bristol is a great city for cycling. It's a small city but if you don't have a bike, catching bus or uber where-ever you want to go isn't expensive. Be prepared for the city life as well as the countryside on your doorstep! Bristol has a lot to discover!
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Ashton Court, Bristol Suspension Bridge, The Harbourside

These are the big must sees in Bristol but definitely get out and about and find the great local gems including Stokes Croft, Gloucester Rd, Picton Street, Clifton Village, The Grain Barge... The list goes on!