Balloons, Walk, Dinner and Drinks in Bristol

Join us for a Saturday afternoon walk around north Bristol, dinner, drinks and the opportunity to watch a mass ascent of balloons from Bristol Balloon Fiesta (weather permitting).

We’ll meet at Bristol Temple Meads railway station at 12pm and begin a walk through the inner city to trendy Gloucester Road, which is known as Europe’s longest stretch of independent shops. We’ll stop for a light lunch at one of the independent cafes there such as The Nectar House.

Following this we’ll head up hill to walk through Redland Green to the tennis club there where we can watch some of the action and take advantage of the bar if we like. We can then enjoy some spectacular views over the city as we walk up to and across some of The Downs, a large area of parkland. We’ll then walk down Pembroke Road past Bristol’s modern catholic cathedral. There will be the opportunity to visit the interesting Old Saints Church, the centre of which was destroyed in the blitz and later partially rebuilt in a modern style.

We can stop for refreshments at the Clifton Lido cafe/bar and relax watching the swimmers in the outside pool. Weather permitting there should be a mass ascent of around 100 balloons at 6pm. We could watch this from a good vantage point such as Brandon Hill or near the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Dinner is booked for 7.30pm at Browns in Clifton. After this we can go for drinks in Bristol’s gay village, Old Market. We’ll start at the Old Castle Green pub and for those that like to stay out later finish at the Bristol Bear Bar (BBB).

Choosing and booking accommodation will be up to the individual/couple to pay for. It will of course be possible to join us later in the day or leave earlier. I recommend booking hotels early. At the time of writing the Ibis Temple Meads Quay (very near to our final destination of the day) is £98 for the night.

Please drop me a message if there are any questions, and keep an eye out for any updates to these arrangements.