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Clifton Downs and Observatory

The Downs provide a huge open space within Bristol, with great views over the Avon Gorge and the suspension bridge. On top of the downs, right by the bridge is the Observatory, housing a camera obscura and a cave leading down towards an observation point within the 250-foot sheer cliff face of the gorge.

Address: BS8
Website: avongorge.org.uk (opens in a new tab)

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Clifton Suspension Bridge
Possibly the city's most famous landmark, Brunel's 19th-century suspension bridge spans the spectacular Avon Gorge at a height of 75 m. A visitor centre is on the other side of bridge. There are free tours from the Clifton toll booth at 3PM every Saturday/Sunday from Easter Sunday until October.
Bridge: 24 hr, Visitor centre: 10AM-5PMTo walk across: free, to drive over: £1, visitor centre: free, donations accepted
Drink
The Coronation Tap
A small West-Country cider house in Clifton, famous for its Exhibition cider - sweet, innocent looking but lethal. Gets rammed at weekends.
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The Clifton Sausage
Simple but delicious British pub food.
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The Portcullis
Freehouse near Brunel's Suspension Bridge. A Grade II listed Georgian building, it has been a pub since the 1850s. On two levels, the bottom bar and main entrance is one of the smallest pubs in Bristol.