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Bristol is one of Britain’s great historic cities and is regarded as the financial, cultural, commercial and leisure capital of The West Country. There is so much to see and do in Bristol, with fascinating attractions; first-rate museums and art galleries; superb shopping facilities; an excellent selection of hotels; and a plethora of restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs. Bristol also has a thriving music scene and a diverse and multicultural flavour; the eclectic influences are apparent throughout the city. There are two major universities in Bristol, and the city is one of the UK’s most popular areas for business relocation, with a major focus on media and innovative high-tech industries. From The Matthew – John Cabot’s vessel aboard which he discovered Newfoundland in 1497 and the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge and SS Great Britain - designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to Concorde - the world’s first supersonic passenger airliner built at Filton; and from the HTML web language - partly developed at the Hewlett Packard Research Centre in Bristol to Aardman Animations – creators of the Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit films, Bristol has been pushing back the boundaries for centuries.

Bristol’s great heritage had humble beginnings; the tiny Anglo-Saxon settlement of Brigstowe steadily became a thriving port and over the following centuries Bristol became one of England’s principal ports. By the mid-18th Century, Bristol had become England's second city, with goods such as cane sugar, tobacco, rum and cocoa imported via Bristol from the New World bringing great prosperity to the city. Yet by the 19th Century, Bristol's fortunes as a port were declining. The Avon's extreme tides and many bends were not compatible with the new, much larger merchant ships. In 1831 a new chief engineer was appointed at Bristol docks by the name of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel not only redesigned the docks, he also spearheaded the arrival of the Great Western Railway linking Bristol with London. His legacy is still stamped on the city today, with icons of the industrial age including the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the SS Great Britain, and Temple Meads Old Station

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