Aerospace Bristol

[fourstardan]

Hi,

I'm thinking about a drive up tomorrow from bournemouth thats 2 hours with our 2 year old.

Has anyone been to this and recommend it? I was thinking of a trip round the back of Bristol to the Clifton bridge after as I've never been myself.

[Mr_J]

I visited late last year. I probably spent 5 hours there and thoroughly enjoyed myself. The ticket is valid for a year, if we didn't live 4+ hours away I would probably have been back.

[lufbramatt]

It’s a great place. Not huge like Duxford or Cosford but what’s there is beautifully laid out and tells the story of aero engineering in Bristol very well. Lots of interactive displays, one of which is a section of an airliner wing with working flaps etc. which was cool.

The audio visual displays on the concord are well done too and shows how some of the engineering works that went into concord.

Decent cafe and the conservation hanger has some interesting projects going on, had a nice chat with a guy working on a Bristol Blenheim.

[markymarkthree]

Don't forget Bristol is ULEZ and tomorrow is a bank holiday (traffic). Could you not do it later in the week ?

[fourstardan]

markymarkthree said:

Don't forget Bristol is ULEZ and tomorrow is a bank holiday (traffic). Could you not do it later in the week ?

Only just found out today it was ULEZ and the BH traffic should be ok (famous last words) as we will be going across the Wiltshire way to Dorset.

[miniman]

It’s excellent. If you access via Cribbs Causeway junction on M5 you’re nowhere near the ULEZ.

[Red9zero]

Technically it's a CAZ, which seems worse than some ULEZ's. Artic Monkeys are at Ashton Gate at 1700, so I'd be wary of traffic heading there. Be careful parking round Clifton too, as lots of it is residents permits only. Other than that it's a nice enough area. We might be wandering round Clifton village tomorrow afternoon.

[fourstardan]

Red9zero said:

Technically it's a CAZ, which seems worse than some ULEZ's. Artic Monkeys are at Ashton Gate at 1700, so I'd be wary of traffic heading there. Be careful parking round Clifton too, as lots of it is residents permits only. Other than that it's a nice enough area. We might be wandering round Clifton village tomorrow afternoon.

This is the sort of advice you can't buy as I would be going past here.

Maybe I'll pass on Clifton bridge or do it on the way there.

But saying that Master FSD has picked up a high temp today so this advice maybe null and void.