moving to Bristol

[goldenecitrone]

Jess meet Teresah, Teresah, Jess

That's it then. They're never going to make any British friends now.

 

[stuff_it]

Bristol is full of munters as well. Proper fucked out their face no idea what day it is munters, which can be a liability sometimes.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Bristol is full of munters as well. Proper fucked out their face no idea what day it is munters, which can be a liability sometimes.

They are always welcome here though. Poor sods.

 

[JessB]

But Bristol's pubs are nowhere near as good as Liverpool's. If pubs is the decisive factor (and I'm guessing not) stay where you are!

damn, actually it is! I love the Ship n Mitre in Liverpool! Bristol probably won't have that :/ This has thrown me into a crisis of uncertainty.

 

[JessB]

I go back and forth on how I feel about Liverpool. I really like the city but I've done all the exploring and doing it again alone has gotten depressing. As long as I'm on an island that fits inside my province I might as well try on as many different cities as I can, so I think regardless of the pros and cons I may as well go to Bristol anyway - if I don't like it, I don't have to stay

 

[2hats]

If I had to pick somewhere else to live I think I'd try Bristol next... Proximity to the coast/west country appeals.

 

[Termite Man]

But Bristol's pubs are nowhere near as good as Liverpool's. If pubs is the decisive factor (and I'm guessing not) stay where you are!

Do liverpool pubs have the same great selection of cider as bristol pubs?

 

[big eejit]

damn, actually it is! I love the Ship n Mitre in Liverpool! Bristol probably won't have that :/ This has thrown me into a crisis of uncertainty.

Bristol has some good pubs, just not as many great ones as in the centre as Liverpool. Some of Bristol's best pubs are in the immediate suburbs, which is great if you live nearby.

Do liverpool pubs have the same great selection of cider as bristol pubs?

No. I don't know of any cities that cater for the cider drinker as well as Bristol. The worst bit about Liverpool pubs (or most pubs outside Bristol) for Mrs Eejit (a massive cider drinker) is their lack of good cider.

 

[William of Walworth]

Haven't been to Liverpool for over 20 years so I can't really judge on the above pubs comparison!

 

[Riklet]

...regardless of the pros and cons I may as well go to Bristol anyway - if I don't like it, I don't have to stay

Yeah, definitely. Give it a shot, you can always leave if you think it's a rotten place.

...Except you wont, because it's a wicked city to live n explore, one of the best in the UK.

 

[jusali]

I love living in Bristol, I've never been able to put my finger on why though?

 

[Meltingpot]

Do any british cities have a nice coastline? Plymouth maybe?

Must admit I'm biased because I grew up and spent 20 years of my life there. but I think Plymouth's foreshore is truly beautiful.

 

[fractionMan]

Must admit I'm biased because I grew up and spent 20 years of my life there. but I think Plymouth's foreshore is truly beautiful.

It's all the crumbing concrete and rusting metal that does it

That plus the fading victorian charm. I spent many a happy day up on the hoe or down by devils point.

 

[Termite Man]

If things go smoothly I will be moving to Bristol at the end of this month

 

[stavros]

Whereabouts did you decide in the end?

ETA: Stupid question - you said Bedminster earlier in the thread.

 

[Termite Man]

bedminster, just by victoria park

 

[marty21]

Do any british cities have a nice coastline? Plymouth maybe?

Bristol has those wet steps, that's nice in the summer.

Swansea does - but as William realises - it ain't great for ale down there,

 

[marty21]

bedminster, just by victoria park

we just to call people from Bedminster, 'bedmies' and it wasn't a compliment

 

[Roadkill]

I'm about to apply for a job in Bristol, so will be watching this thread with interest.

I've visited the city a few times recently, but never spent that much time there. The thing that strikes me most about it is that there's no obvious centre to it; the middle seems to consist of a load of relatively small areas, many of them very pleasant but none of which feels like the focal point of the place IYSWIM. Some of the areas I've walked around, though, have been really nice. If I get the job no doubt I'll be asking for advice on areas to look at flats, pubs to try out, and so on...

 

[gentlegreen]

Where it all started - the castle and the bridge.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&r...code_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CCQQ8gEwAA

Do any cities have just one focal point ?

 

[Roadkill]

Do any cities have just one focal point ?

Perhaps 'focal point' wasn't quite the right choice of words, but IME there's a place in most cities that feels like 'the centre.' I've not yet found one in Bristol, and people who know it better than me tell me they feel the same. One suggests that de-centring the city was a deliberate policy during the post-war rebuilding. Either way, I don't mean it as a criticism - just an observation.

 

[Thora]

I suppose there are two centres - Broadmead/Cabot Circus which is the shopping centre, and "the centre" and harbourside.

 

[gentlegreen]

I suppose I'd never given it much thought before. "The Centre" is St Augustines Parade - used to be a traffic island with grass and hedges and tramps.

But that was originally open for shipping ...

 

[Geri]

I always think of Broadmead as the centre of town, I suppose because that is where we went coming into Bristol as a kid. Pretty much everything was there then as the harbourside was just a big wasteground and Corn Street was still full of banks. If people ask me where the centre is though, I always check what they mean before answering because they could mean St Augustine's Parade.

 

[Roadkill]

I suppose I'd never given it much thought before. "The Centre" is St Augustines Parade - used to be a traffic island with grass and hedges and tramps.

But that was originally open for shipping ...

Indeed. I have a copy of a great picture of St Augustine's Parade in the 1870s - sailing ships right up in the centre of the city. I've also just found this on Flickr: St Augustine's Parade in 1825 and 2009:

We weren't kind to many of our cities in the twentieth century IMO.

 

[stavros]

Having been here about 6 months, I think of the Bear Pit of being the centre. It's even got its own table tennis table now.

 

[butchersapron]

If things go smoothly I will be moving to Bristol at the end of this month

Welcome to bristol dom, sure we'll sort out a welcome curry soon

 

[William of Walworth]

Good luck Temite Man and Roadkill, would be great to link up with you down Bristol way* of it all works out for your respective job hunts. We frequently visit.

*Same goes for all/any sociable Bristolians ...

 

[fizzerbird]

I always think of Broadmead as the centre of town, I suppose because that is where we went coming into Bristol as a kid. Pretty much everything was there then as the harbourside was just a big wasteground and Corn Street was still full of banks. If people ask me where the centre is though, I always check what they mean before answering because they could mean St Augustine's Parade.

Yeah, same here...Going "into town" meant the centre/broadmead but mainly referred to the shops in Broadmead.

 

[Termite Man]

Contracts exchanged today, I'm on my way to bristol (get the keys on 27th move in on 10th May)