This was our first city road trip for Snow on the Road - 3 days in Bristol visiting its most interesting historical sites. What's so wonderful about Bristol is how its history is interwoven into the fabric of the city. World treasures like the SS Great Britain and Underfall Yard are visible all along the waterfront and thousands use the engineering marvel of the Clifton Suspension Bridge every day. We also got to explore some lesser visited sites: the mysterious Redcliffe caves and an evocative museum dedicated to mental health. In this episode, Dan visits Bristol's newest attraction: an innovative museum celebrating the history of flight.
Up Next in Season 1
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Bristol: SS Great Britain
This was our first city road trip for Snow on the Road - 3 days in Bristol visiting its most interesting historical sites. What's so wonderful about Bristol is how its history is interwoven into the fabric of the city. World treasures like the SS Great Britain and Underfall Yard are visible all a...
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Bristol: Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge isn't just one of the most beautiful bridges in the country - it's also one of the most innovative. It was designed by the legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, though he didn't live to see it completed. One of the many astonishing things about the bridge is th...
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Bristol: Birthplace of Methodism
Today, more than 75 million people worldwide call themselves Methodists - but this vast movement had its origins in a humble location in Bristol. Here, John Wesley created a centre for preaching, lodging and welfare. He called it the New Room - and it still operated today, the oldest methodist bu...
