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Mural
The Mild Mild West
Banksy mural of a teddy bear facing three riot police, at the junction of Stokes Croft and Jamaica Street.
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Stokes Croft, St Pauls & Montpelier: things to do
Places worth your time in Stokes Croft, St Pauls & Montpelier
Top places
Things to do in Stokes Croft, St Pauls & Montpelier
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Street and district
Stokes Croft
Road and informal district of street art, independent shops and music venues, home to the People's Republic of Stokes Croft.
Historic building
The Carriage Works
Bristol Byzantine building of 1862 by E. W. Godwin on Stokes Croft, regenerated as a mixed-use development in 2022.
Cinema and venue
The Cube Microplex
Volunteer-run, non-profit cinema and event venue with a bar, open since 1998.
Circus school
Circomedia
School for contemporary circus and physical theatre, based since 2004 in the former St Paul's Church on Portland Square.
Georgian square
Portland Square
Grade I listed Georgian square in St Pauls, laid out in the early 18th century as one of Bristol's first suburbs.
Church
City Road Baptist Church
Italianate Baptist church of 1861 on Upper York Street, Grade II listed; Charles Spurgeon preached at its opening.
Sunken public space
The Bearpit
Sunken pedestrian circuit beneath the St James Barton roundabout, completed in 1968 and used as a public space.
Railway station
Montpelier Station
Single-platform station on the Severn Beach Line, opened in 1874 and serving the Montpelier district.
Neighbourhood
Montpelier
Inner suburb and conservation area about 1.6 km north of the city centre, with its own railway station.
Neighbourhood
St Pauls
Inner suburb laid out in the early 18th century, home of the annual St Pauls Carnival since 1968.
Shopping centre
Cabot Circus
Covered shopping centre beside Broadmead, opened in September 2008 after a ten-year planning and building project.
Bristol
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Redcliffe, Temple Meads & Bedminster
Brunel's station, a great parish church and the murals of Bedminster
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12 sights · 15 places to eat
Avon Gorge, Leigh Woods & Ashton Court
Woods, hillforts and parkland either side of the gorge, with Hotwells at its foot
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7 sights · 14 places to eat
Whiteladies Road & Redland
Georgian chapel, village greens and a long street of cafés and restaurants, a mile north-west of the centre
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- Stokes Croft, St Pauls & Montpelier (area photo): Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Mild Mild West: Earthkingfather, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Stokes Croft: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Carriage Works: William Avery, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- The Cube Microplex: User:Kellen, Public domain, source
- Circomedia: Joe D, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Portland Square: The original uploader was Rodw at English Wikipedia., Public domain, source
- City Road Baptist Church: William Avery, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- The Bearpit: RedSquirrel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Montpelier Station: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Montpelier: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Pauls: Tadeusz Hare, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cabot Circus: Mike Buck, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Redcliffe, Temple Meads & Bedminster: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Avon Gorge, Leigh Woods & Ashton Court: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Whiteladies Road & Redland: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gloucester Road & Bishopston: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Harbourside & Millennium Square: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Old City, King Street & Park Street: Hyspaosines, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Clifton & the Suspension Bridge: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits