Rainy-day ideas

Bristol when it rains

34 indoor places from our Bristol guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theaters, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather

Indoor options by area

Old City, King Street & Park Street (9)

Harbourside & Millennium Square (7)

Clifton & the Suspension Bridge (5)

Stokes Croft, St Pauls & Montpelier (5)

Whiteladies Road & Redland (4)

Redcliffe, Temple Meads & Bedminster (3)

Avon Gorge, Leigh Woods & Ashton Court (1)

Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks

The same tagging in reverse: 19 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.

Gloucester Road & Bishopston (4)

Clifton & the Suspension Bridge (3)

Harbourside & Millennium Square (3)

Old City, King Street & Park Street (3)

Whiteladies Road & Redland (3)

Redcliffe, Temple Meads & Bedminster (2)

Avon Gorge, Leigh Woods & Ashton Court (1)

Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.

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