Portishead Things to Do

Very close to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Clifton Observatory houses a camera obscura, a rotating mirror in the roof that reflects panoramic views of the area down onto a dish-shaped screen. For a different view, visit t... more

The Medieval St. Mary Redcliffe Church is one of the largest in Britain, was richly endowed with money from Bristol's seamen and merchants and was highly praised by Queen Elizabeth I, who called it the "fairest, goodliest and m... more

Massively popular, especially in summer for one reason in particular - its fantastic terrace with the best view of the Suspension Bridge in the whole city. This place is both a bar and a restaurant and is the number-one venue f... more

The best way of getting around the watery city of Bristol is on the city's blue and yellow ferry boats. Bristol Ferry Boat Company provides exactly that to all visitors at Bristol.You are guaranteed an excellent and unusual vie... more

This backstreet pub has a wonderful ambience that is only found in truly traditional boozers—forget loud music, fruit machines, alcopops and too-trendy-to-care bar staff—this pub is the antithesis to all that. In fact, the only... more

The Coronation Tap is Clifton's only cider pub with many varieties of the fermented apple on offer, including many local brews. The drink of choice is the exhibition cider, which is so potent that it can only be served in half... more

Commercial Rooms is a large venue and is very popular and lively like its surrounding counterparts, but with a predominantly older clientele. It is visited during the day by business men and women and those who enjoy a good cha... more

Now here's a funky place! Decorated in bold primary colours and asymmetric wrought iron artwork, sit inside the cosy bar or at the tables outside to take advantage of the building's sunny position. Being on busy Whiteladies... more

Whether you call it a lounge, a bar, a club or just the Dojo, this progressive underground venue attracts the kind of crowd who want to escape the typical townie clubbers and enjoy more individual, less commercial, surroundings... more

This pub is a jewel in the crown of the local west country brewery, Smiles. Its very dark, slightly musty interior, gives it a distinctly Victorian feel. Outside in the leafy garden bar, however, the rows of benches and the ver... more