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How the Studio Behind Early Man Is Keeping It Old-School in a Digital World

I t’s 10 a.m. in an enormous studio in Bristol, England. For hours, a film crew has been adjusting lights and setting up cameras for the morning’s shoot. The stars of today’s scene are waiting off set, their intricate costumes receiving last-minute touch-ups, their stunt doubles ready.

Action time. The camera begins its journey down a railway-like structure, capturing the scene frame by frame. There’s silence on set. Then disaster strikes.

The ear of the leading lady has fallen straight off, landing on the set’s wooden floor with a soft “phut.” An assistant rushes over and the cameraman curses, knowing he’ll need to reshoot the scene. Everyone’s wondering the same thing: how easy will it be to reattach the organ?

Despite the chaos, there’s no blood. No ambulance is called, no movie contracts studiously examined. Why? Because the star of this scene is a clay puppet, whose movements are animated in meticulous detail by a team of professionals at Aardman Studios. Aardman is the home of stop-motion animation , also known as “claymation,” and the studio is best known for the creation of Wallace and Gromit , an eccentric inventor and his intelligent dog who, in the 1990s, became some of England’s most beloved characters.

Ahead of the release of the Aardman’s seventh feature film, Early Man , TIME visited their studio in Bristol. The family-friendly adventure comedy, which stars Eddie Redmayne , Tom Hiddleston and Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams and hits U.S. screens on Feb. 16, continues the studio’s long tradition of prioritizing a lovingly handmade feel even as the rest of the world goes digital.

Aardman’s origins: From a teenage hobby to the Oscars

Schoolmates Peter Lord and David Sproxton began animating together as a hobby when they were teenagers, using a 16mm clockwork Cine Camera belonging to Sproxton’s father, an amateur photographer and a producer at the BBC. The pair played around with cut-outs from magazine color supplements and chalk drawings, spending weeks making fun one-minute clips.

“Through pure nepotism,” according to Sproxton, their first work came with Vision On , a BBC show for children who were deaf or hard of hearing that ran from 1964 to 1976. Aardman Animations, named after an early character, was registered as a company in 1972, and the pair moved to Bristol around four years later.

Lord and Sproxton worked steadily, earning recognition for their creation of the shape-shifting Morph, in 1977, who would become even more famous two decades later when he was included in the children’s program Take Hart . They received their first Academy Award in 1990 for Creature Comforts (1989). In the short film, directed by Nick Park, the voices of real members of the British public play out of the mouths of plasticine zoo creatures, to great comedic effect.

Dang, who drank all the coffee? #needcoffee #morning pic.twitter.com/7HAYYAUBsT — Morph (@AmazingMorph) February 8, 2018

Nick Park joins the team, bringing Wallace and Gromit

In 1985, four years before Creature Comforts , Lord and Sproxton joined forces with Nick Park, a talented animator and graduate of the prestigious National Film and Television School.

Park had invited the pair to give a lecture at his college. At the time, he was working on his graduate project, A Grand Day Out , starring Wallace and Gromit. The now iconic duo looked a bit different then: Gromit was initially a cat — until Park realized that a dog was far simpler to animate. (The plasticine limbs could be longer and fatter, making it easier to walk it.)

Aardman Animation

Lord and Sproxton recruited Park to help out with Morph, eventually offering him a full-time job. As a trio, they followed up on Park’s original Wallace and Gromit film with four successful shorts starring the duo, and an Oscar-winning movie, 2005’s W allace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit . But the studio wasn’t just making films. Aardman brought its signature style to music videos, from the Spice Girls’ “Viva Forever” to Nina Simone’s recording of “My Baby Just Cares for Me.” Their advertising partnerships with brands included McDonald’s, the bubble gum brand Hubba Bubba and Chevron.

Aardman went on to make several critically-acclaimed features. The Great Escape -inspired Chicken Run , a collaboration with the U.S. animation studio DreamWorks which grossed nearly $225 million worldwide, making it the most successful stop-motion movie of all time. But the studio’s foray away from its stop-motion roots and into CGI in 2006, with Flushed Away , was a misstep. A commercial failure, it marked the end of the company’s partnership with DreamWorks. Soon after, Aardman returned to its original Claymation formula.

The painstaking labor behind Early Man

Aardman’s latest outing, Early Man , is an underdog sports story set in prehistoric times, based on the (not so historically accurate) idea that cavemen invented soccer. Park had been nursing the idea for years. “What if lovable idiot cavemen had to stop using their weapons and fists and play a disciplined game?” he explains. “With sport, you still have the tribal aspects of ‘us against them,’ but the aggression is all channelled through a sport — it’s a real civilizing force.”

Creating “ Braveheart with balls,” as he describes it, was no easy feat. The story is set in multiple locations including a lush green valley forest, badlands with prehistoric volcanoes and a city made of bronze. This meant roughly 40 sets were on the go at any given time, flanked by a crew exceeding 150. Animators were expected to achieve two to three seconds of footage per day, meaning a minute-long scene could take weeks to shoot.

EARLY MAN

But for Park, the single biggest challenge was executing a stop-motion soccer match that was cinematic and exciting. “I was inspired by films like Gladiator ,” he says. “I wanted to channel the atmosphere and roar of the crowd and the way the camera is used.” For the stadium scene, the team built a soccer field the size of a room. The lower ranks of the stadium was built physically, but the rest of it, as well as the crowd, were later added with CGI.

There was also concern about the fur fabric costumes worn by the cavemen. Generally, the puppets are readjusted by the animators around 12 times per second, which means they are constantly being touched. As a result, certain fabrics, like fur, have a tendency to change shape. Fur that’s animated frame by frame can often end up looking as though it is twitching, known in the animation world as “boiling.”

But this did not worry Park. “I could see the animators’ look of horror when they realized they had all this fur fabric and hair to animate,” he says. “But personally I like the twitchiness, in the same way that I like to see the animators’ fingerprints in the clay. Often I would encourage the animators to be rougher; we don’t want the film to look too smooth or too slick so the audience is reminded of the craft and the handmade-ness of it.”

Claymation’s enduring appeal

A lot has changed at Aardman since the 1970s. Far more materials are now used in puppet creation. While the earliest versions of Morph were made of solid clay and plasticine, the majority of today’s creatures are molded around solid metal armature, making them considerably more robust. Then there’s the advent of 3D printers, which Aardman has used to make everything from props to pirate mouths.

EARLY MAN

The world of animation is also a different place. Forty years ago, Aardman was groundbreaking in its use of stop-motion technology. But these days, it’s not the only company favoring puppets. Laika, a production company in Portland, Oregon, and Aardman’s biggest rival, was nominated for an Oscar in 2009 for Coraline , and another in 2017 for Kubo and the Two Strings . 3 Mills studio in East London recently finished production on the Wes Anderson-directed stop-motion animation film Isle of Dogs , out March 23. And the French stop-motion production My Life as a Courgette (also known as My Life as a Zucchini ) won the Best Animated Feature Film at the 2016 European Film Awards.

But Aardman’s fundamental craft remains relatively unchanged. Aside from dabbling in CGI for Flushed Away , the studio hasn’t strayed from the painstakingly slow stop-motion tradition that propelled it to fame in the 1980s. “You can work wonders with CGI and do some fantastic stuff with it, but it can feel a little bit emotionally cold,” says Sproxton.

“Stop-motion animation is like a brilliant magic trick, and part of the fun of a magic trick is you know it’s not magic, but you have no idea how it actually worked,” says Lord. “You believe in the characters, even though a part of your brain is telling you they’re just made from clay and wool. I think that’s magical.”

Correction: The original version of this story misstated the year the character Morph was created. He was introduced in 1977, not 1997. It also misstated the year of release of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and the number of Wallace and Gromit short films. The movie was released in 2005, not 2006, and there were four short films, not six.

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Aardman: Animating Early Man

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Step behind the camera with Aardman and discover how the world-famous animation studio made their hit film, Early Man.

This exhibition features original puppets, exquisitely crafted sets, tiny props and tons of behind the scenes footage to show you the incredible skill behind stop-motion animation.

Follow Dug, Goona and the Message Bird through the stages of production to reveal the secrets of how an Aardman film gets from sketchbook to screen.

Become part of the action by dressing-up as a member of the Stone Age tribe, create a live action sequence on a green screen and use unexpected materials to make sound effects. Perhaps you could be the animation star of the future!

Not only that, but you’ll be able to see the inner workings of Aardman’s most complex puppet to date – a not-so-woolly mammoth!

There will also be original Stone Age and Bronze Age objects from the museum’s stores and two loans from the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (charity no. SC001419).

In addition to the exhibition, make sure you pick up an Age of Discovery family trail to make your own ‘Early Man’ discoveries. Dug, Goona and the Message Bird are hiding around M Shed waiting for you to find them!

About Early Man

Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures roamed the earth, Early Man told the story of plucky caveman Dug who, along with his sidekick Hognob, united his tribe against the mighty Bronze Age in a battle to beat them at their own game – football.

Early Man opened in cinemas in 2018 starring Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams.

Aardman Animations is the Bristol based, four times Academy Award winning studio behind Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.

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Plenty to keep the kids entertained on a rainy day. A wide range of hands on activities covering many areas of science. Lots of creative activities related to Wallace and Gromit, Shawn the Sheep etc. A planetarium is also onsite, though I have not checked this out yet

Provides hours of entertainment for us and the children every time we visit but the food is quite abysmal and the service matches the quality. They need to take a lesson from MShed (spectacularly good museum cafe food) and the City Museum (also v good). That said, you can easily pop out of the buildng to eat near Millenium Square.

I was excited to go to @Bristol as it was the third best rated thing to do in Bristol, and thought it would be a good spent Saturday. My girlfriend had also visited four years prior and thought it was really fun! However our day there (or should I say around an hour and a half) did not live up to these expectations. We were aware of the costly entry fee, but didn't feel that the money was going anywhere, as there were no staff in the exhibitions. We also thought that the exhibitions were a bit worn out, and many were under maintenance! So what exactly does this money go towards? (The cafe makes a tidy profit too). My girlfriend was also very disappointed that her favourite exhibitions from before were not there anymore (such as the ones to do with the senses - sight, hearing and smelling) and had been replaced with some really boring ones. The exhibition upstairs was even more disappointing, and the 'animation' was aimed at under fives, so we could not participate. When my girlfriend visited before, she rememberes a brilliant Alice in Wonderland exhibition, aimed at all ages which was great! We visited here as a couple, and felt very out of place, although we have read about it being 'fun for all ages'. The place was heaving with young kids, so had no chance in having a go on much of the 'fun' exhibitions. We found it very degrading that the kids were throwing bits of the exhibtion around, spoilling it for others (I'm not some grumpy old man writing this, I'm only 18 myself, so goes to show they can spoil it for all ages!) However, not all aspects of this place were bad. We thought that the interactives were quite good, such as the 'Albert Einstein face', 'Jump in slow motion' and the 'skelenton'! We also thoroughly enjoyed the Planetarium show (despite the man sitting next to us who kept using flash photography, despite warnings from staff not to - we fully understand that this was not @Bristol's fault!!) but thought the show could last a bit longer! Still, I was VERY impressed by the young man who ran the show - he knew his stuff about the stars really well. Considering this is a 'science' exhibition: "bringing science to life", we found it odd that only the far end half of the ground floor was Biology and the rest Physics, we could barely find anything Chemistry related (apart from the black sand), which is my favourite of the three! It would be much better if they had a section for over 12s to mix their own "smelly powder" or something, or a show in which a menber of staff created mini controlled explosions for the audience or showed chemicals burning on water etc. We believe this would be very entertaining for all ages, and bringing more chemistry to life!

When in Bristol give this a go as fun for all.The attraction wonderful with lots to do for all and you need plenty of time to enjoy.

Sadly the impressive triumverate of At Bristol, Wildwalk and Imax theatre is now a pale shadow if it's former state. Wildwalk lay abandoned until taken over by the Aquarium and the Imax now only shows a limited range of shows. At Bristol itself is a charming science centre but is, I'm afraid, getting a bit wearysome for repeat visits. Good fun if it's your first, but not something to visit more than a couple of times. It could do with some more variety and changes of exhibits. There must be enough science centres around the country to do some exchanges! A bit pricey but with a great cafe and plaza

Fantastic hands on experience for all ages. Lots of things for kids to do and get excited about. Don;t rate the cafe, bit overpriced as a lot of tourist attraction eateries are. You can go outside and reenter if you want to eat elsewhere.

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Without giving away the plot, there is a pre-title sequence that shows life before the asteroid arrived and a fight between a   Ceratosaurus  and a Triceratops ; the dinosaur film fans among you will recognise this as a nod to the same fight in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C., animated by the great Ray Harryhausen.

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In a video interview Nick Parks, creative director discusses his admiration for Harryhausen and the exhibition shows the two dinosaur models for the Aardman film – they are named in the final credits as ‘Ray’ and ‘Harry’ –  alongside two of the original models, on loan from the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (the terms of loan request that these models aren’t photographed, although photography is welcome in the rest of the exhibition).

The museum has lent the exhibition some original Stone Age and Bronze Age artefacts and objects, with background information on the objects. If you feel enthusiastic, you’re invited to try out creating a live sequence using a green screen background and explore the world of the Foley (sound effect) artists who create the sounds effects on the film, making noises with the various materials and tools.

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Also not giving the plot away, an unusual mammoth features in the film and the exhibition features the original model and shows how it was designed and made.

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I loved this exhibition and for me, personally, it was great to see the storyboards and to find out that most of them are drawn in traditional materials such as marker pens, ink and wash. I did watch the film again after the visit which was magical having seen how the animation was made.

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I almost went to university in Bristol, which would have been a great choice, as it’s a fantastically beautiful city. As life turned out though, I ended up at Nottingham, home to the oldest pubs in Britain. Which wasn’t a deciding factor, honestly.

Still, Jess and I have explored Bristol thoroughly as part of our mission to explore as many corners of the UK as possible. We visited when we were living in Edinburgh, and then we moved to Bath which is just a short drive away.

As a result of our time spent in Bristol over the years, we’ve put together our suggestions of some of our favourite things to do in Bristol.

This covers some of our favourite sights in Bristol as well as places to eat and a few photography locations you’ll want to visit.

We’ve laid this guide to things to do in Bristol out in the form of an itinerary for 2 days in Bristol to help you plan, but this list can be used for any length trip to Bristol of course.

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Following this, you’ll find some advice on when to visit Bristol and other planning advice for putting together the perfect trip. Let’s get started!

Things to Do in Bristol

Things to do in Bristol: Day 1

1. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

We’re starting off our two days in Bristol with a visit to the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery , which covers a wide range of subjects, from natural history through to Egyptology.

things to do in Bristol - Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

There are also exhibitions with a more regional focus, including work by local artists, information on the history of interesting fossil finds in the Bristol area, and a gallery which showcases how Bristol has changed over the centuries. For a more Bristol focused museum though, you’ll want to head to M-Shed, which is on the itinerary for the second day.

We particularly enjoyed seeing the Banksy statue “Paint pot Angel” and the dinosaur fossils, although there is a lot to see here with something for everyone. A good way to start off your Bristol adventure! Entry to the museum is free with a suggested donation. Special exhibits are separately priced.

2. Climb Cabot Tower

One thing I always like to do when visiting an unfamiliar city is to get to a place where I can get a good view of it, to help me get my bearings. In Bristol, the place to do that is at Cabot Tower.

things to do in Bristol - Cabot Tower Bristol

This is a 19th century tower which commemorates the journey of John Cabot from Bristol to what later became Canada, in the year 1497. It’s found near the top of Brandon Hill, just a short walk from the Bristol Museum, and the 32 metre tower offers an excellent view of much of Bristol and surrounds, including the river area.

Climbing the tower is free, and you can see opening times here.

3. Georgian House Museum

We’re going to head towards the old city centre of Bristol now, but on the way you have the opportunity to stop in at the Georgian House Museum , which is on the way down the hill from Cabot Tower on Great George Street.

This house was built in 1790 for a man named John Pinney, who owned a number of sugar plantations in the Caribbean, as well as the slave labour that allowed these plantations to be so profitable. When Jess and I visited the deep south of the USA, we visited a number of plantations along the river road , where we learned a lot about the lives of plantation owners and slaves.

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The Georgian House offers a small insight into slavery in England. Bristol profited heavily from the slave trade and slave-run plantations. Slave ships were operated out of Bristol, running the infamous “slave triangle”, taking goods to Africa from the UK, slaves from Africa to the USA, and then the plantation products from the USA back to the UK. Ships were also built in Bristol, which further added to the city’s wealth.

The Georgian house shows what that wealth would have looked like to a man like John Pinney who profited from the slave trade. Eleven rooms spread across four floors reveal the luxuries available in the late 18th century, as well as the stark difference between life “above stairs” and “below stairs”. Entry is free, and is definitely worth some of your time.

4. Christmas Steps

Next on our list is going to be a photo stop, before we swoop into lunch. Christmas Steps is a small and narrow stepped lane in Bristol’s city centre, dating from the mid 17th century, and lined with beautiful old buildings.

Christmas Steps Bristol

It’s the centrepiece of the Christmas Steps Arts Quarter, eight streets filled with independent shops, bars, cafes and art galleries, many of which don’t seem to have changed too much over the centuries. It’s worth exploring and an excellent photo opportunity.

5. Lunch at St. Nicholas Market

There’s no shortage of places to eat in Bristol, but one of our favourites was definitely the Glass Arcade at the St. Nicholas Indoor Market , which you’ll find on Corn Street. Winner of the award for Britain’s best large indoor market in 2016, and in operation since 1743, this is Bristol’s oldest market, with over 60 stall holders.

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But we’re here for lunch, so head to the Glass Arcade – a large open glass-covered area with seating that offers plenty of food stalls to pick from, cuisines that vary from local to worldly. Take a look at some of the stalls available here , to get yourself excited. I went with Moroccan from the Moorish Cafe , whilst Jess had a healthy salad option from the Olive Works . But whatever food you’re into, we’re sure you won’t be disappointed!

6. Explore the Old City

Since our itinerary has brought you down into the old city, our suggestion for your post-lunch activity would be to wander Bristol’s old city for a little while.

Old City Bristol

The crossroads of Corn Street and High Street was the centre of the medieval city, and as you explore this small area you’ll be able to see traces of the old city boundaries, including the walls and gateways that used to mark the edges of the city. Of course, today Bristol has expanded far beyond these old walls, but it’s fun to walk around and imagine what the city might have been like in the past.

Naturally, you can explore the old city on your own, but there are also other options. For example, this self-guided tour you can download to your smartphone is a cost-effective way to learn about what you are seeing in the city.

7. Take a Street Art Tour

Bristol is famous for its street art, not least because it was where legendary street artist Banksy first came into the public eye. It is also believed to be the childhood home of Banksy although there is still speculation about his identity. So we think it’s appropriate to spend some time exploring the street art of Bristol!

You can either do this by yourself, or you can take a specific tour like this .

If you choose to do it by yourself, we highly recommend dropping into a tourist office and picking up a copy of the Bristol Street Art Map by Where the Wall, which has detailed information about where to find all the most famous pieces of street art in Bristol, as well as popular areas to find new street art.

That was what I did, and I documented my adventures in my post on Bristol’s Street Art .

Alternatively, you might consider this interactive street art exploration game .

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If you’d rather take a tour, then we suggest the Where the Wall street art walking tour company, who operate the longest running street art tour in the UK. Timings for their tours are up on their website, but based on our itinerary, we’d suggest going for their Banksy tour , which start at 2pm. They also do another tour , which starts at midday, so you’d have to re-arrange this schedule a little to accommodate that.

Whichever tour you choose, we suggest booking in advance and always checking tour times and information on the official website.

8. Watch Sunset at the Clifton Suspension Bridge

Depending on the time of your visit, sunset will be at varying times. But whenever it is, either before you eat or after, we highly recommend that you take the time to go up to the Clifton Suspension Bridge and enjoy the sunset from there.

Clifton Observatory Sunset

This iconic bridge is the symbol of Bristol, with a design based on drawings by one of Britain’s greatest Victorian engineers: Isambard Kingdom Brunel . Whilst it is today accepted that the final version of the bridge differs from Brunel’s original vision, it is certainly the bridge that most associate with Brunel, and when built, had the longest span of any bridge in the world.

Today the bridge is still very much in use, and you can both drive and walk across it. We’d suggest that you head up to the park on the east side of the bridge though, where you’ll find the Clifton observatory, and lovely views of both the bridge, and the sunset. On warm summer days this is a very popular location with locals and visitors alike, who come up here to enjoy the evening warmth and views. A lovely way to end your first day exploring in Bristol!

Things to do in Bristol: Day 2

9. Bristol Cathedral

Our second day in Bristol has you starting off at Bristol Cathedral , seat of the Church of England in the city. This was founded as an Augustine abbey in 1140, although the version you see today largely dates from work undertaken in the 14th –16th centuries.Some parts of the original do survive though, including the Chapter House (dating from 1160!) and the Abbey Gatehouse.

Bristol Cathedral

In its present form the Cathedral is a stunning building both inside and out, with beautiful vaulting, medieval stonework and 14th century stained glass, to name but some of the features. It’s also one of the few churches in Britain to be designed as a “hall church”, where the nave, choir and aisles are all the same height. There’s an on-site cafe too, where you can grab a coffee to fortify you for the rest of your days explorations!

10. Bristol Aquarium

Down in the harbourside area just a short walk from the cathedral there are a number of excellent museums and attractions. Which of these you decide to visit will of course depend on your interests and who you’re travelling with, but we’re including a few highlights to give you ideas, ordered in a logical fashion.

Bristol Aquarium

First on that list is the Bristol Aquarium . This is home to over forty marine life displays, with everything from local specimens through to tropical environments on show. Unusually for an aquarium, there’s also a giant botanical house on site, that you walk through as part of the tour. The aquarium is open year round, and is an excellent attraction for families especially. Check out their official website for opening times, prices, and special events.

11. We the Curious (Bristol Science Centre)

Right next door to the Aquarium is We the Curious (formerly known as the At-Bristol Science Centre), which focuses on highly interactive science themed exhibits. There’s a lot of really hands on stuff here, and we had a lot of fun playing with the various displays.

Bristol We the Curious

There’s also a whole part of the attraction dedicated to animation. Bristol is home to Aardman Animations , the animation studio responsible for Wallace & Gromit as well as UK TV character Morph . This attraction was put together by Aardman, and lets you become an animator for the day – even creating your own TV show.

This is definitely a museum for people who like a more hands-on, interactive attraction, and you could easily spend a whole day here. Again, check the official website for opening times and ticket prices .

If you want to get deeper under the skin of what make Bristol tick, then a visit to M-Shed is an absolute must. This free museum, housed in a former transit shed, has exhibits that focus exclusively on telling the story of the city, from prehistoric times right up to the present day.

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We don’t like to play favourites, but M Shed was definitely a highlight of the various museums and attractions that we visited. We loved how it explored the history of the city, with everything from the people to the geography to Bristol’s experiences in the war on show. There are even working exhibits on show, including the giant cranes outside the museum, and the museum even has its own Banksy on show. Not to be missed.

13. Visit the SS Great Britain

No visit to Bristol would be complete without a visit to the SS Great Britain – Bristol’s top visitor attraction. Designed by Brunel, the SS Great Britain was built in Bristol and launched in 1845. She was the first ship with both an iron hull and a screw propeller, and was also the longest passenger ship in the world.

SS Great Britain Bristol

Initially built as a transatlantic passenger ship, the cost of building and tweaking such a radical design combined with the cost of rescuing her after she ran aground ended up bankrupting her owners.

As a result she has a varied service history, including 30 years spent taking immigrants to Australia from Liverpool in the UK and coal-hauling. Finally, in 1937, she was scuttled and abandoned in the Falkland Islands.

Of course, the story doesn’t end there, as otherwise there wouldn’t be much to visit! In 1970, a great rescue operation took place, and what remained of her hull was floated onto a pontoon and returned to her place of construction in Bristol.

Following an extensive restoration process, she re-opened to the public, and today you can visit and tour her in a form that resembles her glory days as a transatlantic ship. Tickets are slightly cheaper if you book them online, which you can do online here .

14. Take a picture of the colourful houses

One thing that will catch your eye when you visit Bristol is the variety and colour of many of the homes and buildings in the city. This is one of Bristol’s signature features, and you definitely need to get a photo of these homes.

Bristol colourful houses

We actually visited Bristol during the Bristol Balloon Fiesta , and were lucky enough to go up in a balloon, and see all these houses from above.

But don’t worry if a balloon ride isn’t on the cards. If you walk a little further west along the south side of the river from the SS Great Britain, you’ll come to a lovely harbour area where many boats are moored. On the opposite side of the river, you’ll see a lovely selection of colourful houses for you to get a picture of.

15. Underfall yard

The last stop on our two day Bristol itinerary continues the marine theme. Underfall Yard is a historic Victorian-era boatyard in Bristol. The name “underfall” comes from the design solution that Brunel developed to resolve the issue of silt filling up Bristol’s floating harbour, which used a series of sluices to suck away the mud – a system that is still in use today.

Underfall Yard

Much of the original yard has been preserved, and is home today to a boat building cooperative, as well as various exhibits on the history of the floating harbour and the sluicing technology. I certainly learnt a few things that I didn’t know before, and I’m sure you will too!

With that, we’ve finished our ideas for how to spend two days in Bristol! Let’s take a look now at some practicalities for your visit.

Getting to Bristol

Bristol is a well connected city. There’s a fast train connection to London, which takes less than two hours, and of course it’s connected to a number of other cities in the UK as well.

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Bristol also has an airport, with connections to a number of UK and European cities.

Finally, Bristol is easy to drive to, although in the city centre, we’d advise leaving the car safely parked somewhere else, as parking can be tricky to come by and fees can add up.

How to Get Around Bristol

Bristol is an easy city to get around, although it does have a few hills. The itinerary we’ve put together can be easily done on foot though, and it’s largely set up to have you travelling downhill for the most part.

Ferry Bristol

Of course, there’s an excellent public transport network, as well as a ferry boat service that will take you to various points along the harbour.

Where to Stay in Bristol

Bristol has lots of accommodation options, pretty much something to suit every budget, from hostels through to boutique hotels and five star luxury.

There’s also a wide range of apartment rentals, and we opted for an apartment rental on our most recent visit as it gave us the flexibility to dine in as well as some working space and laundry facilities.

Check out all the Booking.com listings for Bristol, we find they usually come up with the best deal on a wide range of properties.

We also recommend Plum Guide if you’re looking for an apartment rental. Plum Guide carefully curate their listings so their options tend to be of a very high quality whilst still being available at a range of price points. We’ve stayed at a number of their properties around the world, and you can see our  review of the Plum Guide here . See their  listings for Bristol here .

For more vacation rental options in the UK, see our guide to our favourite holiday rentals websites in the UK .

When to Visit Bristol

Bristol is a pleasant city to visit year round, and there are plenty of indoor attractions to keep you entertained should the weather turn against you.

Probably the busiest time of year to visit is during the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta , which takes place in early August. Whilst this is a fantastic time to visit the city and see the skies filled with beautifully coloured balloons, it’s also definitely going to be a very busy time to visit as well.

We visited during the Fiesta, and had a wonderful time, but do be aware that accommodation, traffic and visitor levels are certainly higher at this time of year.

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Otherwise, for the best weather we’d recommend visiting from May through to September. Also, do check out the official Visit Bristol website for all the events taking place throughout the year, to get an idea of what’s on.

Day Trips from Bristol

If you’re in Bristol for a little while and wondering if there are any good nearby spots for a day trip, then you’re in luck. Bristol makes a great base for exploring a number of nearby attractions, including the following.

  • Bath. This beautiful Roman-era spa town is filled with beautiful Georgian architecture. It’s also just a 13-minute train ride from Bristol, so very easy to reach.
  • The Cotswolds. This beautiful part of England is filled with postcard perfect villages and lovely countryside. Explore with your own vehicle or take a tour like this .
  • Stonehenge . An incredible ancient monument, the origins of which are still debated to this day. Can be visited by car or public transport from Bristol, or as part of a tour like this .
  • Cardiff. The capital city of Wales is easy to reach by train from Bristol, and offers museums, castles and plenty more to fill a day.
  • Glastonbury & Somerset. Glastonbury is famous for its Tor and links to St. Arthur. A day out from Bristol can easily cover other highlights of Somerset as well, including Cheddar Gorge and the incredible cathedral at Wells. You can drive yourself, or take a tour like this .

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Further Reading for your Bristol Visit

That sums up our suggested things to do in Bristol for two days! As you can see, there’s plenty to see and do in Bristol, and you’ll easily be able to fill two days – or extend your trip for a few more days!

We’re got more content coming up on Bristol, so do subscribe to stay updated. In the meantime, here’s a series of resources to help you plan your trip to both Bristol and the wider UK!

  • The official Visit Bristol tourism page , which has loads of ideas on what to do, where to stay, transport information as well as event information.
  • Our detailed guide to attending the Bristol Balloon Fiesta
  • The official Bristol International Balloon Fiesta website
  • The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol and Somerset , which is available in both digital and physical book formats
  • My guide to the best locations to find Street Art in Bristol
  • Our detailed one week itinerary of the UK , as well as a two week version
  • A guide to driving Scotland’s epic North Coast 500 , as well as accommodation options on the North Coast 500
  • A guide to 10 of the best Stately Homes in England , to give you some ideas as you plan your itinerary
  • We also have number of other guides to UK cities, including things to do in Cambridge , things to do in Edinburgh  and  things to do in Belfast , amongst others.
  • For London, we have some detailed itineraries to help you plan your visit. These include a 1 Day London Itinerary , a Two Day London itinerary and a six day London itinerary
  • The top Harry Potter sites in London
  • Tips on Buying and Using the London Pass
  • A guide to Visiting Oxford on a Day Trip
  • Visiting Blenheim Palace and the Cotswolds
  • A guide to things to do in Portsmouth
  • Getting online when travelling in a foreign country can be daunting – check out our guide to getting online when travelling to help you figure out the best options for your trip
  • If you’re interested in getting better photos when you travel, take a look at my online photography course , where I’ll teach you everything you need to know about getting better photos – whatever camera you have!

And that’s it for our suggestions for the best things to do in Bristol over 2 days! Have you ever visited Bristol? Do you have anything you’d add to the above? Just let us know in the comments below!

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So you know: For some of the attractions we visited in Bristol, Visit Bristol provided us with complimentary entry. We covered our own accommodation, transport, meals, and other expenses.

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28th January 2023 at 2:29 pm

Thank you so much for this wonderful itinerary! I’ll be traveling with my husband to Bristol from the US in about a month. It’ll be my first time in the UK. He’s going for his work so the first 4 days of our 10 day trip I’m on my own to explore. I may need to spread this out for 3-4 days vs. 2 but it looks like plenty to keep me busy seeing all the sights :)…Thank you!

Laurence Norah says

29th January 2023 at 9:05 am

It’s my pleasure! I think you will easily be able to spread this out over a few days. However, as you have 4 days I can highly recommend jumping on the train and riding for 11 minutes or so from Bristol to the historic town of Bath which is a world heritage site and well worth a half day or full day of your time. It’s very different from Bristol, all Georgian architecture and lovely streets. Well worth it!

Safe travels!

Macarena says

13th January 2023 at 12:45 am

Thanks you so much for this guide! My husband and I are visiting UK for the first time from Argentina, and I was not very sure about including Bristol in our itinerary, but reading your blogue has convinced me! best wishes!! Macarena

14th January 2023 at 10:08 am

Thanks Macarena, have an awesome time in Bristol and the UK 🙂

17th December 2022 at 1:39 pm

This is a lifesaver! My girlfriend is coming to Bristol for the first time over Christmas, and I had no clue where to take her until reading your blog. Thanks again. Any to-do lists for Bath? 🙂

18th December 2022 at 11:45 am

It’s my pleasure! So we lived just outside Bath for three years, but haven’t really written much about it! However that’s not to say we don’t have recommendations. Obviously the town centre is pretty to walk around, and sights like the Royal Crescent, Circus and Bath Abbey are a must to see. There is an excellent free walking tour that meets most days in front of the Abbey that is worth doing. If you like walks, the Bath Skyline walk is really lovely. The Roman Baths are also of course worth a visit, and there also the thermal spa if you prefer a more relaxing experience. That should get you started hopefully!

Have a lovely Christmas 🙂

Mahmud says

1st January 2022 at 8:53 am

thank you so much Laurence and Jessica. We are on our way now. It was a fantastic blog really helpfull.

Thanks Mahmud & Şendül

1st January 2022 at 12:31 pm

Hey Mahmud & Şendül! Thanks so much guys 🙂 Have an awesome time in Bristol, what a great way to start 2022 🙂

All the best,

Dory Merriman says

8th May 2021 at 7:56 am

Thank you so much Laurence and Jessica for taking the time to put together this fantastic guide. It has helped me greatly for my forthcoming short visit to Bristol. Best wishes Dory

8th May 2021 at 11:18 am

Thank you so much Dory – have a wonderful trip to Bristol!

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There’s something special about the city of Bristol. In recent years, it’s frequently been touted as one of the best places to live in the UK, often popping up on property programmes and newspaper articles as THE place to be, a city filled with creativity and independent spirit, permeated with a relaxed and open attitude that allows ideas to thrive and opportunities to come knocking. 

In 2013, such an opportunity came knocking for me when I answered a job advert from Aardman. Having grown up in Bristol, I’d long been a huge fan of the company. While Peter Lord and David Sproxton - Aardman’s founders - were busy setting up their animation studio in Bristol in the mid ‘70s, I was taking my first steps and learning my first words just a short distance away, unaware of the part Aardman would play in my life decades later. 

As Aardman grew, so did I, enjoying my earliest introduction to the world of art from the wonderful Tony Hart – accompanied, of course, by the Aardman-created Morph, a character I was happy to learn was Bristol born and bred, just like me. Fast-forward to 2013 and that serendipitous opportunity saw me landing a job at Aardman – and looking after some of the studio’s best-loved characters as a social media manager, including my childhood favourite Morph. 

The connection I have to Aardman isn’t just professional – it’s embedded in my experience of living in the city and seeing it evolve over the years. Today, I can’t imagine Bristol without Aardman – the studio is, quite simply, part of the city’s DNA, an early trailblazer for the creative spark and imagination that defines it. Aardman’s unique way of looking at the world and telling stories has lured some truly exceptional people to this corner of the West Country who have made Bristol their home, helping to establish the city as a place that thrums with creative expression. 

When I was growing up, I always sensed my hometown had something other cities didn’t, with its vibrant, independent high streets (I grew up moments from the legendary Gloucester Road, often referenced as the last great high street in the UK where independent coffee shops thrive and chain stores are conspicuously few and far between), world-famous street art and defiantly different music scene. I came of age as the Bristol Sound made its mark on the world, with the Wild Bunch, Massive Attack and Portishead ushering in a distinctly unique musical style that couldn’t have been born in any other city. 

There’s also a rebellious, almost anarchic streak that runs through the city’s identity, visible not only in the activism that has taken root here, but in the iconic street art of one of the city’s most famous sons, Banksy. All these elements come together in Bristol to create a heady mix which seems to infuse the city with a sense that anything is possible. 

When I left university, I settled in London with the aim of pursuing a career in the media. But as a naturally introverted creative, the cut and thrust of London life eventually took its toll and I came back to Bristol. By this time, Aardman had transformed from the small studio that had created my favourite childhood characters into an animation powerhouse, with numerous awards to its name and an enviable reputation established off the back of the hugely successful Wallace & Gromit franchise and the noughties classic, Chicken Run (the highest-grossing stop-motion animation of all time.) 

When I first stepped through the doors of Aardman’s HQ, located at Bristol’s thriving harbourside, it’s no exaggeration to say I could literally feel the creativity in the air and the deep connection Aardman has to the city. Simply put, I just can’t imagine Aardman being located anywhere but Bristol. Aardman characters have a warmth and handcrafted feel about them (they come complete with visible thumbprints, a charming mark of the care and creativity that goes into making them) that seems to reflect the city’s way of doing things a bit differently to everyone else. 

I think there’s something truly wonderful about the symbiosis between Aardman and Bristol, particularly as Aardman has not just been integral in establishing the city as a centre of creative excellence, but it has helped bring art to the public via the phenomenally successful Gromit Unleashed and Shaun in the City Art trails, raising millions of pounds for Bristol Children’s Hospital in the process.  

In 2018, Aardman become employee owned, protecting the special culture that our founders have so carefully nurtured over the years. This means that everyone in the company has a voice and can participate in shaping Aardman’s future. The EO model is, in my view, totally aligned with the independent spirit that characterises Bristol and ushers in a truly exciting new chapter in the Aardman story.

Today, I’m a senior social media manager at Aardman and I have the wonderful job of representing some of the characters that played such a special part in my childhood, and nurturing online communities that reach way beyond Bristol to locations across the globe. I get to see how much joy we bring to people of all ages and backgrounds, and how our Bristol studio has inspired a generation of animators, who, wanting to follow in the footsteps of their animation heroes, have found their way to our studio and now work with us to bring new stories to life via the art of stop motion. 

We have a tagline on our website that says ‘Made in Bristol With Love’ which encapsulates the important part Bristol plays in Aardman’s story. Just as I’m proud to say I’m made in Bristol, so too is Aardman. 

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As a result of consultation with local people, visitors must make deliberate choice to see toppled statue of slave trader

It is undoubtedly the most well-known artefact in Bristol’s waterside museum, but rather than being given a prominent position it has been tucked away in a modest case at the back of a first-floor gallery.

Finding the right setting in M Shed for the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston, which was pulled from a plinth in the city and thrown into the harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, has been a delicate task.

The solution is to give the statue a permanent home in the Bristol People section of the museum, a couple of hundred metres from where it hit the water, in a discreet corner so visitors will not stumble on it accidentally but have to make a deliberate choice to see it.

“We’ve been talking to people in the city about this for the last four years,” said Helen McConnell Simpson, a senior curator of history for Bristol Museums. Some people wanted it thrown away, some put back on the plinth, but about 80% of Bristol residents who took part in a consultation agreed that the best place for it was in one of the city’s museums.

McConnell Simpson said: “Something that came across very strongly, especially from our African heritage visitors, was that they wanted to be able to choose whether to see the statue, whether to engage with this story, when they are on a museum visit.

“Some people have also taken offence at the swearwords on the statue. We wanted to give people the opportunity to make the clear decision whether to see it or not.”

Extra security has been introduced around the gallery, including CCTV in case it becomes the focus of other protests. “But we’re really hoping people will use this space to have conversations, further the conversation rather than make a political point,” said McConnell Simpson. “A museum is there to share the history of the city. This has become part of our history.”

The statue is behind a screen of reproductions of placards gathered up after the protest – the real ones are at the museum in storage. The atmosphere inside the case is carefully controlled to preserve the graffiti daubed on it during its toppling.

On a wall near the statue is a plaque from 2019 that was designed to provide details of Colston’s involvement in the slave trade but was never added to the plinth because of criticism that it still described him as one of the “city’s greatest benefactors”.

In an interpretation board near the statue, Bristol’s mayor, Marvin Rees, the first black directly elected mayor in Europe, says the “place of honour” afforded to the statue in the city centre was “objectionable”.

“I’m Jamaican. He may have traded one of my ancestors,” Rees said.

Rees explains that he could not condone the statue being hauled down but could not help but see and feel the “historical poetry” of what happened.

But it is a complex subject. Rees said: “The statue was pulled down by four white people in a premeditated attack . They were all charged with criminal damage and opted to plead not guilty, taking their case to crown court … I ask whether four black people would have had the confidence to take such a gamble?”

Speaking at the launch event, Rees said he was glad the statue was lying on its back and he was pleased at how Bristol had navigated the issue of what to do with it.

“We held ourselves together and we have got to a point where we now have this incredible display, with the statue in context, with the story preserved and making space for people to think about Bristol’s history and its relationship with people of black African heritage.”

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