Bristol

Jobs

Transport Hub

Business

Finance and economy

Green space

Tourism

Crime (public safety)

Diversity

The UK's eighth most popular city for foreign visitors. Attractions include Brunel's ship SS Great Britian and Bristol Zoo.

Population

Bristol is the largest city in the south west of England.

It has a population of 440,500.

The population is expected to reach half a million by 2029.

Bristol is a city of regional and national importance, and is one of the UK's ten 'core cities.'

Bus

Public Safety

Provide a safe and healthy place of work for your staff, customers, visitors and contractors.

Provide and maintain safe equipment and machinery that is suitable for its purpose.

Plan work activities so that they are safe and without risks to health, and provide any necessary protective equipment.

Provide staff and others with all necessary information, instruction, supervision and training.

Assess risks to staff and others from the workplace and work activities and check that all necessary safeguards are in place.

Check that contractors use safe systems of work when they are on your premises and give them any information they might need to work safely, for example, asbestos panels on fire doors.

Record accidents in your accident book and report them when necessary by phone to the Incident Contact Centre on 0845 300 9923.

The strategy contains service management policies and a set of standards for quality, distance and quantity covering different types of green space in the city as follows:

children and young people's space

formal green space

informal green space

natural green space

active sports space

It's really easy to get around Bristol by bus, with plenty of fast and convenient services available from all key locations

Travelling by Car

Bristol has plenty of city centre car parks, including a multi-story offering 2,600 spaces for Cabot Circus shoppers. You can find out more about Bristol car parks and travelling by car at www.travelwest.info/drive.

Train

Bristol is at the hub of the national rail network in the West of England. Great Western Railway and other major train operators run local, regional and inter-city services from Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station and Bristol Parkway Railway Station.

Boat

Number Seven Boats and Bristol Ferry Boats operate regular ferry services to and from waterfront attractions and key points along the harbourside. The Bristol Packet runs guided trips around Bristol and along the river Avon to Bath.

You can visit Bristol Museums

There is an information centre in Bristol that contains great places to go, with on your trip in Bristol