Visit Broadmead Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Broadmead

  

Broadmead Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Broadmead

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Broadmead history

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The name of the street was first recorded in 1383 as Brodemede. The name either means “broad meadow” or refers to a type of woollen cloth woven only in Bristol.

You can visit Broadmead places with Walkfo Broadmead to hear history at Broadmead’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Broadmead has 383 places to visit in our interactive Broadmead map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Broadmead, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Broadmead places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Broadmead & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 383 audio facts unique to Broadmead places in an interactive Broadmead map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Broadmead Places Map
383 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Broadmead tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Broadmead

  

Best Broadmead places to visit

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Broadmead has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Broadmead’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Broadmead’s information audio spots:

St George’s Park, Bristol St George Park is a park on the eastern edge of the inner city in Bristol . Built on land that was originally The Fire Engine Farm, the park had many architectural features . The St George Library is situated on the edge the park, on Church Road .

Eastville Workhouse The Eastville Workhouse was a workhouse situated at 100 Fishponds Road, in Bristol, U.K. It was converted into a home for the elderly in the 1920s and demolished in 1972 .

Circomedia Circomedia is a school for contemporary circus and physical theatre based in Bristol . The school offers a variety of training courses and workshops that teach circus skills in the context of physical theatre, performance and creativity .

Wow! Gorillas Wow! Gorillas was a project organised by Bristol Zoo in 2011 that displayed 61 decorated life-sized fibreglass gorilla sculptures on the streets of Bristol, England .

Siege of Bristol Siege of Bristol lasted from the 18th to 26th of October 1326 . Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer’s forces fought the garrison under Hugh Despenser the Elder .

Totterdown, Bristol Totterdown is an inner-suburb of Bristol, England . It is situated just south of the River Avon and to the south-east of Temple Meads railway station .

Westmoreland House Westmoreland House was a building at Nos. 104–106 Stokes Croft, Bristol, next door to the Carriage Works .

Carriage Works, Bristol The Carriage Works (grid reference ST591740) are in Stokes Croft, Bristol, England . Carriage works are located in Bristol .

Lewin’s Mead Unitarian meeting house Lewin’s Mead Unitarian meeting house is a former Unitarian church in Bristol, England . The building was built in the 1950s and 1960s .

South Purdown, Bristol South Purdown, Bristol, is an ancient green space located in north Bristol . The area of land is bordered by central Muller Road, Sir Johns Lane Allotment site, Stoke Park, Lockleaze Open Space and the Priory Hospital . It has been designated a Site of Nature Conservation Interest .

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