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Encyclopedia > Bristol Ferry Boat
Bristol Bridge seen across the Harbour. Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in March 2003 and released to the public domain. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Arpingstone. This applies worldwide. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this...
Bristol Bridge seen across the Harbour. Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in March 2003 and released to the public domain. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Arpingstone. This applies worldwide. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this... Enlarge
A ferry boat passes the Welsh Back landing stage, with Bristol Bridge in the background

The Bristol Ferry Boat operates The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. Ferries form an important part of the public transport systems of many... passenger ferry boat services on St Augustines Reach and Peros Bridge, during the 2004 Harbour Festival. Bristol Harbour is the harbour in the city of Bristol, England. The 70 acre (280,000 m²) harbour was created by installing lock gates on a tidal stretch of the River Avon in the centre of... Bristol Harbour in the centre of the Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK... English city of Bristol is a port city in south-western England, on the River Avon. From its earliest days, the citys prosperity has been linked to that of the Port of Bristol, the commercial port which originated in the city centre but which have now migrated to the Bristol Channel coast... Bristol.


Services are operated both for the leisure market and for commuters to and from both the city centre and The original station (left) closed in 1965. All services now run from the 1870s extension (right) Bristol Temple Meads is a railway station in Bristol, England. It is situated about a mile south_east of the city centre, and is the main station for central Bristol. Bristols other main_line station... Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and serve 15 landing stages throughout the length of the harbour. Services are provided by a fleet of historic, yellow painted ferry boats.


Landing stages served

  • City Centre (for the city centre, Parts of Bristol Cathedral date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, but it remained uncompleted until 1888 The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is the Anglican cathedral in the English city of Bristol and is commonly known as Bristol Cathedral. Bristol Cathedral was founded as St... Bristol Cathedral and Watershed Arts Centre)
  • Millenium Square (for At-Bristol is a pioneering public science and technology exploration and education centre in Bristol, England. The centre encorporates Wildwalk, a biome, the biology section of the site, and Explore, which contains features on physics, earth science, chemistry, computer science and technology. At-Bristol also encorporates an IMAX cinema and... At-Bristol)
  • Princes Street Bridge (for the The Arnolfini is an art gallery in Bristol, England. The Arnolfini is named after Jan van Eycks masterpiece The Arnolfini Portrait (1434) depicting the merchant and arts patron Giovanni Arnolfini. The painting is now in the collection of the National Gallery, London. The gallery has free entry and is... Arnolfini Art Gallery, Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Museum stubs | Bristol | Museums in the UK ... Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum)
  • Gas Ferry North
  • SS Great Britain (for the preserved steamship The SS Great Britain in dry dock in Bristol, 2003. The Steam Ship Great Britain (s.s. Great Britain) was the first ocean-going ship to have an iron hull and a screw propeller, and when launched in 1843 was the largest vessel afloat. She originally carried 120 first class... SS Great Britain)
  • Bristol Marina
  • Mardyke
  • Hotwells-Pumphouse (for Hotwells)
  • Hotwells-The Nova Scotia
  • Hotwells-The Cottage
  • Welsh Back
  • Redcliffe Back
  • Bristol Bridge
  • Castle Park (for the Broadmead shopping centre)
  • Temple Quay (for The original station (left) closed in 1965. All services now run from the 1870s extension (right) Bristol Temple Meads is a railway station in Bristol, England. It is situated about a mile south_east of the city centre, and is the main station for central Bristol. Bristols other main_line station... Bristol Temple Meads railway station)
  • Bathurst Basin

External links

  • Bristol Ferry Boat website (http://www.bristolferryboat.co.uk/)

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