The West's most exciting City, Bristol is an eclectic mix of old and new, traditional and Indie.

Energetic and Exciting, Bristol has preserved its maritime history and combined it with the new and innovative Harbourside developments. Full of life and packed with things to see and do, whether you are moving to Bristol to live, work or study, you'll find an exciting city packed with tradition, history, culture, music and sport.

It's a City of fun and humour, with a renowned theatre, indie music and comedy circuits, successful professional sport clubs - Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Bristol Shoguns and an equally successful mix of local sports teams.

Bristol's open spaces: Most areas of Bristol enjoy local parks and gardens providing open green space with opportunities to explore, children's playgrounds and a breath of fresh air.

From springtime College Green becomes a popular meeting place for the young; Durdham Downs with its woodland copse and wide open spaces provides a 400-acre games and parkland where you'll find local softball players mixing with football teams, joggers and dog walkers exchanging pleasantries and kites soaring high above the Avon Gorge on a windy day.

Just across Brunel's famous Suspension Bridge lies Leigh Woods, with a further 850 acres of walks and opportunities to explore and picnic, whatever the weather.