Cabot Circus

Bristol


A multimillion-pound shopping centre hosting all the big names, selling everything from new threads to boxes of chocolates.

High-end fashion boutiques and designer brands tend to cluster around the Quakers Friars area.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bristol attractions

1. Mild Mild West

0.34 MILES

This wry piece of graffiti art was painted by local lad Banksy. It features a Molotov cocktail–wielding teddy bear who's facing three riot police. It's…

2. Temple Church

0.47 MILES

Despite suffering bomb damage in WWII, the tall tower and walls of this late-medieval church survived. You can't go inside, but can walk around it through…

3. Red Lodge

0.62 MILES

Built in 1590 and remodelled in 1730, this red-brick house showcases a mix of Elizabethan, Georgian and Victorian architecture and decor. The highlight is…

4. Well Hung Lover

0.73 MILES

One of Banksy's best loved pieces of street art features an apparently two-timing wife, an angry husband and a naked man dangling from a window. That it…

5. Bristol Cathedral

0.77 MILES

Originally founded as a 12th-century monastery church, Bristol Cathedral was heavily remodelled during the 19th century. It's one of Britain's best…

6. Bristol Aquarium

0.77 MILES

The underwater habitats you'll encounter here include a Bay of Rays, Coral Sea, Shark Tank and an Amazon River Zone. The underwater viewing tunnel adds…

7. Arnolfini

0.78 MILES

At time of writing, the art galleries here were only open for special events. The ground floor houses the Front Room, a venue for talks, special events…

8. Georgian House

0.8 MILES

Once the home of the wealthy slave plantation owner and sugar merchant John Pinney, this 18th-century house provides an insight into aristocratic life in…