Weekend in Bristol

Last weekend I was in Bristol for a Christmas weekend away/visiting family trip.  Having only ever had a fleeting visits to Bristol I wasn't sure what I would think but there are loads of quirky shops and places to get some very tasty food. 

Park Street is just off the main centre of Bristol and has a mix of high end, quirky, unique shops including Motel, The Kooples, BS8 and many many more. 

My favourite store had to be BS8 which has a huge variety of clothes from local designers and a vintage selection.  If you are looking for a treasure trove of goodies from knitted jumpers to bold accessories this is the place to go. 

Bristol also has the normal stores you would expect to get in any major city and I visited Cabbot Circus which had a great selection of high street stores all clustered together.  They also have a Harvey Nichols which sold Candy Kittens sweets.  For those of you who aren't Made in Chelsea fans you may not know that this is the sweet range from Jamie Laing one of the people from Made in Chelsea. 

Having spent alot of our day in the shops we headed to Rosemarino for dinner.  This is a beautiful Italian in Cliffton.  I had Partridge for the first time and it was delicious and my Aunt had Sea Bream which also tasted amazing. 

Partridge

Sea Bream

Having devoured out main course we went on to enjoy a fabulous desert platter which had bitter chocolate panna cotta (my personal favourite from the platter), elderflower sorbet, tiramisu, apple strudel, rum and raisin ice cream, chocolate biscotti and granola biscuit.  All of which were delicious. 



Sharing Desert Platter

 

I would definitely recommend a trip to Bristol to anyone looking for a city break outwith London.  With a great variety of shops, restaurants and coffee shops you will have plenty to do while you are in the city.