Bristol Christmas Shopping 2010 - Shop till you drop in Bristol this Christmas
Bristol Christmas Shopping 2010 - Shop till you drop in Bristol this Christmas
Bristol Christmas Shopping 2010
Napoleon was deemed to have said - rather disparagingly - that Britain was a nation of shopkeepers. However, when it comes to Bristol he was not wrong since Bristol is very proud of its wonderful array of shopping centres, department and speciality stores, small boutiques and markets. Wow! What a shopping extravaganza this Christmas with a VAT rise looming in January NOW is the time to shop like never before and Activ Bristol is here to provide you with as much information as possible in order to ease your "shopamania" and make it more enjoyable.
So let's start out of town with the Mall at Cribbs Causeway; here we have in excess of 135 top name stores with 7000 FREE parking spaces plus consistent late night shopping with easy access. This great shopping arena incorporating Marks and Spencer and John Lewis also provides in excess of 15 well known cafes and restaurants including Cafe Rouge, Carluccio's and YOI Sushi to name but a few. This Christmas you can also find Santa's Grotto for the little people together with a large ice skating rink where you can "take a break" (not break a leg) with the family from shopping. Surrounding the Mall there are more restaurants, cinemas superstores and car showrooms in fact all you could need for a Christmas Shopping Fiesta.
Moving back to the centre of Bristol we have the spectacular undercover glass domed Cabot Centre with its imposing walkways and impressive stores including Harvey Nichols and House of Fraser. While perusing the 120 top name stores gracing the boulevards offering all one might need for those special Christmas Gifts, take time out and enjoy one of the 25 superb cafes and restaurants from Giraffe and Coal grill to Raymond Blanc's "Brassiere Blanc". Dwell awhile and people watch before descending once again into the Christmas melee. Why not take a little more time out and try ice skating, new to the Cabot Circus this year, or after your day's shopping enjoy a relaxing meal and a visit to the Showcase Cinema De Lux offering 13 different screens - some with 3D. Then when all is done you can wend your weary way home knowing you have enjoyed one of the best shopping experiences in the country.
With the introduction of Cabot Circus one of Bristol's oldest traditional shopping areas tends to be forgotten. This of course is Broadmead situated next to Cabot Circus and incorporates The Galleries, another undercover shopping area with over a hundred different stores including Boots, W H Smith's, Waterstones and many more furnishing and clothing outlets. Broadmead itself has an enormous range of more than four hundred stores and is the largest in the area with department stores such as BHS, Marks & Spencers, Primark and a vast Debenhams with many floors and different departments all serviced by a healthy number of restaurants and coffee shops. Broadmead is also the venue for the exciting Bristol Christmas Market and the Bristol German Market. You cancontactBroadmeadManagement by emailor by telephone: 0117 925 7053.
For a slightly slower pace, more refined shopping experience take a trip to Clifton Village where you will be gently massaged by the soft ambiance of boutique style shopping with different quirky unusual shops and undercover antique markets. This is the place to buy that unique Christmas gift, that slightly strange interesting bauble the recipient will have to ease gently from your hand on Christmas Day; yes this is the place to purchase a present with love and passion. Shopping with passion then deserves a lunch with peace and tranquillity overlooking the magnificent gorge and Brunel's Suspension bridge - yes a quiet table at the Avon Gorge Hotel Restaurant will give you renewed vitality to carry on your search for that perfect present. A day in Clifton is an experience not to be missed.
For the more athletic type a trip to Park Street will be a shorter affair after a few hill climb sorties culminating in a circumnavigation of Queen's Square. The physical requirement of this shopping area is well worth the effort as the array of individual boutiques together with high-end retailers make this very worthwhile in fact a perfect reflection of Bristol residents' eclectic stylish look. Watering holes are a "must" for this adventure. At the bottom of the hill we have the famous old pub, the Mauritania and at the top of the hill, by the University, we have Browns. Between these two points are some excellent restaurants, including Italian and French in which to ease your weary festive bones.
One shopping area often forgotten is the Eastgate Shopping centre located in Eastville, home to Bristol's massive Ikea store incorporating everything for the home from candles to kitchens all at great prices. However, that's not all there is at Eastgate, other stores abound including a large Tesco, Next, Laura Ashley, Mothercare, Halfords, Mamas and Papas, Asda Living, Pets at Home, Boots, and should you get a little peckish there's Burger King and Pizza Hut not to mention the restaurant within Ikea. So you can have a great day Christmas shopping here and the parking is FREE!
Other shopping areas abound in and around Bristol such as Bedminster, Thornbury, Westbury-on-Trym and Christmas Steps, to name but a few, so you can see why Napoleon was right and we are the real winners when it comes to Christmas shopping in Bristol. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Activ Bristol.
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