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Visiting Us
Opening Hours
Explore is open every day except 24, 25 and 26 December.
10am to 5pm - weekdays during term time (last entry at 4pm).
10am to 6pm - weekends, bank holidays and daily during local
school holidays (last entry at 5pm).
Please allow 2-4 hours for your visit to Explore and 25 minutes
for a Planetarium show.
Tickets are valid only on the day of purchase and can be used to
re-enter Explore throughout the day.
Information and bookings
Please call 0845 345 1235 (local rate calls) or 0117 915 5000,
9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
A recorded information line is available at weekends.
A Minicom system is available weekdays on 0117 914 3475.
How to get here
At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB.
Please see the Detailed and
Area maps.
Wildwalk and the IMAX Theatre
Please click here for further
information.
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DETAILED
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CYCLING AND WALKING
Two minutes from the city
centre.
At-Bristol is close to the National Cycle Network. To find the
nearest cycling and walking routes
click here. |
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BY TRAIN
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First Great Western or Virgin Trains into
Bristol Temple Meads station. From there to At-Bristol it is a
20 minute walk, a 5 minute taxi ride, 17 minute Ferry ride or
a 10 minute bus ride (8 or 9 First service to College Green -
from College Green walk down the side of Bristol Cathedral and
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Save 15% off entry to Explore-At-Bristol with the First Great
Western trains all-in-one ticket!
Simply buy one time- and money-saving ticket from your departure
station. The all-in-one ticket includes your train fare,
discounted bus ride to College Green, and pre-paid discounted
entry to Explore-At-Bristol.
Please note:
- Any 3 or 4 year olds must pay for their Explore ticket on
arrival at the child offer rate of £5.50. (First's child
definition for ticket purchases is 5-15; the At-Bristol child
definition is 3-15.)
Ask for this pre-paid package when you buy your train ticket.
Call 08457 48 49 50 or visit
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk for details.
BY BUS
Any to the city centre or
direct to Anchor Road.
BY PARK & RIDE
Secure parking
at Brislington (A4) or Long Ashton (A370) then a bus ride to the city
centre.
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BY FERRY
Bristol Ferry Boat Company runs timetabled ferries to and from
At Bristol, seven days a week all year round. Boats are heated
and covered in winter. Ferry landing stages are marked by blue
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You can catch the ferry:
- just a few minutes walk away from Bristol Temple Meads train
station, at Castle Park (near Broadmead), Bristol Bridge and Welsh
Back (near St. Nicholas Markets and King Street). Regular weekday
service from April to October; a limited weekday service runs from
November to March, but there is always a full service at weekends
and school holidays.
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from Hotwells, picking up at Mardyke and Pump House landing stages
(off Hotwells Road) and at The Cottage and ss Great Britain
landing stages (off of Cumberland Road). Regular services.
Please call 0117 927 3416 or visit
www.bristolferry.com for
details of times and prices.
BY ROAD
Via M5(S), exit Junction 18,
follow A4 (Portway) to the City Centre. Via M4/M5(N), follow the
M32 direct to the Centre. Follow the At-Bristol signs to A4/Anchor
Road and use public car parks.
Car Parking:
Millennium Square car park is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. The entrance is on Canons Way, off Anchor Road.
If using Sat Nav, please use postcode BS1 5LL as the destination.
Coach Parking:
Coaches may set down and pick up
directly on site at Canons Way. Coach parking is available in the
following sites:
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Cumberland Road. Capacity 15-20, medium - long
stay. No charge, on street parking.
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Bristol City Football Club, Ashton Gate. Parking
is subject to match days; for information call 0117 963 0614.
Capacity 40, medium, long stay and overnight. £5 charge, off
street parking. Toilets on site, coach cleaning facilities, food
outlets nearby.
BY AIR
8 miles from Bristol International Airport.
Bristol International Flyer - Express Coach link route 330 between Bristol International Airport and Bristol City Centre operates every 30 minutes at peak times, with pick up/set down points in Anchor Road right outside At-Bristol.
AREA MAP
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