Down on the Harbour

On a bright and sunny Wednesday afternoon I took my dad for a lovely walk along the Harbour in Bristol. Of course we had all been for walks along the Harbour before as a family but dad was really surprised how much Bristol had changed! The new developments of bright office blocks such as Hargreaves & Landsdown and HBOS. The brightly coloured apartment blocks and the beautiful houses on the waters edge.

We started our walk with a look down the River Avon towards Brunel's Suspension Bridge.

As we crossed over from the River Avon we headed to the Harbour via Underfall Boat yard. The Underfall yard is a historic boatyard situated on Spike Island. It serves the Bristol Harbour. It was locally known as 'The Underfalls' the name taken from the underfall sluices. The original construction was early 19th Century with some changes made by Brunel in the 1830's. Most of the buildings here have been given English Heritage status. They are listed buildings.

The views across the Harbour as we walked along were dotted with brightly coloured houses and apartments high above the Harbour. John Cabot's tower could also be seen rising out above the trees that surround it.

Finally we arrived at our destination. The extremely impressive SS Great Britain!

We sat basking in the sunshine surrounded by this iconic ship, drinking a latte and enjoying this busy waterway in the City that I love. Bristol.