Guidebook for Bristol

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Guidebook for Bristol

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Wedding venue, historic mansion
32 locals recommend
Linden Place
500 Hope St
32 locals recommend
Wedding venue, historic mansion
Beautiful gardens, wedding venue
61 locals recommend
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd
61 locals recommend
Beautiful gardens, wedding venue
Many visiting boaters.
Bristol Yacht Club
101 Poppasquash Rd
Many visiting boaters.
Beautiful church for weddings.
St. Mary's Parish
330 Wood St
Beautiful church for weddings.
Everyone should read!
Rogers Free Library
525 Hope St
Everyone should read!

Sightseeing

Hear the church bells ring right across the street. Visit inside to see a beautiful historic church.
St. Michaels Episcopal Church
399 Hope St
Hear the church bells ring right across the street. Visit inside to see a beautiful historic church.
Take a short ferry ride to Prudence Island to explore. There are beaches there, but they are about 1 mile from the ferry stop, so bring bikes.
Prudence Island
Take a short ferry ride to Prudence Island to explore. There are beaches there, but they are about 1 mile from the ferry stop, so bring bikes.
Set on a 127-acre country estate, this historic site dates from 1745. It's a 14-minute walk from Mount Hope Bay and 1 mile from Bristol Town Common. There's also a weekly farmers' market and a seasonal kids' club.
26 locals recommend
Mt Hope Farm
250 Metacom Ave
26 locals recommend
Set on a 127-acre country estate, this historic site dates from 1745. It's a 14-minute walk from Mount Hope Bay and 1 mile from Bristol Town Common. There's also a weekly farmers' market and a seasonal kids' club.

Parks & Nature

22 locals recommend
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium
1401 Hope St
22 locals recommend

Food Scene

Good food with a french accent.
10 locals recommend
Le Central
483 Hope St
10 locals recommend
Good food with a french accent.
Just steps from BristolLeonardPlace, this is a slow-paced coffee shop with great croissants and other pastries along with great coffee. My favorite drink is the Mint green tea - especially on ice in the summer for an afternoon pick-me-up.
9 locals recommend
Angelina's, Lower Hope's st. cup of Jo.
301 Hope St
9 locals recommend
Just steps from BristolLeonardPlace, this is a slow-paced coffee shop with great croissants and other pastries along with great coffee. My favorite drink is the Mint green tea - especially on ice in the summer for an afternoon pick-me-up.
Unbelievably great breakfasts - fresh baked items filled with locally sourced ingredients. Cramped space, but worth it. There will probably be a line out the door. The alternative is to go to their bakery on Gooding Avenue for the same baked goods and fresh fruits. Also listed here.
51 locals recommend
Beehive Cafe
10 Franklin St
51 locals recommend
Unbelievably great breakfasts - fresh baked items filled with locally sourced ingredients. Cramped space, but worth it. There will probably be a line out the door. The alternative is to go to their bakery on Gooding Avenue for the same baked goods and fresh fruits. Also listed here.
Quiches to die for. Fresh fruit salads. Locally sourced ingredients. Pick up and take back to Leonard Place to have on the front porch while the world goes by.
9 locals recommend
The Beehive Pantry
87 Gooding Ave
9 locals recommend
Quiches to die for. Fresh fruit salads. Locally sourced ingredients. Pick up and take back to Leonard Place to have on the front porch while the world goes by.

Drinks & Nightlife

Active, young crowd.
39 locals recommend
Aidan's Pub
5 John St
39 locals recommend
Active, young crowd.

Arts & Culture

Largest collection of Bristol history.
Bristol Historical & Preservation Society
48 Court St
Largest collection of Bristol history.
America's Cup first sailing vessels - great collection of sailboats from early 1900's yacht races.
25 locals recommend
Herreshoff Marine Museum
1 Burnside St
25 locals recommend
America's Cup first sailing vessels - great collection of sailboats from early 1900's yacht races.
Visitors to the Coggeshall Farm Museum encounter a New England farm at work in the years following one revolution — the war that brought independence from Great Britain — and leading up to a second — the Industrial Revolution.
19 locals recommend
Coggeshall Farm Museum
1 Colt Dr
19 locals recommend
Visitors to the Coggeshall Farm Museum encounter a New England farm at work in the years following one revolution — the war that brought independence from Great Britain — and leading up to a second — the Industrial Revolution.

Essentials

Laundry - self-service or wash and fold
East Bay Laundromat
26 Gooding Ave
Laundry - self-service or wash and fold
18 locals recommend
Stop & Shop
605 Metacom Ave
18 locals recommend
Just steps from BristolLeonardPlace - go out the front door, turn left and it is one block down the street. Pick up milk, cream, bread, other conveniences.
Pick & Pay Food Mart
300 Hope St
Just steps from BristolLeonardPlace - go out the front door, turn left and it is one block down the street. Pick up milk, cream, bread, other conveniences.
Small shop to pick up wine and liquors. Small selection.
Viola's Liquor Store
219 Wood St
Small shop to pick up wine and liquors. Small selection.
Package store has large variety of wines and liquors. Near Stop & Shop.
9 locals recommend
1776 Liquors
597 Metacom Ave
9 locals recommend
Package store has large variety of wines and liquors. Near Stop & Shop.