Bristol Industrial Museum

Key Facts

Located close to Bristol Docks on the River Avon, the museum concentrates on the industrial history of the Bristol area. Among the aviation exhibits are a Bristol Sycamore helicopter and a ‘walk-through’ Concorde engineering mock-up. A large collection of Bristol aero engines are on show – many restored by the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Bristol Branch.

On Prince’s Warf, south of the A4044 inner ring road. Well signed from the city centre with car parking nearby.
See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps

This museum closed for refurbishment on 29 October 2006, and is expected to reopen in 2011 as the Museum of Bristol.

Free.

Amenities:

Toilets, Parking, Souvenir shop, Access for the disabled.

Notes: Sycamore HR.14 XL829 has moved to The Helicopter Museum.

Bristol Industrial Museum, Prince’s Warf, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RN. Tel: 0117 9251470, Fax: 0117 9297318, Official Website

Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery

Key Facts

Hanging in the foyer to the museum is a reproduction Bristol Boxkite, which featured in the film ‘Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines’. The rest of the museum features a wide range of local, historical and natural history topics.

On the A4018 to the west of the city centre, near the University. On Queen’s Road, Clifton. Well signed with car parking nearby. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps

Daily (including Sunday), 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Free.

Amenities:

Toilets, Parking, Cafe, Souvenir shop, Access for the disabled.

Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Queen’s Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1RL. Tel: 0117 9223571, Fax: 0117 9222047, e-mail: general_museums@bristol.gov.uk, Official Website