Got more time? Staying for longer? Here's some easy day trip and other ideas around the area (not including Bath, which we're visiting on Sunday)... (bear in mind that the bus frequencies given are for peak times - evenings and Sundays you won't find so many...)
Bus X1 from Bristol Bus Station, runs about every 15-20mins (takes ~60mins) or train from Temple Meads.
Bus 376 from Bristol Bus Station, half hourly (takes ~70mins)
For either of the above, the best deal is to ask for a £7 West of England day ticket.
National Express Bus from Bristol Bus Station (1hr 10mins) or train from Temple Meads (50mins, passing through the Severn Tunnel - not quite the Chunnel, but still...)
National Express Bus from Bristol Bus station (2hr 10) or train from Temple Meads. Easy links to the rest of Devon as well!
Weston-Super-Mare
The typical bank holiday day trip from Bristol! A (somewhat muddy) beach, a pier with a bunch of amusements, the biggest tidal difference in Europe (over 12 metres - hence the frequently muddy beach...) and, if you're really lucky, donkeys!Bus X1 from Bristol Bus Station, runs about every 15-20mins (takes ~60mins) or train from Temple Meads.
Glastonbury and Wells
The hippy capital of the UK (ley lines, crystals, goddess worship? This is the place for you...) and the smallest city in England, complete with massive medieval cathedral.Bus 376 from Bristol Bus Station, half hourly (takes ~70mins)
For either of the above, the best deal is to ask for a £7 West of England day ticket.
Cardiff
Wales's capital, home to the Welsh Assembly, the Welsh Opera (in Cardiff Bay), one of the most spectacular city-centre stadiums in the world and, of course, Doctor Who....National Express Bus from Bristol Bus Station (1hr 10mins) or train from Temple Meads (50mins, passing through the Severn Tunnel - not quite the Chunnel, but still...)
Exeter
Not so much one for a day trip, but a good place to base yourself if heading down into Devon and/or Cornwall.National Express Bus from Bristol Bus station (2hr 10) or train from Temple Meads. Easy links to the rest of Devon as well!
Got a car...?
The countryside close to Bristol also has some beautiful places, but they're a bit harder to get to by public transport - the Mendip Hills to the south, with Cheddar, home to Britain's deepest gorge and, of course, cheese; the Cotswold Hills to the north-east, with beautiful villages like Castle Combe; the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, with its collection of trees from around the world; the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean; there are many more places to see in the West Country.
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