Bristol Dance Company is a typical 'community style' dance company offering a variety of classes…read morefor all ages, at affordable prices. It's located just near Lidl on Fishponds Rd, and from the outside it doesn't look like much but it's just quite a basic building. They offer a range of classes from Aerobics to Modern to Salsa, and they also offer a range of levels from beginners to advance so there's something to suit everyone. If you fancy taking up dancing or just giving it a go then it's a great thing to do, and I would recommend popping along especially if you live close by. Dancing is always a great alternative to the gym in my opinion - loads more fun! Classes are £4 for adults and £3 for children, so you really can't go wrong with the prices as they aren't going to break the bank. You can also hire out the function room for a disco or kids party if you're looking for a venue to do this! Overall I think it's a great place, bringing the community together. Pop along and see for yourself what they have to offer!

If you'd like to learn to dance ballroom in Bristol, this is the place to do it! I have been going…read moreto classes at Bristol Dance Experience for just over 18 months now. The lessons are relaxed and friendly, and cater in a progressive fashion from beginners up to experienced dancers. There are also regular practice classes and dances where you can try out what you have learned in class. It's very sociable and a lot of fun, I really look forward to my weekly class.

If you want to learn to to dance....Ballroom/Latin or Salsa....Bristol Dance Experience is a great…read moreplace to do it. Their lessons are conducted in a friendly and informal way but with a great deal of expertise. You don't need to take a partner, you don't need any special footwear and there is no age limit. Be prepared to have a few laughs though.

My daughter attends ballet and tap at this dance school (Bradley School branch) and really enjoys…read moreit. I have found the teachers to be helpful and very considerate of her needs. It is an ISTD Exam Centre. They hold classes for ages 2 1/5 to adults and include belly dancing, Flamenco, hip hop etc. The classes are very reasonably prices in comparison to some dance schools. Children's fees are due in advance, a term at a time.

This is Bristol's centre for contemporary art. As well as a gallery, they've got stuff do with…read moredance, film and music going on. Have a look through the listings to see if anything takes your fancy. There's some quite challenging stuff on, with some of the installations making absolutely no sense at all if you ask me. The gallery is free and definitely worth dropping in to if you're in the city centre looking for something to do. It changes frequently so I can't vouch for the quality of the art though there is a good video exhibition on right now. Similarly, their film showings are varied - they don't just show the latest releases - and you have to keep an eye out for something that interests you. The Arnolfini brings a little bit of culture to Bristol and seeing as it's free I'm definitely a fan.

The Arnolfini is a Bristol establishment that everyone I've met really cherishes. Mainly it is a…read morecontemporary art gallery, but also plays host to events, film screenings and dance and music performances. The entire gallery has three floors, and each is usually occupied with an exhibition. I've found that most times, there is one main exhibition that runs through the whole gallery, with maybe only one or two separate ones in smaller rooms. This place provides quite a hit and miss experience, of course depending on what you personally enjoy in art. I would say half the times that I've been here, I've enjoyed what the Arnolfini has to offer, and often leave quite inspired. However the other half of the time, I walk in and the whole space is taken up by children's activities, to try and engage them more in the exhibition that's on. This is great for the kids but creates quite a confusing atmosphere for the adults that walk in and expect to see more art, and instead see about 50 children in what looks like a giant activities room. The best thing to do before coming here is to check on their website for more information of the exhibitions, and you can come for the ones that tick your fancy, and avoid others that don't.

Christ Church lies just a short walk south west of the town's mediaeval parish church of St John…read morethe Baptist, set attractively in the centre of an extensive churchyard on Christchurch Street West. History The church was built largely to provide additional capacity at a time when the main Parish church was no longer large enough to cater for its congregation, and particularly to provide more free pews (as opposed to those which were rented, as was the custom at the time). The churchyard was originally shared with St John's, but is closed for burials. It has a fine long stone wall on Christchurch Street - which, alas, has lost its railings. The building The church was built in 1817-18 to designs by the local architect George Allen Underwood (1793-1829), although much altered subsequently, most notably with new window tracery by Manners & Gill around the 1840s onwards, supposedly based on those of the church at Yatton, near Weston-super-Mare. The style is broadly Neo-Gothic (Perpendicular) and cruciform in plan, with a tall clerestory, low crossing tower and substantial aisles to the nave. An unusual feature is that the altar is under the crossing, with a later projecting Lady Chapel (now the Sacristy) added in 1929. Furnishings are decent Victorian work, including a substantial carved reredos and a later Rood erected in 1910, and some brightly coloured stained glass. The church is a Grade II* listed building. Practicalities The church has had an Anglo-catholic tradition since the mid 1850s, and provides for a friendly welcome. Parking seems relatively straightforward along the road outside.

Nearly 200 years old, this gem of a Victorian classical gothic style church sits in it's own…read moregrounds along Christchurch Street West. I always think of it as Reverse-tardis in that it's seems bigger on the outside than on the inside. But ti's well worth stopping by if classical churches are your interest. Old wooden pews, dark with age and use, beautiful stained-glass windows and a small simplicity iof style that is still grand and elegant. Choir stalls complete the package, and the local vicar is a delight - managing to bring the spiritual side of life out in an easy-listening, relevant and light-hearted package that makes strikes a chord with believers and athiests alike. A gorgeous venue for a wedding (which I had the pleasure to attend recently) and a lovely part of Frome's heritage.

Having spent my first year at Bristol in Churchills, i am not going to give it a bad review…read more But i would say this: the reason why i enjoyed it so much is because of the friends i made. The rooms are fine- they are quite big and have a large bathroom between four rooms. Some of the rooms have sinks in too. So far as facilities go there isn't much that churchill can boast, they have a bar and the quod but that is about it. I had a great time so would recommend it to all despite the lack of facilities compared to say, Wills or Baddock.

Churchill Hall is a great hall for some, myself included…read more Positives: The catering is better than school canteens, there is a projector room with sky, a heavily subsidised bar selling pints for as little as a pound at times, a beautiful patch of green to eat, drink and be merry on in the summer time, lots of good looking people, large rooms and a great sporting ethos. Negatives: perhaps more than any other hall there are divisions between public-school and state school students, the bathrooms are pretty disgusting, there is a lot of damp, other halls have better facilities and locations, the hall has decreased in size since I was last there and this makes the hall feel a bit sparse. Rather than tell you I had a great time, I hope this helps you to make an informed decision for yourself!

This place is GREAT! Can't believe there is actually something like this in Bristol, its usually…read moreLondon or Manchester that offer this type of thing, or so I thought! We did this for a ladies treat not that long ago after seeing it advertisied on the back of a car (great bit of publicity).. all you chocoholics need to go!

This is a fantastic primary school, my daughter goes here and loves every minuit of it. It is is…read morechurch of England school so they have strong ties to the village church, with regular services. The school holds about 120 puplies and is split over 6 classrooms. Each classroom has a door leading directly onto the playground. There is a hard standing play ground with a wonderful gazebo and fish pond (fenced off). There is also a large grassy area with a fitness trail. The reception children has their own fenced in play area that they can access when ever they like. This has some wonderful toys for them to play with. All the teachers are great and the whole school has a lovely feeling. Technically they are well set up with white boards, laptops etc. Both my daughters have been happy here.