Getting to Bristol, Bath and the surrounding area is easy, there is lots to see, and there are great places to stay. The main aim of your visit may be to see where your ancestors lived, and maybe do some research, but you will also have the opportunity to see some of our history, and enjoy our cities, towns, villages and countryside.
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Arriving by Train
There are regular trains to Bath and Bristol from London, the north, Midlands
and west of England, from Wales and from the south coast. You can check train
times on the National
Rail site.
Arriving by Road
The principal motorways from London to South Wales (M4) and from south-west
England to the north (M5) cross just north of Bristol, so we enjoy easy road communication to all parts of the United Kingdom. If you want to travel by
long-distance bus (called "coach" in the U.K.), then check out
nationalexpress.com
Arriving by Air
Most intercontinental flights to the U.K. arrive at one of the London
airports, but Bristol International Airport has regular flights to Scotland,
Ireland and mainland Europe.
Check on the Airport
site for details.
Places to Stay and Places to Visit
Hotels, inns, guest houses and other places to stay throughout the area can be found at the sites for the Bristol tourist office and the Bath tourist office. You may need to visit the Record Offices at Gloucester or Taunton, in which case the Gloucestershire tourist office and that for Somerset may also be useful.
Getting Around
The major bus operator in Bristol, Bath and Avon is
First Group, for on-line timetables. The timetables for subsidised routes, and
those provided by other operators, are not available online.