Martin Dann wrote:
> marc wrote:
>> Martin Dann wrote:
>>> marc wrote:
>
>>>> Plus anyoen know what sort of ride it is from Temple Meads to City
>>>> of Bristol College?
>>>
>>> There are multiple campesses for the City of Bristol College, which
>>> one do you need?
>>
>> College Green Centre, St George's Road, Bristol, BS1 5UA
>
> It is probably less than a mile between the two, probably about 10-15
> min walk.
>
> The traffic around temple meads is very heavy, but there are farcilities
> if you are unhappy cycling on these roads. In fact it might be better to
> use the farcilities the first time there and back to find your way, and
> avoid the big roundabout.
>
> (On road) Exit temple meads, go down the road to the T junction in front
> of the big hotel/pub. Turn right, and follow the road (staying on the
> left) until you come to the cathedral.
Erm that's a church! (biggest parish church in England), the cathedral's
on College Green.
I'd avoid that part: from exiting the ticket barrier go straight ahead;
(*not* left out the main entrance), out the side, across a car park (you
need to watch here!) and down a ramp. Go left down the deserted service
road to the far side of the big roundabout. Use the crossing to get to
Portwall Lane and use that to get to the swingbridge.
Go straight across the round
> about, over the small swing bridge, straight over the mini round about,
> and then straight across Queen square[1].
I'd keep to the lhs of the square, then cross the docks on the horny
bridge, and make your way through to the main road. College on right
along there. This *is* the main road, so an alternative is to cross it
and up the steps to the side of the big hotel and then it's car-free
along college Green and past the cathedral and library.
Go straight across the next
> roundabout, and slightly to the left. There is a pedestrianised area on
> the left, hop onto this just after the mine, and go across.
>
> Here you can either
> a) go left along the A4, and the college should be on the right
> somewhere, (perhaps another road on the right)
> b) go up the hill slightly, turn left just past the hotel, and go across
> college green, past the cathedral, and the college should be on the left
> somewhere.
>
> If you are bringing a bike, bring plenty of locks etc, take the lits off
> the bike when you leave it, and under no circumstances leave the bike
> overnight. Use a cheap/hack bike if you have one.
>
> HTH
>
> [1] I mean straight across, bikes can go over the middle.
