Guidebook for Bristol
Everything Else
Linden Place
500 Hope StWedding venue, historic mansion
Beautiful gardens, wedding venue
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Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry RdBeautiful gardens, wedding venue
Bristol Yacht Club
101 Poppasquash RdMany visiting boaters.
St. Mary's Parish
330 Wood StBeautiful church for weddings.
Rogers Free Library
525 Hope StEveryone should read!
Sightseeing
Hear the church bells ring right across the street. Visit inside to see a beautiful historic church.
St. Michaels Episcopal Church
399 Hope StHear the church bells ring right across the street. Visit inside to see a beautiful historic church.
Take a short ferry ride to Prudence Island to explore. There are beaches there, but they are about 1 mile from the ferry stop, so bring bikes.
Prudence Island
Take a short ferry ride to Prudence Island to explore. There are beaches there, but they are about 1 mile from the ferry stop, so bring bikes.
Set on a 127-acre country estate, this historic site dates from 1745. It's a 14-minute walk from Mount Hope Bay and 1 mile from Bristol Town Common.
There's also a weekly farmers' market and a seasonal kids' club.
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Mt Hope Farm
250 Metacom AveSet on a 127-acre country estate, this historic site dates from 1745. It's a 14-minute walk from Mount Hope Bay and 1 mile from Bristol Town Common.
There's also a weekly farmers' market and a seasonal kids' club.
Parks & Nature
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium
1401 Hope StFood Scene
Le Central
483 Hope StGood food with a french accent.
Just steps from BristolLeonardPlace, this is a slow-paced coffee shop with great croissants and other pastries along with great coffee. My favorite drink is the Mint green tea - especially on ice in the summer for an afternoon pick-me-up.
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Angelina's, Lower Hope's st. cup of Jo.
301 Hope StJust steps from BristolLeonardPlace, this is a slow-paced coffee shop with great croissants and other pastries along with great coffee. My favorite drink is the Mint green tea - especially on ice in the summer for an afternoon pick-me-up.
Unbelievably great breakfasts - fresh baked items filled with locally sourced ingredients. Cramped space, but worth it. There will probably be a line out the door. The alternative is to go to their bakery on Gooding Avenue for the same baked goods and fresh fruits. Also listed here.
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Beehive Cafe
10 Franklin StUnbelievably great breakfasts - fresh baked items filled with locally sourced ingredients. Cramped space, but worth it. There will probably be a line out the door. The alternative is to go to their bakery on Gooding Avenue for the same baked goods and fresh fruits. Also listed here.
Quiches to die for. Fresh fruit salads. Locally sourced ingredients. Pick up and take back to Leonard Place to have on the front porch while the world goes by.
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The Beehive Pantry
87 Gooding AveQuiches to die for. Fresh fruit salads. Locally sourced ingredients. Pick up and take back to Leonard Place to have on the front porch while the world goes by.
Drinks & Nightlife
Aidan's Pub
5 John StActive, young crowd.
Arts & Culture
Bristol Historical & Preservation Society
48 Court StLargest collection of Bristol history.
America's Cup first sailing vessels - great collection of sailboats from early 1900's yacht races.
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Herreshoff Marine Museum
1 Burnside StAmerica's Cup first sailing vessels - great collection of sailboats from early 1900's yacht races.
Visitors to the Coggeshall Farm Museum encounter a New England farm at work in the years following one revolution — the war that brought independence from Great Britain — and leading up to a second — the Industrial Revolution.
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Coggeshall Farm Museum
1 Colt DrVisitors to the Coggeshall Farm Museum encounter a New England farm at work in the years following one revolution — the war that brought independence from Great Britain — and leading up to a second — the Industrial Revolution.
Essentials
East Bay Laundromat
26 Gooding AveLaundry - self-service or wash and fold
Stop & Shop
605 Metacom AveJust steps from BristolLeonardPlace - go out the front door, turn left and it is one block down the street. Pick up milk, cream, bread, other conveniences.
Pick & Pay Food Mart
300 Hope StJust steps from BristolLeonardPlace - go out the front door, turn left and it is one block down the street. Pick up milk, cream, bread, other conveniences.
Viola's Liquor Store
219 Wood StSmall shop to pick up wine and liquors. Small selection.
Package store has large variety of wines and liquors. Near Stop & Shop.
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1776 Liquors
597 Metacom AvePackage store has large variety of wines and liquors. Near Stop & Shop.