10 Reasons why Bristol is the best place to live in the UK

For many years Bristol has been named as one of the best places to live in the UK.
Of course, this is old news for those of us who live here, but it still gives you that little feeling of pride to have it confirmed to the rest of the world.
But we have a few more things to add to the list. The things that make Bristol truly unique. So Bristol, this is why you are the best, every day, every year…

[@jeonlyxoxo]

I travel the world. Visited many cities, and places. And can frankly say Bristol is one of my top favourite cities in the world.

[@emotivelyy_]

😽😽 Thanks I'm from Bristol 😁

[@williamhild1793]

I live in South Dakota. About 30 miles to the east of where I live, there is a small town named Bristol, and it is a very nice town of about 400 people. I believe it was named after Bristol in the UK. Matter of fact, along the same highway we have a Bath, an Aberdeen (where I live), a Groton (which we pronounce GROW-ton), and an Ipswich. I do know for certain that my town (Aberdeen, population 28,000) was named after Aberdeen in Scotland.

[@oliviaandclara2792]

Bath uk is only 40 minutes drive from Bristol uk so I guess that bath is named after the bath in uk

[@bulgariantimes]

Absolutely normal because of britain origin of the US

[@lilygriffiths6282]

There are 29 Bristols in the USA. It was from Bristol (only port given a Royal Charter in the C15 to go beyond the Atlantic) that many explorers (native and foreugners) sailed from and discovered many areas there.

[@benfletcher9659]

America has a habit of taking names from probably every other country in the world. Then they do it again and add Berg, Ville to the end of it.

[@hawilost]

This is what I called home for 5 years until I I graduated… there is nowhere like Bristol.

[@varthikes53]

I hope to live there someday. At least for a year or two while I work on a series of books. One of the main characters is from Bristol, and I want to be there long enough to experience Bristol as fully as possible.

[@supermariosionduggan7545]

Bristol 705k people's population accept often more visit Wales Cardiff Newport Swansea Bridgend sarn aberkenfig pothcawl maesteg neath time 9:00am trill forever present good place friendly

[@Stanhoc]

Shush

[@bobbydeazy]

It may seem like a nice idea..but with the worst infrastructure in the country its not fun to get around at all anymore. More is going wrong than right with city last 10 years

[@varthikes53]

@@bobbydeazy Yeah, I've been following the news in the last year. It's sad. I'm hoping the issues will be resolved by the time I'm in a position to move. Especially the issue with the bus system. If not, hopefully I can find a place close enough to Bristol to travel there easily.

[@bobbydeazy]

@@varthikes53 the buses were terrible and crime so bad in those areas they took the routes off as no one wants to drive it. Secondly its impossible to drive as removed all of the road access to the city so everything is funneled which means an hr from north Bristol to city min at peak traffic. Then you have the most expensive housing outside of London. Then you have the horrible gentrification of key areas and the wealthy students and those moving out of london whom have destroyed its culture in a matter of a decade. Its a shame I loved it here as the music and art was what made the city great. Now its regulated and priced out for anyone who int middle class and above. I'm lucky enough to afford here as partner and I in good jobs. Most of my friends have had to move out in recent years.

[@bristollive]

What's your favourite thing about Bristol?

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

The Aircraft history of Filton.

[@kabirgaryali5105]

It’s “notoriously” colourful harbourside houses. Notorious.

[@AwesomeGee]

I’d move there from Scotland in a heartbeat.

[@derekphillips3868]

i moved from SCOTLANd to the WESt COUNtry 20 years ago . still ere . word of wrning , there is no BUckfast in Bristol

[@kamaladas3315]

Love you Bristol

[@phillip6356]

Lived in Bristol since the 1970s. Was a great city but has many social issues over the last 10 years. I don't feel safe especially at night therr anymore. The horsehair and Cabot are very scary places during the evening. And as for transport most of the road network has been reduced by almost 50% causing huge congestion at most times. The clifton area is probably the nicest to live and visit though

[@benfletcher9659]

I remember Stoke Croft used to be dodgy in the mid 2000's when there were loads of nightclubs there. Now it's all gentrified with artisan over priced shops. Bristol starting going crap around 2009. I left in 2018 and visited 2 years ago, I just no longer relate to the place.

[@DarkSoul6484]

Is this a joke ?! Not even a single word about the things that do matter when choosing a place to live ? Schools, crime rate, homeless rate, universities, how hard is it to find a job, transportations, polution, housing prices etc..... But hii deers and flighing balloons is what really matters i guess 🤦‍♂️ What a joke

[@bobbydeazy]

Don't forget the city council fine the artists who bring tourism and culture to the city. Most backward handling of the culture in a city ever...but you know what we got balloons. And infact it's one of the worst located events the city holds as whenever it's on you cannot access south Bristol at all.

[@diegosebasdonayref.4541]

Easton is safe near to stapleton road station??? Please someone can share information?

[@scrumptious_food]

Hlo can you help me my intake is September and I could not get my cas yet

[@OSHOI]

The most liveable, friendly and green city in the UK, nothing compares to beautiful Bristol!

[@bobbydeazy]

Not green at all... some of the worst city pollution around.

[@OSHOI]

@@bobbydeazy Not in the green bits ! 🙂

[@Devin7Eleven]

And the most insane and backwards minded. They pulled down a statue of a man who donated so much to his community

[@jblack5323]

All very romantic to someone who has spent little time in Bristol. The views are nice but it’s so very overcrowded and expensive to live here now, plus many non central areas are scummy. Younger working class couples have been moving out of Bristol for a long time.

[@miladydewinter7770]

I miss Bristol - wish I'd never left.

[@vkv8156]

It's beautiful 😊

[@bristollive]

The best place to live!

[@isobelmackellaig703]

I was brought up in Bristol and I am very disappointed to see all the grammatical mistakes in this presentation: for example its, meaning belonging to it does not have an apostrophe.

[@ahumanbiscuit2629]

Heard of deers? Have you? Heard of the herd of deers?

[@shabzpathan1105]

I want to move to Bristol from Bolton (rubbish town). I need more info.

[@annoyingchannel8812]

The recent installment of electric scooters are a reason to avoid a city like the plague.

[@prachurjogoswami4907]

📌Please prove me some suggestion - I will come in the UK, September session For Msc in Uwe bristol university. with my wife,( she is dependent) 1) if i living in London and travelling by bus- london to bristol, 2/3 days a week for class. 🔖 is it good decision? or not. ( i Listen uk job opportunity very good rather than bristol)

[@TY-sx3jb]

Probably better to just live in Bristol to avoid the commute and decrease your cost of living

[@bobbydeazy]

Not a good idea unless you like a lot of travel. London to Bristol by bus could take 3 to 4 hrs each way and would wipe any one out quickly after weeks of doing this. Uwe north Bristol is a cheaper part of city to live most affordable nearby is likely to be bradly Stoke.

[@benfletcher9659]

There is more to the UK then just that shit hole London.

[@Edwin99ization]

use to be good........ lived in Bristol all my life, you need to be wealthy....to many leftyposh rich students its to woke now

[@benfletcher9659]

Too many trendy Londoners came over in 2009 that it just made it mediocre. All the interesting shops, music venues have all closed down. Like most cities, Bristolians can't afford to live there and move away to the towns outside.

[@tfoanimation1399]

Very true😁

[@martynparkman6336]

A great city, sadly without a great football team.

[@dommidavros2211]

They're getting there!

[@derekphillips3868]

yes there is Mangotsfield Utd

[@ptobill]

My home city, which I love. It has everything and easy access to all of the important places like London, Bath, Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall (an hour from me in Ashton). Also Brunel, Temple Meads station, grade 1 listed and the oldest complete railway station in the world, the S.S. Great Britain, Clifton Suspension Bridge, etc., etc. Also I have Bristol Bears and City just down the road as Ashton Gate. Forget Rovers!

[@benfletcher9659]

It used to be better. Granted it was more grey but it had better shops. Now its all crap from London.

[@supermariosionduggan7545]

Wales accept Bristol mixed are wales and Scotland and Ireland and Cornwall and Devon and England

[@supermariosionduggan7545]

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[@captainspongeboy]

Maybe get a native English speaker to proof read things first. “It’s also inhabits a heard of deers”, “it’s sense of community”. Some of those sentences are spectacularly bad.

[@robedwards5709]

As a Bristolian living in the poorer parts for most of my life I can assure you it’s not so lovely for most of us

[@creativechristiancontent]

Which parts are they?

[@gennydavidsonsmith85]

Spelling!

[@supermariosionduggan7545]

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[@hgodfrey]

Twenty years ago Bristol was fun, vibrant and affordable. Now it’s mainly just expensive. High rents and low wages make Bristol a tough city for younger or less well off people. £800 per month gets you bedsit now.

[@2011arish]

It’s horrible expensive. It’s Also dull depressing city. Cardiff’s much better

[@josephjames7509]

@@2011arish is it very expensive place

[@josephjames7509]

I am from india And my sister is looking for a job there as nurse.. Should i look for another place in uk

[@hgodfrey]

@@josephjames7509 no Don’t be put off by our comments. Bristol is fine it’s just not great value for money these days. If she’s happy to share a flat then I’d say go for it, if she wants a place of her own then around Cardiff or somewhere up north would be better.

[@josephjames7509]

@@hgodfrey how is Manchester brother.. She also got an offer from manchester NHS

[@sapphire-fj3mm]

I'd rather be living in west London than an uninspiring pigsty like bristol which in my eyes, makes a place like Skid Row look glamorous and attractive.

[@rickmolton774]

Traffic is terrible. Council is very anti-car. Bus service is a joke. Road works go on for years. Train station is difficult to access. Centre Is a bit dodgy at night. Bristolian

[@lilygriffiths6282]

For its siz, mix of people and big nightlife, it's far from the UK'S top crime city.

[@benfletcher9659]

@@lilygriffiths6282 Bristol used to have a very vibrant music and club scene, particularly in the 1990's. Sadly most the venues were in areas ripe for gentrification and many have closed since about 2009. Bristol used to be so much better.

[@supermariosionduggan7545]

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[@benfletcher9659]

While not a bred Bristolian, I grew up in the sticks outside and later lived in the suburbs and outer city for a few years before moving to South Wales. I liked how Bristol was in the 1980's, 1990's and 2000's (yes it was a bit grey and depressing but it had some interesting shops and a good vibrant, alternative music scene). Then in 2009 came along all the outpriced ingrates from London, lured by said vibrant music scene, which they ultimately helped destroy by buying Yuppie hutches above music venues. They helped turn it into a trendy, mediocre place, devoid of imagination and originality. It's now full of pretentious cafe's, pretentious shops for complete narcissists and is completely overpriced and overrated. If your over 45, there is nothing there for you. So just like other cities over run by Londoners, Bristolians now have to look to houses in Bridgewater and like elsewhere Londoners are universally hated!

[@aarondavies5363]

No it ain't I lived there for 52 years I moved to portland Dorset it's a fantastic place to live I'd never go back

[@vanman7519]

I live in Bristol and its a dive, full of criminals and druggies

[@tamaraj1257]

I want move to Bristol so bad I have a two bedroom in Brighton if anyone wants it 😪 Or anyone with room rent for couple my dream to move there

[@sofiasaid3260]

How much is the rent?

[@tamaraj1257]

Hey sofia room is 600 with all bills included 🌛🍂🌜

[@johnki8665]

I do not trust Ariel view. It makes every thing beauty.

[@supermariosionduggan7545]

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[@lilygriffiths6282]

Bristol is more business visitors destination. However, I've met/read many people who'd regretted not venturing to Bristol before, rather than just staying in Bath or other nearby towns.

[@benfletcher9659]

@@lilygriffiths6282 Bristol has become an extension for Londoners outpriced in London. In tern, Bristolians now can't afford it and go to Weston Super mare or South Wales. Londoners are the scourge of the country!

[@sealand4950]

MEH city , bath ,oxford, Salisbury is better change my mind

[@cianog]

Bristol is expensive like London with non of the benefits.

[@katieb6223]

Disagree. It's not as expensive, far more laid back lifestyle and people are nicer. I've lived in both.

[@Challerz]

It's at least the 1/4 less the price of London and the benefits are your not in London. Moving from Bristol to London was the worst mistake of my life. The people are vile in London. Self serving, no community, selfish scam artists. Can't stand the people here.

[@benfletcher9659]

@@katieb6223 *she's from London!*

[@benfletcher9659]

That's because all the Londoners were outpriced in London, so came to Bristol because it's "vibrant music scene". Which they ultimately helped destroy by buying Yuppie hutches above said venues, then complained of the noise! Then all the overpriced crap shops wanted to cash in on Londoners, so opened shops in Bristol. So now it's shit.

[@edd1482]

It’s so dead

[@benfletcher9659]

I moved 4 years ago but visited 18 months ago, didn't relate to it at all. The Galleries was half empty and I remember in the 1990's/2000's it used to be packed before they opened Cabot Circus. Just lacked any soul or individuality.

[@lilygriffiths6282]

Strange that one year it was the only UK City voted the most Active, and 8th in the world.

[@benfletcher9659]

@@lilygriffiths6282 As someone who grew up in Bristol between 1981-2018, it's a shadow of what it is. It's become trendy now and a lot of the younger people there now (from Bristol not those who moved there) will remember it from the 2000's, the start of its decline. It was at it's best 1995-2000 and has just been declining since 2009.

[@TedShatner10]

@@benfletcher9659 I think Bristol was at its peak around early 90s to early 10s, but the place fell off a cliff by the time Covid hit, with the streets full of homeless and junkies always being an issue (but now past the point of no return). Public transport plus roads have finally keeled over and died since then too.

[@benfletcher9659]

@@TedShatner10 FirstBus (or WorstBus) hold the monopoly over Bristol and other areas of the South West. They have been crap since forever. I had to use them a lot in the early 2000's but I got a car in 2007 and have managed to avoid mostly since then (plus I moved to South Wales 5 years ago). Shop wise, I noticed a big decline around 2009, the Galleries has pretty much been half empty since the recession. Even the Mall in Cribbs isn't as busy as it was in the 2000's (my wife worked there in 2003 and it was always busy). I have never liked Cabot Circus and it simply encouraged many shops to move from the Galleries/Broadmead into it. I visited Bristol 2 years ago and it just feels like a weekend city for trendy Londoners, I just did not relate to the place anymore.

[@fortnitekid-tt8ew]

no 😒

[@pete-the-nete]

Aaaaagh! Full of grocer's apostrophes. Otherwise quite good.

[@gaglet]

:D it's shite. Can't wait to leave.

[@simonuden8450]

Sadly, I cannot agree. Woke activists and a near blanket speed limit of 20 mph have spoiled the place. I rarely visit now.

[@SmallWonda]

This is very sad to know - I was wondering - is this just since Lockdown, do you think?

[@kirankilgannon8987]

Any city is good if you can afford too live in the nice areas Bristol was great 20 years ago now full of gentrification and left wing students

[@cellinimedusa4679]

No it’s not

[@OSHOI]

Yes it is !

[@cellinimedusa4679]

@@OSHOI Nope.

[@Tazza81]

Sorry, but Newcastle is leaps and bounds better than Bristol

[@benfletcher9659]

Popped into Bristol 3 weeks ago after nearly 2 years and was delighted of having to pay £9 Clean Air Charge. I didn't even want to go to the centre but Hotwells area yet could not avoid the Clean Area Zone. I won' t be popping into Bristol again in a hurry. Driving is the viable option when trains are a rip off and buses are more unreliable then a Tory MP word. This isn't about the Environment but another way to fleece the public in the only viable means of navigating Bristol whilst offering no cheaper alternative. The council should have provided the park and Ride for free or very cheap as a compromise but no, they want their cake and they want to eat it. Bristol is just becoming another Little London because they have no problems with been ripped off and don't question things. Good little plebs.

[@paulabee81]

To be fair, almost every UK city is going through the same thing... try living in Edinburgh where its £60 to enter the ULEZ zone!!!