Book your place for Bristol Open Doors Day 2012 on the 8th September please visit: bristoldoorsopenday.org
Libraries, Museums, Art Galleries, Places of Worship, Records Office, Entertainment & Cinemas
For pubs and coffee shops use our dedicated page click here and for clubs and societies click here
Bristol Council Libraries bristol.gov.uk/page/libraries
Hillfields has a friendly library to help serve our community and Fishponds Library will reopen in the new year in to a modern building (Robinson House) in the heart of our community with joined up services.
You can join the Fishponds and Hillfields libraries by taking along your proof of address. There are other local libraries as well including new libraries in Staple Hill and Emersons Green. The full list of local libraries is below.
Through our local library services which are connected with Banes, South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Somerset Councils you can hire DVD's and Video's for just £1 a week. (please note these aren't available at Hillfields library but they are at our other libraries).
You can use computers with internet access for up to 2 hours every day; read daily newspapers and weekly magazines; borrow books and if the library doesn't have the book that you require, just ask a librarian and they will order this in for you - however please note that reservations arrive about a week after they are made. There is a reservation fee; to get the fee half price, customers can reserve online at librarieswest.org.uk, as well as renew books and lots of other options are available.
There are publications and newsletters about our local communities and societies; access to all sorts of advice for all members of society from bus timetables and cycle routes to Bristol Age Concern, medical options and education.
Hillfields library is open four days a week:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
Saturday from 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm
Phone number : (0117) 9038576
Email : hillfields.library@bristol.gov.uk
Bristol Adult Learning Service offers over 900 courses in their own courses directory to serve people in our local communities with short courses akso offered by large colleges. For full details visit: bristol.gov.uk/adultlearning
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Staple Hill Library is located along from the square shopping area opposite Tesco and Cooperative; Downend Library is set beyond the Horseshoe Pub in Buckingham Gardens adjoining the health clinic. Fishponds Library is opposite Morrisons on Fishponds Road (near to the Currys and Focus turning) and Kingswood Library is near to Kingswood Park on Regent Street. If you live near to the St George/Speedwell end of Whitefield Road then St George Library is near the top of Plummer's Hill or take a pleasant walk through St George Park. For people living close to Eastville there is a library half way along Muller Road.
When you join you'll also be a member of our large central library opposite the Council House and next to Bristol Cathedral as well as part of Libraries West.
for more details please use these links: bristol.gov.uk/libraries or southglos.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/Libraries or find direct links under this picture of Bristol Central Library.
Council Links:
Bristol Central Library
bristol.gov.uk/LibraryViewer
Libraries West
Libraries West is a partnership between Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire public library services: librarieswest.org.uk
Hillfields Library
bristol.gov.uk/LibraryViewer
Fishponds Library
bristol.gov.uk/LibraryViewer
St George Library
bristol.gov.uk/LibraryViewer
Eastville Library
bristol.gov.uk/LibraryViewer
Staple Hill Library
http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/3235a3ee-3974-4682-8714-1f7dca8e7d92
Emersons Green Library
http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/73587eef-79bd-4cc9-9239-3e4324c4d632
Downend Library
http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/4db39dfc-5a09-4579-a7ba-f7e644e5b613
Kingswood Library
http://www.southglos.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/Libraries/IndividualLibraries/KingswoodLibrary
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There are museums throughout Bristol but to find the larger museums you will need to go to Central Bristol. Bristol Council lists them all here.. bristol.gov.uk/museums visit the new M Shed museum!
Bristol Council website for museums bristol.gov.uk/museums >> See our new MShed mshed.org
Visit Glenside Hospital Museum glensidemuseum.org.uk based right here in the very heart of Greater Fishponds, Bristol.
Likewise to visit the museums in South Gloucestershire including Concorde please use this website:
South Gloucestershire website for museums southglos.gov.uk/museums
For museums in Bath and North East Somerset: bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/leisureandculture/museumsandgalleries
Throughout our greater region there are private and publicly owned museums. If you want to see some of the best free museums in London then this website may help you to decide: londontourist.org/museums.html
To save money getting to and from London visit www.nationalexpress.co.uk and book online early!
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Our art galleries are in the Central Bristol Area. The largest being Bristol Museum and Art Galley at the top of Park Street and next to Bristol University in the centre of the picture below Click here for more details.
For arts and media generally it is a good idea to walk along the docks and visit The Watershed watershed.co.uk and on the opposite side of the river there is the Architecture Centre architecturecentre.co.uk and the Arnolfini (below) arnolfini.org.uk all situated within Bristol's historic docks surrounded by vibrant pubs, superb restaurants and various museums.
bristoldoorsopenday.org Reserve your free space
Entertainment close to and within Fishponds including:
BEGBROOK ROCK N ROLL CLUB begbrookrocknroll.co.uk
Showcase Cinemas at Cabot Circus and St Phillips Causeway
Cineworld Cinemas at Longwell Green (there's also one at Hengrove) Select a cinema here
Odeon in Union Street, Broadmead
Bristol Imax: imax.com/theatres/showtimes/Bristol_Omnitheatre
Theatres and live performances:
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The places of worship in our area are full of friendly, caring and considerate people who are very inviting and most have clubs, societies and groups which are looking for new people like you to come along and take part. There are coffee mornings, youth groups, lunch clubs, wife's clubs, football teams, badminton clubs, faith societies or come along to evening or morning services. You do not have to be religious to attend groups, but you will meet people who will care for you as much as anybody else in life. Your community is here to listen, here to assist, here to be your friend.
Please use the Places of Worship link at the bottom of the Home Page to find out more or click here
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Bristol Council runs the records office in the same building as The Create Centre. Please see the links below:
