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Bristol is a city; ceremonial county and unitary authority located just over 100 miles to the west of London in England's southwest region. Bristol has a population of approximately 400 thousand people; this makes it the sixth most populated city in England and the ninth in the UK. For over 500 hundred years it was England's second or third largest city but due to the rise towards the end of the eighteenth century of Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool it has dropped down. Bristol has a small coastline on the river seven, this river flows into the Bristol Channel. Bristol is one of the centres of employment education and culture in the southwest region.
As well as the nautical connections that the city has, Bristol has an economy that relies heavily on the media, the aerospace industry financial information technology services and tourism. Even though the cities economy no longer relies on its port Bristol is the largest importer to the UK. A large part of the local economy is the aerospace industry; Roles Royce, BAE Systems and Airbus are all major aerospace companies, which are based in Bristol. The world's largest hot air balloon manufacture, Cameron Balloons, is also based in Bristol and every year in August the city hosts the Bristol international Balloon fiesta. This is one of the largest hot air balloon festivals in Europe.
Bristol has developed into one of England's happening cities, with a revived town centre and a lively university atmosphere. A good example of the engineering spirit of the city is the Clifton suspension bridge, this is one of most famous landmarks in the UK, and anyone visiting this can find out about it's great designer I.K Brunel. Also here you will find the SS Great Britain. Within the city you will find numerous museums, including the Bristol industrial museum, the British Empire and commonwealth museum and the city museum. There are also some delightful places to visit just outside of Bristol; these include the beautiful city of bath, the Victorian town of clevedon, the quaint seaside town of portishead and the peaceful chew valley. With so much to see and do in Bristol and the surrounding areas it makes hiring a car essential as it is the easiest way to see all the sites. At Auto Reservation Plus we offer numerous choices for all your car hire needs from 4x4 to something a bit sportier to blow the cobwebs away.
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