Bristol Taxis: Cheaper Airport Transfers

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Bristol is the largest city in the South West of England, with a population of around 500,000. The best way to get to know your way around the Bristol area is by using Bristol Taxis. Bristol lies between Somerset and Gloucestershire and has been politically administered by both of these counties in part at various times. Bristol historically is a county in its own right and is properly entitled the City and County of Bristol and is served by many Bristol Taxis.   When Bristol was incorporated into the newly formed County of Avon there was a huge public outcry and many citizens refused to use the new county name. The County of Bristol has since been reinstated, although a few "outsiders" still place Bristol in the County of Avon; but many of them realise that Bristol is in the County of Bristol when they come to use Bristol Taxis.                           

There are many interesting places in Bristol to visit and what better way to travel than in one of the Bristol Taxis.  A good place to start is the Bristol Heights allegedly the highest point in Bristol . Travelling by Bristol Taxis you could travel to the old City area and the visit the highest point of Brandon Hill, which is 260 feet above Bristol Harbour. However if you want to include Clifton then Observatory Hill, beside the Suspension Bridge, is 338 feet above the river's high water mark, again easily reached by Bristol Taxis. The Suspension Bridge itself is 287 feet above low water; it has a span of 702 feet. Another place to visit is Giant's Cave, just below the Bridge, is 250 feet above the valley floor pretty inaccessible unless you use one of the Bristol Taxis.          

If you are interested in the history of the area what better to explore the available historic sites than by using one of the Bristol Taxis  available in the area. Efforts have been made to trace Bristol 's history back to Roman times, but there is only evidence of settlement in the surrounding area; Bristol itself was a Saxon town.

Bristol has been hit by a number of earthquakes; one being recorded as far back as September 1118; long before there were any Bristol Taxis. Earthquakes in Bristol are unusual but there have been several reports of such occurrences down the centuries; the last experience being as late as the 1980s.

A visit by Bristol Taxi to St Augustine's Abbey is recommended it was founded in the 1140's; twenty years before Robert of Gloucester rebuilt Bristol Castle. The castle has been used over the years for the confinement of numerous political prisoners, some of royal status whose imprisonment was often for life. What is the easiest way to get there? Of course by Bristol Taxis.

If you are interested in visiting old churches then why not take one of the Bristol Taxis available from the Bristol Taxis area and see where in 1204 King John visited the town and was responsible for many of the churches in Bristol. Sadly much of his legacy has gone now as they were enlarged and rebuilt over the years with bequests and donations from wealthy parishioners.

Bristol has a prosperous port this relates back to when the River Frome was diverted in the 13th Century – that gave extra quayside space, which in turn increased Bristol 's value as a port. Travelling by Bristol Taxis is a good way of getting to the port and seeing the considerable trade that takes place with Ireland, France, Portugal and Spain, as well as the English and Welsh coastal towns.

The number of ships involved in overseas trade using Bristol was and still is considerable. Shipping and trading was always a risky business with many vessels falling prey to pirates, foreign wars and the elements. The merchant businessmen of Bristol were always looking for new opportunities. Some went themselves, others preferred to finance expeditions based on information received from their captains. Find out more by taking a Bristol Taxis taxi to the port of Bristol and having a good look around. You could even find out more about John Cabot's 1497 voyage in the Mathew from Bristol and his landfall on mainland America; however this trip was apparently predated by Bristol fishing boats sailing to Newfoundland's Grand Banks.

In 1542 a prosperous Bristol was granted city status by Henry VIII and the church of the dissolved St Augustine's Abbey became the Cathedral. Some well-placed Bristolians became extremely wealthy at the time of the Reformation when they took over lands belonging to the local monasteries. When Queen Elizabeth visited in 1574 there was a great show of pomp and speechmaking, gun salutes and torchlight processions around Bristol. No doubt the citizens were keen to make a good impression for their privileges. I wonder what mode of transport her majesty used; it certainly wasn't Bristol Taxis they were not about then.

In fact the Bristol was now expanding outside its mediaeval walls. The narrow dirty streets of the Bristol Taxis area with its closely-packed houses with their primitive sanitary arrangements, cheek by jowl with local workshops, was not the most savoury of places to live. The more affluent members of Bristol society moved into houses in places such as Queen Square, St Michael's Hill, Kingsdown, Ashley and Clifton. The spread of suburbia had begun,any number of Bristol Taxis are available to take you to any of these locations any time.

Listed Below are a selection of taxi operators covering Bristol  operating in the Bristol Taxis area: -

• J R Executive Travel
• 24/7 Taxis  
• Style Taxis  
• D.N.A Taxi and Private Hire

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