Spike Island — Attraction in Bristol

Visiting on a Tuesday to see the current exhibition, I was informed in a very cursory way by the member of staff on reception that the exhibition was closed.

I was told that"We are open Wednesday to Saturday from 12 to 5 pm, and till 4 pm on Sunday," which I think for a heavily publicly and council funded organisation is extremely poor.

To be open only 34 hours a week is hardly the way to "promote the education of the public in the understanding and appreciation of the arts."

It appears that Spike Island is just about Spike Island. Yet another narcissistic arts institution whose visions are superficial and self-serving.

It's such a shame. I'd recommend people visit the Royal West of England Academy and the Arnolfini, both of which are open 42 ...

'I am making art' workshop. I went to the workshop with my 8 year old son and we loved the venue, thought the cafe was excellent and I really enjoyed my creative efforts. I think adults and younger children got a lot out of the session. However, my son was too old to play unselfconsciously with the materials but too young to feel confident devising his own project and I think he would have benefitted from a worksheet of ideas or some kind of a 'challenge'. As it was I was trying to keep him busy while I did my own stuff, which...

Spike Island is the island towards the south of Bristol, it has many attractions including the SS Great Britain, there are some nice walks along the waterside, you can walk from Queens Square all the way to the Create Centre (or you could get the boat to Nova Scotia and have a pint in the cottage instead). There is a popular cafe called Brunels Buttery where you can get a cuppa and M Shed where you can learn about Bristol especially it's...