Less travel, fewer feats & local expo to outer city’s hidden gem...
Past few months have been sparse to say the least on the blog front.11 hour office days, house viewings, and general life busyness has taken over, with little time for writing, cycling or travel.
Whilst even visiting family in Portsmouth is becoming less accessible with the ever growing rail fares and shrinking free schedules, Hattie and I have discovered a hidden gem within the City of Bristol that has got us very excited about a potential new neighbourhood on the cards.
In the lesser sung area of Gt George we’ve come across St George Park. It’s got a beautiful lake with fishing area, tennis courts, table tennis, a skate park, a Grow your own veg community group, is home to St George in bloom, and holds Redfest once a year. It has been a real hive of activity each time we’ve been, and seems to have a real neighbourhood community feel to it.It’s important to know the area you live in. Your immediate home surroundings can have a massive bearing on day to day quality of life, and getting to know different areas of the city has been incredibly interesting for us.
The internet is a great platform for learning more about your local area and the land surrounding it, and our local council has even provided this very useful interactive map, that has been invaluable in our research.
http://maps.bristol.gov.uk/pinpoint/#
You can layer the map with info on:
- surface flooding
- traffic accidents
- noise pollution
- solar potential
- bus routes and cycle networks
- planning permissions
... along with many points of interest.
If you are looking to learn more about Bristol this is a brilliant available resource.
Where are the bikes?
For those of you who visit the blog for cycling related posts, here's a picture of some bike shape pasta. Yum.
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