| A specially-curated guide to the next 48 hours (or more) in Bristol |
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Drum & Bass On The Bike with Dom Whiting returns to Bristol this Sunday!
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Drum & Bass On The Bike is coming to Bristol this Sunday, 4 May, starting at 2pm from Ashton Gate Stadium!
With thousands expected to attend, the family-friendly event is set to be the perfect way to enjoy the weather this bank holiday weekend.
Anyone and any mode of transport (Rollerskates, Skateboards, Scooters, Runners etc) is welcome, and you can bring your own speaker and hook up to the online livestream wherever you are in the crowd!
Keep up to date at @dnbonthebike
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Our May issue is out now!
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April showers bring May festivals!
Isn't that the old saying? No...? Well, this month we’re rolling with it, as our action-packed festival special is out next week!
Our May issue will bring you everything you need to know about festive celebrations taking place in and around the city in the coming months. From music to comedy, food to theatre, and a pinch of cinema, nature and dance thrown in for good measure, our 2025 festival guide will ensure you’re armed with the hottest tickets in town for a summer of endless fun.
Elsewhere, we’ve got a juicy mix of fascinating editorial features: chats with artist Alison Larkman, creative performer-turned-maths-author Brook Tate, founder of inclusive beauty brand Millie Flemington-Clare, and War Horse author Michael Morpurgo ahead of the show’s stop at Bristol Hippodrome in June; a lip-smacking review of brand-new French restaurant Lapin; as well as a host of brilliant pieces on gardens, interiors, the best things to do and see this month, and so much more!.
Keep an eye out as the mags will land in cafés, restaurants, shops, cultural venues and on doormats across the city next week!
Read the digital version of our May issue here, and if you would like to have a copy sent in the post every month, then we offer a postal subscription for just £35 for 12 issues, £20 for six issues, or you can buy a copy for just £4.95. UK mainland prices. For Euro and World zone subscription prices – click here to subscribe on our website.
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Recipes
Lamb with Minty Broad Bean Salad
This seasonal, satisfying salad is the perfect lazy Bank Holiday lunch, whether the sun comes out to play or not.
Click here to read more
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Restaurant review
Lapin
"This is French dining reimagined. There’s a playful, modern Bristolian twinkle in this rabbit’s eye"
Click here to read more
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Need for Speed...
The TAG Heur Formula 1 Solargraph at Mallory
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Launched this year, alongside the brand’s return to Formula 1 as the Official Timekeeper, the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph is a sun-powered twist to the iconic 80s watch.
Inspired by the original Series 1 model, the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph in 38 mm expands the energetic aesthetic with a vibrant blue dial and sleek design. Combining a playful style with functionality, this solar-powered timepiece is made for trendsetters who value both style and innovation.
The blue opalin dial contrasts perfectly with the white flange, creating a bold yet sleek visual. Rhodium-plated hands and indexes, highlighted by Super-LumiNova®, ensure perfect legibility in any light condition, while the TH-Polylight bezel introduces modern material innovation.
Powered by the Calibre TH50-00 Solargraph movement, the watch delivers long-lasting performance. A minute of light exposure powers the watch for a full day, ensuring constant precision without the need for battery replacements. £1,650
The newly updated Formula 1 Solargraph will be available in nine unique colour variants.
Click here to discover the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph at Mallory
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With its cotton crochet design and sun-washed palette, this dress is made for golden hours and seaside strolls.
Whistles are currently offering 20% OFF EVERYTHING – shop online or in store
whistles.com
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Prepare for slumber with the ultimate mix of beauty essentials. This limited edition set is designed to soothe and hydrate, leaving your skin radiant and refreshed by morning. A soft, enveloping scent completes this nighttime ritual.
Includes the N°1 De Chanel Revitalising Eye Serum, the Rouge Coco Baume 912 Dreamy White Lip Balm and the Coco Mademoiselle Moisturising Body Lotion.
£173
Available exclusively at chanel.com
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• THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! •
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The Magazine Kiosk | Curated by Daniel McCabe
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There’s a distinct trend towards high end luxury in contemporary fashion print publishing, with many titles now selling with a cover price around £35 or more. This shouldn’t obscure a wave of innovative and accessibly-priced new entrants, as well an established clutch of titles that leverage their advertising clout and their access to A-list photographers and stylists put out high quality magazines at low prices. One of our favourite is Antwerp’s RE-EDITION which fuses fashion with abstract and street vibes to construct something that's just off-kilter, yet wholly mesmerising. It attempts to reinterpret how we dress ourselves and our perceptions of clothing on other people, breaking boundaries between conformities such as age and gender. It’s mammoth, it’s published twice a year and it’s out this week for well under a tenner.
£8.99
magalleria.co.uk
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The Watch List
David Lynch's Mullholland Drive
"A bona fide masterpiece. An erotic, deeply unsettling, darkly comic journey through the subconscious city night"
– Simon Braund (Empire)
Tickets include a complimentary glass of wine or non-alcoholic drink.
Wednesday 7 May, 8pm | Everyman Bristol, 44 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2NH
Visit bristolfilmfestival.com to book
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FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth at Watershed
FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth bears witness to the landscape of our changing world. Spread across multiple screens and taking over the whole gallery space, step into this haunting and meditative immersive artwork by award-winning UK artists ScanLAB Projects.
Until 13 July | Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside BS1 5TX | watershed.co.uk
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People on a Platform by Oliver Bennett at Sandwi
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Bristol-based street photographer Oliver Bennett documents everyday life at Bristol Temple Meads in this new exhibition at Sandwi Cafe in Clock Tower Yard.
4 May – 28 July | Sandwi, Clock Tower Yard, BS1 6QH
oliverbennettphotography.com
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Good Times Festival
21 – 26 May
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Good Times concerts are heading to Chipping Sodbury this month, promising a range of unforgettable outdoor shows with headline artists including Craig David, Billy Ocean, Sister Sledge, Will Young, Jools Holland, Scouting for Girls, Gabrielle, Skunk Anansie and many more.
There is also a family-friendly concert with Andy and The Odd Socks on Bank Holiday Monday, plus a huge comedy gala finale starring Gary Delaney, Henning Wehn and headliner Katherine Ryan.
Final tickets are available now from goodtimeslive.co.uk
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Big Banquet returns to Caldicot Castle from 23-26 May 2025. The Street Food Circus event brings together some of the best-known street food traders from across Wales and the West, along with high-wire circus entertainment, and a range of activities for the whole family.
The Big Banquet brings feast-style communal dining tables to the medieval castle – with plenty of space for families to spread out around the grounds. Entertainment includes a free circus school for children, high-wire performances, a bubble disco and a fire show.
Evening sessions include DJs and on Friday night, the Old Time Sailors, a 20-strong sea shanty band.
streetfoodcircus.co.uk
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Dive into The Festival of Nature, 7 - 15 June
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The UK’s biggest free nature festival returns this June, with a powerful new theme – all about water – designed to take audiences beyond the typical green spaces and discover the importance of an often overlooked vital life force.
Running across Bristol and Bath, the festival features more than 80 events, most of them free. The theme of water literally runs through the heart of the festival, with the River Avon connecting events in Bristol Harbourside and along Bath’s waterfront, from wildlife boat trips and outdoor exhibitions to paddleboarding taster sessions and
screenings with a river view.
Highlights include a wildlife boat trip with expert zoologist and TV personality Ed Drewitt, ex-BBC presenter Ali Vowles’ environmental chat show aboard a boat, and the festival’s first ever nature-themed club night, Club SOL, at the
Old Market Assembly.
To really make a splash, the centrepiece of the packed nine-day festival will be a living, breathing 8x8m wetland brought to life in Bristol’s Harbourside.
For more information and to see a full programme of events, visit festivalofnature.org.uk
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A behind-the-scenes peak at Gromit Unleashed...
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There’s just two months to go until Gromit Unleashed returns to the city, in the hotly anticipated return of the acclaimed sculpture trail that will raise money for The Grand Appeal, the dedicated charity for Bristol Children’s Hospital.
Organisers, The Grand Appeal and Aardman, have now released a behind-the-brush glimpse of the works in progress. Artists, film studios and celebrities are busy working in secret reimagining Aardman’s iconic characters, taking inspiration from movies and the legends, fables and tales that have inspired them.
In secret studios, new sculpture artworks are coming to life while some are even crossing the seas and travelling the length and breadth of the UK before being unleashed on the streets of Bristol this summer...
The sculptures will hit the streets of Bristol from 30 June to 31 August, before being auctioned off later in the year in aid of The Grand Appeal.
Keep up to date at grandappeal.org.uk
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National design competition to celebrate
Bristol Bus Boycott legacy
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A new national design competition, Designs4Change, will see powerful artwork celebrating racial justice displayed on billboards across the UK.
Launched by Bristol Bus Boycott 360, the Bauer Media Outdoor competition invites creatives from across the country to submit artwork inspired by the 60th anniversary of the Race Relations Act - one of the UK’s most significant civil rights movements.
The Designs4Change campaign builds on the success of last year’s Bristol-focused project, when bus shelter artworks across the city celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott. This year, it goes national, and ten winning designs will be featured nationwide at bus stops, train stations and shopping malls, ensuring the Race Relations legacy reaches new audiences.
The competition is now open and entries can be made before Friday 4 July 2025.
Click here for more information, to enter the competition, and to find out about Curiosity UnLtd's ambitious plan to bring Martin Luther King III to the city.
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New Bristol Airport Escape Lounge revealed, coming into land this summer...
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If the glorious spring weather and Bank Holiday season has inspired you to plan your next holiday abroad, a new lounge experience at Bristol airport might just kickstart your luxury break away before you’ve even left British soil...
Work is underway for the stunning new space that will offer an additional 140 seats and will have floor to ceiling glass windows looking out on to the Eastern apron (aircraft stands).
The Escape Lounge will be inspired by its local area and will be designed to cater to all types of travellers, offering multiple zones suited for dining, working, and relaxing, including a cosy area with comfortable seating and soft cushions - a perfect way for couples and families to start their holidays. There will also be areas for business travellers seeking a quiet workspace.
In the dining area, there will be breakfast bars as well as table and chairs with dedicated self-serve islands for tea, coffee and cold drinks, as well as hot and cold food ranging from breakfast and brunch to lunch and dinner, as well as light suppers.
Customers can also now pre-book their access ahead of the lounge’s summer 2025 opening. escapelounges.com; bristolairport.com
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Bristol City compete for the play-offs this Saturday
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It's all to play for at Ashton Gate this Saturday, 3 May (12:30pm KO) as Bristol City take on Preston North End, vying for a coveted spot in the Championship play-offs for the first time in 17 years!
Victory in their final match of the Championship campaign will ensure a top-six spot and a chance to win promotion to the Premier League for the first time.
The atmosphere is set to be immense, so click here to grab your tickets now.
(And if that doesn't convince you, The Wurzles will be performing for match-goers after the game!)
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A beautifully presented Grade II* listed three-storey country house in the Wye Valley
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7 bedrooms | 4 Bathrooms | 5 Receptions
Guide price: £2,600,000
Offered for sale by Knight Frank
The Argoed is a beautifully presented and imposing, Grade II* listed, three storey country house. The core of the property dates back to Jacobean times. This special home is set within approximately 10 acres, enjoying breathtaking views, an impressive arboretum and a ‘monumental’ stable block. The famed architectural historian, John Newman, described The Argoed quite simply as ‘tantalising'.
It is perfectly evident that the present owners have lavished the house with much care and attention, not least of all by refurbishing the sash windows and intelligently relocating the kitchen/breakfast room into the heart of the home; making full use of its dual aspect and incorporating a five door electric AGA.
The property comprises five reception rooms, principal suite, wood panelled guest suite and five further bedrooms, a total of four bathrooms, kitchen/breakfast room, guest cloakroom, two utility rooms, integral garage, gardener’s workshop and WC, greenhouse, stable block and five additional rooms across the entire second floor.
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Of particular highlight is the principal suite and guest suite. The former extends across the entire southeast side of the The Argoed, catching the morning sun through the large Georgian windows. The latter is adorned with attractive, floor to ceiling wood panelling offering a respectful nod to the home’s Jacobean origins.
The gardens and grounds of The Argoed are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. They are glorious, with a traditional country house blend of gravel, grass, shrubs and borders with breathtaking views across the valley. There is a Japanese garden set around a water feature, accompanied by an open fronted loggia. The garden also includes an impressive ha-ha renovated by the current owners. The arboretum is well established and fascinating and the fact that the English translation of ‘argoed’ is ‘by the wood’, makes its presence all the more fitting.
To view more images, details and the floor plan
click here to visit the Knight Frank website.
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