12 reasons to visit Bristol — a city with creative flair and direct flights from Cork

With bars, bridges and more than a few Banksys – as well as direct flights from Cork Airport – there are plenty of reasons to jet to Bristol for a long weekend, writes Denise O’Donoghue

Bristol city, among its Balloon Fiesta

For natural highs

Visitors from Cork to Bristol will surely be familiar with their own city’s iconic ‘Shakey Bridge’, officially named Daly’s Bridge, that connects Sunday’s Well with the Mardyke.