Over the last thirty odd years I have often visited the Bristol Harbour Festival which takes place in July in the heart of the city around the docks.
I made a visit there this year and though I enjoyed my visit I do feel that it both wasn’t as good as previous years, but also wasn’t as busy. I was expecting there to be a lot more market stalls and food places, but Queen’s Square which is usually heaving with stalls on both sides of the road on all four sides was quite bare in comparison.
The highlight for me was the Spanish galleon, the Galeón Andalucía at Bristol which was looking magnificent. Though back in the day there were a lot more ships and boats in the harbour compared to this year.
There were a lot of stages and bands playing, and I enjoyed some of the music in Queen’s Square.
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