It's an absolute disgrace that if you go over 4hrs parking here you have to pay £12 (the same…read morecharge for up to 24hrs) but if you exit the car park you are not allowed return within those 24hrs and have to pay for another ticket! I was even sarcastically quipped "you don't HAVE to park here you know" by staff when I queried this at the entrance on my return. I have paid for 24hrs parking and should be allowed to park here for 24hrs. Unbelievably cynical money making.

This is where I usually end up hauling my carcass if I am at a gig at the Colston Hall or Academy…read moredue to the sheer lack of on-street parking round here. As car parks go it's pretty reasonably priced with a flat £2.50 fee for evenings (although you could argue it should be free at this time). It's also 24 hour although you can only stay for a max of 24 hours so don't get any ideas about moving in! The only problem is walking up the stairwells late at night can feel creepy, especially if you are walking out alone to you car parked on the roof as it does feel very desolate and the security men are not very visible. They are really helpful if your ticket gets stuck though. And they've tried to brighten up the stairwells with some cool graffiti art. It can be a nightmare getting out of here after a big sell-out gig though so I recommend parking as close to level 8 as poss as they have a separate exit straight out onto Colston Parade.

In comparison to the money grabbing NCP at Queen Charlotte Street, The Mall is a refreshingly…read morefair-priced car park. It's £2 if you're parking for an hour or so and then goes up in reasonable brackets. And there are plenty of spaces, with the disabled and the family and the lower levels. I do really hate driving up the concrete spiral into it though (although driving out is oddly quite good fun) and you can see a few people have come a cropper by all the scrape marks on the wall. The exits are also clearly marked with obvious walking lanes for pedestrians and give way points. And the spaces are reasonable so even if you are for some reason driving a 4x4 in the city you should be able to park. There's also a valeting service on the ground floor as you drive in.

Millenium Square is quite a stunning open space in the city center. It is always filled with kids…read moreplaying around in the shiny silvery water features, flatland BMXers practicing their tricks in the middle of the square, or just people sitting around the benches and steps, having a good relax. This square plays host to a variety of things, such as a Sunday art market and numerous festivals when summer rolls by. There is a computery device on one of the square that provides some minutes of fun, where it points to any planet you type in, and tells you how many kilometers it is away from the earth. Interesting, but I think it gets abused by the drunk masses on a Friday and Saturday night. In the floor of the square is an analemma - lights that show the path of the sun as viewed from the earth. On the benches at another end of the square, are brass statues of historical figures, one of which I know is William Tyndale translating the New Testament. All these little quirks of Millenium Square give it its soul, despite it being just a big, flat, bare open space. Thumbs up!

A fabulous public open space. A great big screen for the sports-inclined and fountains and pools…read morefor the little ones. It may have been mid-March, but my little cousin adored the water. He splashed about with his dad for ages. Surrounded by lovely restaurants and lots of museums, etc. (@Bristol). Great for young and old alike.

Just had the worst experience trying to get out of this car park. Came in around 4 and got back to…read morecar less than an hour later, traffic Didn't move for other an hour and took another half hour to get out of car park! The staff said it was due to volume of traffic outside and that everyone was leaving at same time! Avoid at all costs on Saturday around 5!

I am not a fan of having to pay for parking, especially when it is in something that is essentially…read morean enormous glorified NCP. However, using the Cabot car park Is unavoidable, and it turns out to be a very pleasant experience. You want to try can get yourself onto the third level that id the one that has the bridge to the shopping center on. However, it fills up very fast. Otherwise you could go for level two if your car is looking a bit mucky, you can get it cleaned while you shop here! The car park is very reasonably priced especially during the later hours of the day when you only really find cinema goers using it.

Good shopping centre and not too many empty stores. We last went on a very rainy day but it didn't…read moretake away from the shopping experience. I love that they have little food places staggered around like Ben's Cookies (which is always an essential when shopping for the family!) Easy to get to and access. Worth the visit.

Wow! I could do some serious damage at this place! Cabot Circus is a beautifully constructed…read more"outdoor" shopping centre with every store you can imagine! We were staying across the street at the Future Inn and on the evening we arrived, we strolled over to take a quick peek at the adventures I would be exploring the next day. Much to my surprise, pleasure and happiness, there was a Pret right there as soon as we walked in! Breakfast at the hotel was on the pricey side so we knew where we'd be coming in the morning and we certainly needed to get fueled up for a day of shopping! CC has lots of high end, brand name stores and with even more shops beyond the boundaries of CC, this made for a lovely day of retail therapy. My poor husband... oh well, at least they had an Apple store for him. ;)