The City of Bristol is the sixth largest city in England and is the largest in South East England placed around 100 miles from London. Bristol has over 400,000 inhabitants in an area of only 45 sq miles.

Bristol is a port city with trading and seafaring roots but has more recently become a centre for media and entertainment with a thriving music industry.

Cricketer W G Grace, buccaneer Blackbeard and scientist Paul Dirac were all born in Bristol’s environs.

Bristol is a centre for education, culture and the aerospace industry with major hi-tech installations for Rolls-Royce, BAE and Airbus.