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Arnolfini

Arnolfini is an arts centre and gallery in Bristol. Around 398K people visit each year. 82 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Bristol Cathedral (400 m).

Photo: Arnolfini, Photographed by Adrian Pingstone (Public domain)

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

398K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 5%

#409 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Art gallery in Bristol

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#409 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bristol

Arnolfini is inside Bristol’s built-up area, with 52 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Bristol

In Bristol the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 6°58 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug21° / 13°81 mm

Sep19° / 11°65 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov11° / 5°96 mm

Dec8° / 3°98 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bristol, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bristol. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bristol’s full climate →

About

Arnolfini

It has articles in 6 Wikipedias.

Type: Art gallery
Visitors: 398K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Bristol
Official site: arnolfini.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Arnolfini

Arnolfini sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Arnolfini

Among the 8, Bristol is the biggest, home to 425,196 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km west of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km east of it

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Arnolfini is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	2.2 km west of it	637	57
Long Ashton	3.1 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Kingswood and Fishponds	3.8 km east of it	160,280	55
Abbots Leigh	4.1 km west of it	302	61
Whitchurch	5.7 km southeast of it	1,992	13
Dundry	6.2 km southwest of it	275	2
Failand	6.7 km west of it	758	25

Make a day of it

Beyond Arnolfini

Our list has 82 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a zoo.

CathedralBristol Cathedral400 m away 2

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum800 m away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery1 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

Big drawMuseumM Shed200 m away · 596K visitors a year 5

CathedralClifton Cathedral1.8 km away 6

ZooBristol Zoo2.3 km away 7

CastleBristol Castle1 km away 8

Historic shipMatthew200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Arnolfini

Where is Arnolfini?

Arnolfini is in Bristol, Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Arnolfini?

Arts centre and gallery in Bristol, UK.

How many people visit Arnolfini?

About 398K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit Arnolfini?

June to September are the warmest months in Bristol, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Arnolfini?

Within 15 km: Bristol Cathedral (400 m), SS Great Britain Museum (800 m), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (1 km) and M Shed (200 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Castle: The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86. Images by unknown engravers, and thus are PD due to age, per the relevant Brit…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Matthew: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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