Latest News (November 2024) - Visit West

The commissioning of work to restore the structure of Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare is set to be discussed at a North Somerset Council meeting next week.

Stilt-walking and circus acts will be among the extra attractions when Bristol’s Cary Comes Home festival marks the 120^th anniversary of his birth.

Sunday roast season has returned to BANK in Bristol, with homegrown vegetables now featuring on the grill, alongside meat sourced within a 30-mile radius.

Around Bath and Bristol, National Trust places are full of warmth, magic and sparkle as the festive season approaches.

Visit West members can benefit from an extra 10% off the Winter Advertising Offer on the We The Curious digital outdoor Big Screen, on Millennium Square.

Parades and church services will take place across Bath and North East Somerset on Remembrance Sunday on 10 November and on Remembrance Day on 11 November. 

Audiences are invited to attend a promenade performance around Bristol’s Stokes Croft neighbourhood on Saturday 9 November as local venues, organisations and streetside pavements become the stage for performances.

Consultations are underway for the creation of a landmark new Bristol BID.

Peter, the Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE – Minister for Rail officially opened The Creamery - a working dairy with a restaurant, farm shop, and the latest offering from The Newt in Somerset, situated alongside Castle Cary railway station platform. 

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, owned and managed by Forestry England, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dan Crowley as their new Curator.

EasyJet has launched its first flights and package holidays from Bristol Airport to Istanbul for customers eager to explore Turkey’s top tourism hotspot, becoming the only carrier operating the route.

Key announcements and industry reaction to the UK Government's Autumn Budget Statement.