Bristol Ferry Boat

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A ferry boat passes the Welsh Back landing stage, with Bristol Bridge in the background

The Bristol Ferry Boat operates passenger ferry boat services on Bristol Harbour in the centre of the English city of Bristol.

Services are operated both for the leisure market and for commuters to and from both the city centre and Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and serve 15 landing stages throughout the length of the harbour. Services are provided by a fleet of historic, yellow painted ferry boats.

1 Landing stages served
2 Fleet
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Landing stages served

Ferry Boat in Cumberland Basin

The Bristol Ferry Boat serves the following landing stages:^[1]

City Centre (for the city centre, Bristol Cathedral and Watershed Arts Centre)
Millennium Square (for At-Bristol)
Princes Street Bridge (for the Arnolfini Art Gallery, Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum)
Gas Ferry North
SS Great Britain (for the preserved steamship SS Great Britain)
Bristol Marina
Mardyke
Hotwells-Pumphouse (for Hotwells)
Hotwells-The Nova Scotia
Hotwells-The Cottage
Welsh Back
Redcliffe Back
Bristol Bridge
Castle Park (for the Broadmead shopping centre)
Temple Quay (for Bristol Temple Meads railway station)
Bathurst Basin

[edit] Fleet

The fleet of the Bristol Ferry boat includes the following vessels:^[2]^[3]

Brigantia - Purpose built in 2006 for work on the Bristol Ferry.
Countess - Built in 1896, carries up to 12 passengers.
Elizabeth - Built in 1922, carries up to 30 passengers.
Emily - Built in the mid 1920s and has been in service in Bristol since 1992, carrying up to 45 passengers.
Independence - Built in 1926 and has been in service in Bristol since 1981, carrying up to 45 passengers.
Margaret - Built in 1952 and has been in service in Bristol since 1977, carrying up to 25 passengers.
Matilda - Purpose built for work on the Bristol Ferry, carries up to 45 passengers.