The Bristol Harbour Festival has been held every year since 1971 and is a fitting annual celebration of the city's maritime past that dates back as far as c.1020 when the town known as Brycgstow ("the place at the bridge") began to develop as a port.
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - Receiving a Royal Charter in 1155 to give it city status, Bristol was granted county status in 1375 and for the next 500 ...