Bristol International Festival of Kites and Air Creations

Bristol’s popular International Festival of Kites & Air Creations will take Ashton Court by storm.

The Festival is one of the region’s most distinctive and colourful public events, attracting spectators and enthusiasts of all ages and kite flyers from around the world. As well as a fantastic kite extravaganza the event provides the UK’s only showcase for designers, operators and manufacturers of inflatables, play structures and air sculptures.

The Festival features spectacular flying displays, aerial battles, breathtaking choreographed routines and awesome power kites as well as colourful examples of kites, banners and inflatables of all shapes and sizes.

Also the Blue Peter presenters will be joining the Festival on Sunday 31st as part of their 50th Anniversary celebrations. They will be joining in the activities and trying out their flying skills in the main arena taking part in the exciting Japanese kite fighting battles.

Free admission, charge for car parking. Bristol Community Transport will also provide accessible transport for the Kite Festival. The free service will link with local bus services that drop off festival goers at bus stops nearest to Clifton Lodge to enable anyone who experiences mobility difficulties and their companions to access the site by minibus. It will collect passengers from 358 and 359 bus stops quarter past and quarter to the hour between 11am and 5pm on Saturday, returning from the festival at 20 past and 10 to the hour. On the Sunday the minibus will collect passengers between 11am and 5pm linking in with the 359 service at 35 minutes past the hour and collecting from the festival at 5 minutes past the hour. For timetable information see link below.

Venue

Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton

Dates

Event Date 2008 30 Aug 2008 - 31 Aug 2008

Tickets Information

Road Directions

Car parking available for a fee. Disabled parking available. Access for all vehicles to the festival site is via Beggarbush Lane, Longwood Lane. All other gates/roads through the Estate will be closed

By Car Avoiding City Centre:
Take the M5 South, and exit at junction 19 (Gordano Services).
From the motorway, join the A369 towards Bristol.
Stay on the A369 for approximately 4 miles.
After passing through the village of Abbots Leigh you will come to a set of traffic lights.
Turn right at these lights on the B3129.
This road runs alongside the site and you will then pick up AA/RAC signs for the Festival.

By Car from City Centre:
Follow signs for A370 Weston Super Mare, you will then pick up AA/RAC signs from South Bristol to bring you to the Site

Public Transport Directions

Buses - 8 or 8a to Clifton Village and then walk across the Suspension Bridge (which IS open). From town 358, 359 (659 on Sunday) stop at the Clifton Lodge entrance to Ashton Court. They run every 30 minutes or so.

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• Outdoor Event

Accessibility

• Free Entry
• Guide Dogs Permitted

Parking & Transport

• Car parking
• Parking (charge)

Catering

• On-Site café/restaurant

Establishment Features

• Toilets

Specialist Features

• Family Fun
• Marketed towards children
• Marketed towards families