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Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 20 miles (32 km) southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
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Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 20 miles southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City.
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 61,353. Bristol is primarily known as the home of ESPN, whose central studios are in the city.
- Bristol, CT
- New England Carousel Museum
- Lake Compounce
- American Clock & Watch Museum
- Downtown Bristol
- Harry C. Barnes Memorial Nature Center
- Muzzy Field
- Lock Museum of America
- Hoppers Birge Pond
- Page Park
- St. Stanislaus Church
In a capacious old factory I was dazzled by this wonderfully presented array of vintage carousel memorabilia. The museum holds many masterfully rendered horses, as well as lions, tigers, ducks, cows, giraffes and pigs. I was riveted learning about the history of the carousel. Did you know that the ride started out not as an amusement but as a train...
America’s oldest continuously operating amusement park is right here in Bristol. The origins of Lake Compounce can be traced back to 1846, when the local entrepreneur Gad Norton opened a lakeside park with rowing, rides, swimming and a gazebo for concerts. For modern thrill-seekers Lake Compounce has some first-rate rollercoasters, like Boulder Das...
The ACWM is a world leader when it comes to American industrially-produced clocks from the 19th and early 20th century. It’s also one of just a handful of museums in the United States focussing solely on horology, This is a legacy of Bristol’s once ascendant clock-making industry and firms like the Ingraham Clock Company. The ACWM has gathered more...
When I last visited Bristol the downtown area was undergoing a transformation, with a lot of work being done to the streetscape around Riverside Avenue and Divinity Street in particular. There’s a cluster of small businesses dotted around the district. Food-wise you can come for Thai, pizza, deli classics, and a cup of coffee. There’s a farmers’ ma...
One of many things I appreciate about Bristol is just how much nature is on the town’s doorstep, waiting to be experienced. Updated in the 2010s, the Harry C. Barnes Memorial Nature Center has an interpretive center in 70 acres of forest and fields. The trails are open every day of the year, from dawn to dusk, while you can check out the visitor ce...
A sports venue infused with memories, Muzzy Field next to Rockwell Park goes back to 1912 and has a 4,900-capacity grandstand dating from 1939. Buffering the outfield and the brick-clad grandstand is a signature high line of pine trees. Babe Ruth played in two exhibition games at Muzzy Field, in 1919 and 1920, at one time hitting a home run so far ...
Just over the town line in Terryville, the Lock Museum of America will hold the key to your heart if you like specialized local attractions. The museum does pack a historical punch too, as it sits opposite the original site of the Eagle Lock Company. Founded in 1833, this was the largest cabinet and trunk lock maker in the world for a time. There’s...
From the center of Bristol you can go from the downtown to unfettered nature in a matter of minutes. Hoppers Birge Pond is a nature preserve encompassing a large body of water, wetlands, forest and open fields. The pond is fine for kayaking, canoeing and fishing, and there are trails snaking off into the hardwood forest. I was lucky enough to be he...
Just east of downtown, this park is a prime spot for outdoor recreation, catering to a wide range of activities. The property was donated to the city by DeWitt and May Rockwell Page in 1933. I have to start with the 18-hole disc golf course, held as one of the best in Connecticut. There’s also a softball field, a baseball diamond, five tennis court...
Built for Bristol’s Polish Roman-Catholic immigrants, St. Stanislaus Church was completed in 1919 and serves a community that is now in its second or third generation. What’s remarkable to me is that the church continues to give two masses a week in Polish on Friday nights and Sunday mornings. Every September there’s also a two-day Dożynki, a Slavi...
Jul 31, 2024 · Bristol, city, coextensive with the town (township) of Bristol, Hartford county, central Connecticut, U.S., on the Pequabuck River. The area, part of Farmington or Tunxis Plantation, was settled in 1727 and became known as New Cambridge.
Bristol is situated in Central Connecticut, 20 miles southwest of Hartford with easy access to all major highways. It is a wonderfully diverse and family friendly community that offers a wide range of historical, entertainment, and dining opportunities.
