{"id":302216,"date":"2025-07-29T21:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/302216\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:29:27","slug":"bristol-has-been-crowned-the-most-colourful-place-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/302216\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol Has Been Crowned the Most Colourful Place in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Somewhere like the UK, which has a reputation\u00a0for being overwhelmingly dull and grey, a\u00a0little\u00a0bit of colour goes a long way. There\u2019s something about rainbow pastel-painted houses, neon\u00a0street murals, dazzling azure waters\u00a0and\u00a0rich green grass that just helps to add a little spring to your step. Despite\u00a0the aforementioned reputation, there are countless places across the country that put on a colourful show. And there\u2019s a new study to prove it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Berlew, a creative studio based in Nottingham<\/a>, has analysed hundreds of cityscape photographs to figure out the UK\u2019s most \u2018colour-rich\u2019 destinations. How exactly does it do that? First, it put pictures of each place through \u2018computer vision technology\u2019 to identify\u00a0its five most\u00a0dominant colours and\u00a0created a colour palette for each one. Then each palette was judged on its chromatic diversity (the variety and range of hues) and the vibrancy intensity. The wider the spectrum of bold and vivid colours, the higher the score.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

After all that, Bristol<\/strong><\/a> claimed the title of Britain\u2019s most colourful city. Berlew said that it took the top spot thanks to \u2018its vibrant murals, rainbow-hued harbourside houses, and street art everywhere you look\u2019. It found hues of\u00a0lime green, oranges, hot pinks, royal blues and more\u00a0dotted across its skyline.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The most famous and Instagrammable of Bristol\u2019s colourful neighbourhoods is Cliftonwood<\/a>. That\u2019s where you\u2019ll find the row of rainbow terraced houses overlooking the harbour. Nobody really knows for sure when or why each house is painted a different colour but ex-mayor George Ferguson claims he was the one to start the trend in the 1970s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A top tip from us: see if you can find the secret viewpoint in between two houses on Cliftonwood Crescent \u2013 it\u2019s the best spot for photos of the city and\u00a0Bristol Harbour below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then, of course, there\u2019s all of Bristol\u2019s graffiti. This was where Banksy first honed his craft, and you\u2019ll still find a lot of his work dotted across Bristol\u2019s structures. There\u2019s \u2018Angel Bust\u2019, an angel statue with a pot of pink paint over her head, at Bristol Museum; \u2018Girl with the Pierced Eardrum\u2019 at Albion Docks; \u2018Well Hung Lover\u2019 on College Green and \u2018Marsh Lane Valentine\u2019 in Barton Hill. Dozens of other\u00a0graffiti artists also roam the city\u2019s streets, decorating it with bold,\u00a0vibrant murals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The second most colourful place in the country, according to Berlew, is the small folly village of Portmeirion<\/a> in Wales<\/a>, which has been built in the style of pastel toned Italian resorts. Brighton earned third place thanks to its \u2018candy-striped beach huts, painted piers and tropical-toned lanes\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 10 most colourful towns and cities in the UK
\n1. Bristol\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Bristol
\nPhotograph: Shutterstock <\/p>\n

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\n2. Portmeirion\u00a0
\n\"The
\nPhotograph: chrisdorney \/ ShutterstockThe stunning beauty of Portmeirion, Wales <\/p>\n

3. Brighton\u00a0
\n\"Brighton
\nPhotograph: Philip Reeve \/ Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n

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4. Southend-on-Sea\u00a0
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\nPhotograph: Shutterstock <\/p>\n

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5. Whitby\u00a0
\n\"Whitby,
\nPhotograph: Garry Basnett \/ Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n

6. Notting Hill (London)\u00a0
\n\"Colourful
\nPhotograph: Shutterstock <\/p>\n

7. Portree (Isle of Skye)
\n\"Portree,
\nPhotograph: Charles Bowman \/ Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n

8. Dartmouth\u00a0
\n\"Dartmouth,
\nPhotograph: iralgo74 \/ Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n

9. Penzance
\n\"Penzance,
\nPhotograph: Shutterstock <\/p>\n

10. Bath\u00a0
\n\"Bath,
\nPhotograph: Barbara Ash \/ Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n

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Find out which Italian island was named the most colourful destination in the world<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ICYMI: The best family-friendly attraction in the world is in the UK<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plus:\u00a0The arty, colourful seaside town that is one of the best day trips from London<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay in the loop:\u00a0sign up to our free Time Out UK newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for the latest UK news and the best stuff happening across the country<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Somewhere like the UK, which has a reputation\u00a0for being overwhelmingly dull and grey, a\u00a0little\u00a0bit of colour goes a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,6419,393,4884,6420,6417,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-302216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-categories-things-to-do","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-news-city-life","14":"tag-things-to-do","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114938653562704621","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}