{"id":618067,"date":"2025-12-07T14:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/618067\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:24:27","slug":"the-christmas-shopping-destination-an-hour-from-bristol-with-ice-rink-food-and-big-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/618067\/","title":{"rendered":"The Christmas shopping destination an hour from Bristol with ice rink, food and big brands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas shopping can either be the bane of someone’s festive period, or a key element of joy. Sometimes, when you’ve exhausted all of what your local shopping scene has to offer, it can be worth heading somewhere different for a change of scenery.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for us here in Bristol, there’s no shortage of places to journey to for a spot of Christmas<\/a> shopping. Just a short commute away you have places like Bath<\/a>, with its world famous Christmas market and historic architecture, Wells with its small independents and local marketplace, while a little further afield you have the quirkiness of Glastonbury and other spots like Gloucestershire and Cheltenham to explore.<\/p>\n

One popular shopping destination that many like to visit is the Clark’s Village in Street. Just over an hour’s drive from Bristol, it has big brands and restaurants<\/a> – plus during the festive season, it puts on a number of wintry events<\/a> and attractions to explore.<\/p>\n

It’s often recommended on social media by people in Bristol looking for somewhere different to do their shopping<\/a>, especially when looking for big recognisable brands, a place to eat and ways to spend the time. But what else can you do in the area during the Christmas period?<\/p>\n

\"Clarks<\/p>\n

Clarks Village Ice Rink elf-skate 2025<\/p>\n

Clark’s Village is home to brands like Asics, Barbour, Calvin Klein, a Cadbury Outlet, Claire’s Accessories, Clarks, Crew Clothing, Dune London, FatFace, Hallmark, Haribo, Hobbs, Holland & Barrett, Hotel Chocolat, Jack Wills, Levi’s, Lindt, an M&S<\/a> Outlet, Menkind, Next Clearance, Mountain Warehouse, The Body Shop, The North Face, The Perfume Shop, Tommy Hilfiger, Vans, Vodafone, Yankee Candle, and (believe it or not) many many more.<\/p>\n

It also offers dog<\/a>-friendly shopping in some of the stores on site, and has won awards for doing so, meaning you can bring your well-behaved four legged friend with you. The same can be said for dining, too, with a number of dog-friendly food and drink spots among the list of restaurants, bars and cafes – including Bill’s, Caffe Nero, Costa Coffee, Prezzo, Slim Chickens, Wagamama, and more.<\/p>\n

If you head to the Clark’s Village website before you visit<\/a>, you can also find a list of special offers available from some of the brands at Clark’s Village, from food and drinks deals to money off items in store.<\/p>\n

Until December 24, the shopping venue is also hosting an artisan Christmas market<\/a> filled with handcrafted gifts, festive decorations and seasonal treats made by local makers. This year’s event includes traders serving up vodka, bubble tea, crumpets, coffee, brews, desserts, hotdogs, and a variety of handmade creations.<\/p>\n

\"Festive<\/p>\n

Festive Artisan Market and Late-Night Opening for Black Friday Weekend at Clarks Village<\/p>\n

There’s an on-site ice rink open until January 4. It sits undercover, with a variety of ticket options available to pre-book (parent and toddler sessions, disco nights, themed sessions, quiet sessions and even an ‘Elves on Ice’ event). You can book your tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in Street, you can enjoy attractions like the Shoe Museum or Strode Theatre, as well as more local markets. You’re also a short trip away from wintry walks in the countryside, views from Glastonbury Tor, a cosy pub or two, or a day of exploring what other nearby towns and villages have to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christmas shopping can either be the bane of someone’s festive period, or a key element of joy. Sometimes,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,35745,56261,114578,192536,393,4884,192537,192535,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-618067","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-christmas","11":"tag-christmas-market","12":"tag-christmas-shopping","13":"tag-clarks-village","14":"tag-england","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-local-marketplace","17":"tag-local-shopping","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115678745939898528","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618067","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=618067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}