Bristol Offices, flats and outside Bristol: questions and answers
28 practice questions for the Bristol City Council taxi and private hire knowledge test, with answers and explanations at the end.
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Questions
Offices
Which road is the Castlemead office block on?
Which road is Bridgewater House (offices) on?
Which road is the Clifton Heights office building on?
Which road is the Engine Shed business centre on?
Which road is the Programme Building (offices) on?
Which road is the Tower Wharf office building on?
Which road is One Glass Wharf (offices) on?
Which road is Bristol City Hall on?
Which road is the Whitefriars office building on?
Which road is the Temple Point office building on?
Flats
Where would you find Barton House (flats)?
Where would you find Croydon House (flats)?
Where would you find Waring House (flats)?
Where would you find Gaywood House (flats)?
Where would you find Hayleigh House (flats)?
Where would you find Carolina House (flats)?
Where would you find Butler House (flats)?
Where would you find Chalcroft House (flats)?
Which road is Eccleston House (flats) on?
Places outside Bristol
Bristol Airport, at Lulsgate Bottom, is reached from which main road?
Which main road runs through Congresbury?
Which main road runs through Pensford?
Which main road links Bristol with Keynsham and Bath?
Which main road runs from Bristol into Portishead?
Which main road runs through Yate?
Which main road runs through Blagdon?
Which main road runs through Wick, east of Bristol?
Emersons Green is on which ring road?
Answers
- A. Lower Castle Street. Castlemead is a tall office block on Lower Castle Street, near Cabot Circus and Castle Park.
- B. Counterslip. Bridgewater House is an office building on Counterslip, at Finzels Reach beside the river.
- C. Triangle West. Clifton Heights is on Triangle West, at the top of Park Street near the Triangle.
- D. Station Approach. The Engine Shed is next to Temple Meads station, on Station Approach.
- A. All Saints' Street. The Programme Building is on All Saints' Street, in the city centre near the Galleries.
- B. Cheese Lane. Tower Wharf is on Cheese Lane, beside the Floating Harbour near Temple Quay.
- C. Avon Street. One Glass Wharf is on Avon Street, in the Temple Quay area near Temple Meads.
- D. College Green. City Hall, the main council office, faces College Green, below the Cathedral.
- A. Lewins Mead. Whitefriars is a large office block on Lewins Mead, near the bottom of Christmas Steps.
- B. Redcliffe Way. Temple Point is on Redcliffe Way, near the Temple Circus roundabout.
- C. Barton Hill. Barton House is a tower block on Cotton Mill Lane in Barton Hill.
- D. Easton. Croydon House is a tower block on Walker Close in Easton.
- A. Redcliffe. Waring House is a tower block on Redcliff Hill in Redcliffe, near St Mary Redcliffe church.
- B. Bedminster. Gaywood House is a block of flats on North Street in Bedminster.
- C. Hartcliffe. Hayleigh House is a tower block on Silcox Road in Hartcliffe, in the south of the city.
- D. Kingsdown. Carolina House is a tower block on Dove Street in Kingsdown, above the city centre.
- A. St George. Butler House is a block of flats on Summerhill Road in St George, in east Bristol.
- B. Southville. Chalcroft House is a block of flats on Lower Sidney Street in Southville.
- C. Cotton Mill Lane. Eccleston House is a tower block on Cotton Mill Lane in Barton Hill, next to Barton House.
- D. A38. The airport is beside the A38, south of Bristol in North Somerset.
- A. A370. The A370 between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare runs through Congresbury.
- B. A37. Pensford is on the A37, the road south from Bristol towards Shepton Mallet.
- C. A4. The A4 Bath Road runs from Bristol past Keynsham to Bath.
- D. A369. The A369 runs from Bristol past Pill and into Portishead.
- A. A432. The A432 runs from Bristol through Yate.
- B. A368. Blagdon is on the A368, south of Bristol near Blagdon Lake.
- C. A420. Wick is on the A420, the road from Bristol towards Chippenham.
- D. A4174. The A4174 ring road runs past Emersons Green, on the north-east edge of Bristol.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap (Nominatim search), OpenStreetMap contributors, Live map data. Checked 29 October 2026. https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/
- Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Knowledge Test Example Questions, Bristol City Council, Undated; file created 27 June 2022, modified 31 March 2026. Checked 29 October 2026. https://www.bristol.gov.uk/files/documents/4754-taxi-knowledge-test-example-questions
- Taxi and private hire driver tests and certificates, Bristol City Council, Undated. Checked 29 October 2026. https://www.bristol.gov.uk/business/licences-and-permits/taxis-and-private-hire-licensing/taxi-driver-tests-and-certificates