Bristol places: questions and answers
54 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
Clubs and music venues
Which road is the Thekla nightclub boat moored on?
Which road is Lakota nightclub on?
Which road is the O2 Academy on?
Which road is Fiddlers music venue on?
Which road is The Fleece music venue on?
Which road is the Trinity Centre on?
Which road is the Bristol Beacon concert hall on?
Which road is Strange Brew on?
Pubs
Which road is the Llandoger Trow pub on?
Which road is the Hatchet Inn on?
Which road is the Cornubia pub on?
Which road is The Apple cider boat moored on?
Which road is the Coronation Tap pub on?
Which road is the Highbury Vaults pub on?
Which road is the Nova Scotia pub on?
Which road is the Grain Barge pub moored on?
Which road is the Seven Stars pub on?
Which road is the Commercial Rooms pub on?
Hotels and restaurants
Which road is the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel on?
Which road is the Avon Gorge Hotel on?
Which road is The Bristol Hotel on?
Which road is the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel on?
Which road is the Hotel du Vin on?
Which road is the DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City Centre on?
Which road is the Harbour Hotel on?
Which road is the Novotel Bristol Centre on?
Which road is the Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre on?
Which road is the Riverstation restaurant on?
Places of interest and public buildings
Which road is M Shed museum on?
Which road is We The Curious science centre on?
Which road is Bristol Museum and Art Gallery on?
Which road is the Bristol Old Vic theatre on?
Which road is the Bristol Hippodrome on?
Which road is the Arnolfini arts centre on?
Which road is the Watershed cinema on?
Which road is Ashton Gate Stadium on?
Which road is the Memorial Stadium on?
Which road is the County Cricket Ground on?
Which road is Southmead Hospital on?
Which road is the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children on?
Which road is Bristol Magistrates' Court on?
Which road is Bristol Crown Court on?
Which road is Bristol Central Library on?
Which road is the Tobacco Factory theatre on?
Districts
Gloucester Road (A38) runs through which district?
Stapleton Road is mainly in which district?
Cotham Hill is in which district?
Henleaze Road is in which district?
Westbury Hill is in which district?
Picton Street is in which district?
Mina Road is in which district?
Filton Avenue runs through which district?
Blaise Castle House Museum is in which district?
Hengrove Park Leisure Centre is in which district?
Answers
- A. The Grove. Thekla is a boat moored in the harbour beside The Grove, in the city centre.
- C. Upper York Street. Lakota is on Upper York Street, near Stokes Croft.
- B. Frogmore Street. The O2 Academy is on Frogmore Street, below Park Street.
- D. Willway Street. Fiddlers is on Willway Street in Bedminster.
- D. St Thomas Street. The Fleece is on St Thomas Street in Redcliffe.
- B. Trinity Road. The Trinity Centre is on Trinity Road, near Old Market and Easton.
- C. Colston Street. The Bristol Beacon (once Colston Hall) is on Colston Street in the city centre.
- A. Fairfax Street. Strange Brew is on Fairfax Street, near Broadmead.
- B. King Street. The Llandoger Trow is on King Street, near the Old Vic.
- D. Frogmore Street. The Hatchet Inn is on Frogmore Street, next to the O2 Academy.
- A. Temple Street. The Cornubia is on Temple Street, near Temple Meads.
- C. Welsh Back. The Apple is a cider boat moored on Welsh Back.
- C. Sion Place. The Coronation Tap is on Sion Place in Clifton Village.
- A. St Michael's Hill. The Highbury Vaults is on St Michael's Hill, near the hospitals and university.
- D. Nova Scotia Place. The Nova Scotia is on Nova Scotia Place, by the Cumberland Basin in Hotwells.
- B. Hotwell Road. The Grain Barge is moored beside Hotwell Road.
- A. Thomas Lane. The Seven Stars is on Thomas Lane in Redcliffe.
- C. Corn Street. The Commercial Rooms is on Corn Street in the old city.
- B. College Green. The Marriott Royal is on College Green, next to the cathedral.
- D. Sion Hill. The Avon Gorge Hotel is on Sion Hill in Clifton, near the Suspension Bridge.
- D. Prince Street. The Bristol Hotel is on Prince Street, by the harbour.
- B. Broad Street. The Mercure Grand Hotel is on Broad Street in the old city.
- C. Narrow Lewins Mead. Hotel du Vin is on Narrow Lewins Mead, near Christmas Steps.
- A. Redcliffe Way. The DoubleTree is on Redcliffe Way, near St Mary Redcliffe church.
- B. Corn Street. The Harbour Hotel is on Corn Street in the old city.
- D. Victoria Street. The Novotel is on Victoria Street, between the city centre and Temple Meads.
- A. Bond Street. The Holiday Inn is on Bond Street, next to Cabot Circus.
- C. The Grove. Riverstation is on The Grove, on the harbourside.
- C. Princes Wharf. M Shed is on Princes Wharf, on the harbourside.
- A. Anchor Road. We The Curious is on Anchor Road, by Millennium Square.
- D. Queen's Road. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery is on Queen's Road, next to the Wills Memorial Building.
- B. King Street. The Bristol Old Vic is on King Street.
- A. St Augustine's Parade. The Hippodrome is on St Augustine's Parade, in the city centre.
- C. Narrow Quay. The Arnolfini is on Narrow Quay, on the harbourside.
- B. Canons Road. The Watershed is on Canons Road, on the harbourside.
- D. Ashton Road. Ashton Gate Stadium is on Ashton Road. It is the home of Bristol City football club.
- D. Filton Avenue. The Memorial Stadium, home of Bristol Rovers, is on Filton Avenue in Horfield.
- B. Nevil Road. The County Ground, home of Gloucestershire cricket, is on Nevil Road.
- C. Southmead Road. Southmead Hospital is on Southmead Road in north Bristol.
- A. Upper Maudlin Street. The Children's Hospital is on Upper Maudlin Street, near the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
- B. Marlborough Street. The Magistrates' Court is on Marlborough Street, near the bus station.
- D. Small Street. Bristol Crown Court is on Small Street in the old city.
- A. Deanery Road. Central Library is on Deanery Road, behind the cathedral.
- C. Raleigh Road. The Tobacco Factory is on Raleigh Road in Southville.
- C. Bishopston. Gloucester Road runs north through Bishopston and Horfield.
- A. Easton. Stapleton Road runs through Easton, in east Bristol.
- D. Cotham. Cotham Hill is in Cotham, near Whiteladies Road.
- B. Henleaze. Henleaze Road runs through Henleaze, in north Bristol.
- A. Westbury-on-Trym. Westbury Hill runs through the centre of Westbury-on-Trym.
- C. Montpelier. Picton Street is in Montpelier, off Cheltenham Road.
- B. St Werburgh's. Mina Road is in St Werburgh's.
- D. Horfield. Filton Avenue runs through Horfield, past the Memorial Stadium.
- D. Henbury. Blaise Castle House Museum is on Henbury Road in Henbury.
- B. Hengrove. Hengrove Park Leisure Centre is in Hengrove, in south 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