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Bristol is situated in the south west of England. It is the largest city in the region and has a population of about half a million. Back in 1155, it received a royal charter and was granted the county status in 1373. People consider Bristol as a great place to live, work and to play. Van hire services from Switch gives our customer an affordable choice when it comes to transporting groups of people across the United Kingdom.

Bristol lies between Somerset and Gloucestershire and is administered by both the counties. It is at present, England's seventh, and the UK's ninth most populous city. In distance, Bristol is 105 miles west of London.

Bristol has a notable International Airport, which is situated just 8 miles away of Bristol city centre. The airport offers scheduled flights from Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Paris and Prague. Surprisingly though, it does not have any flights from London.

Briton has a coastline on the estuary of the River Severn, which flows into the Bristol Channel. Historically, all the economic activates of the city were surrounded by the port. But recently, the aerospace industry started contributing a lot. Several years ago, all the old city centre docks were regenerated as a centre of heritage and culture. Information technology, financial service sectors and tourism are also contributing to its growth. In 2004 Bristol's GDP reached £9.439 bn, and the combined GDP of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and North Somerset hit £44.098 bn.

Bristol City Council maintains three major parks for the locals and the tourists to have fun. These parks are the Downs, Blaise Castle and Ashton Court. Briton has two football clubs. These are Bristol City and Bristol Rovers. It also has a number of non-league clubs. It also has a rugby union club, a first-class cricket side - Gloucestershire C.C.C. and a Rugby league side.

Public transport in the city consists bus network, provided by the First Group. This service however have been criticised for being unreliable and expensive. The city does not have any light rail system yet. These drawbacks are negligible as van hire companies operating in the city are very effective and efficient. These van hire companies provide a wide range of commercial and private vehicles from their bases.

One can book online and collect the van hire from Switch or from the airport. Whether people need a van for a weekend or for several weeks, a van hire from Switch is the best alternative to get the job done. Driving is probably the best way for seeing the city as it is a large one. Many of the routes into Bristol operate a car pool lane for cars with more than one occupant. However its complex one-way system can be frustrating sometimes. There are NCP car parks and street parking available.