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Clifton Suspension Bridge is a special part of Bristol’s heritage, symbolising the city for residents and visitors. The Bridge has always operated as a toll bridge and has been maintained and managed by the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust, an independent, not-for-profit charitable trust (no.205658) since 1953.

Press releases

Clifton Suspension Bridge celebrates Museum Accreditation

The Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust are celebrating the prestigious award of Accredited Museum status by Arts Council England, a UK-wide... read more

01.10.2024 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

Clifton Suspension Bridge Archivist Dr. Hannah Little (left) with Bridge Master Trish Johnson (right). Pic: @JonCraig_Photos
Clifton Suspension Bridge (Bristol) to be closed to traffic on forst two...

A number of bridge closures are planned in August as vital refurbishment works continue at the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol . The bridge... read more

02.07.2024 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

Bristol volunteers receive Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Award

A group of volunteers who have supported Clifton Suspension Bridge have been recognised for their exceptional service to the UK’s heritage... read more

11.03.2024 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

A volunteer guide leads a group in the Leigh Woods Vaults, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
Major refurbishment project conserving historic ironwork announced for...

A major programme of refurbishment and maintenance for the ongoing conservation of the Grade 1 listed Clifton Suspension Bridge will begin in... read more

11.03.2024 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

The historic iron chains of the Clifton Suspension Bridge will be refurbished over the next two years, Bristol, UK
Clifton Suspension Bridge to go ‘card only’

Clifton Suspension Bridge is taking the next step forward in its journey to embrace the latest technology by introducing card only payments from... read more

31.03.2023 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

A driver stops at the Clifton Suspension Bridge toll barriers. (c) Lee Pullen for Clifton Suspension Bridge
Win an Artwork by Bristol Artist HazardOne with Clifton Suspension...

With stunning views and awe-inspiring geology, the wild and rugged rock faces of the Avon Gorge are home to over thirty kinds of rare plants and... read more

24.03.2023 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

Artist HazardOne with work in progress on the
Learning Team at Clifton Suspension Bridge Receive Prestigious Tour...

A team of Learning Facilitators at Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England, have been awarded the prestigious White Badge qualification from... read more

15.12.2022 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

Members from the Institute of Tourist Guiding with Clifton Suspension Bridge
Faster Britain and Clifton Suspension Bridge: Celebrating the 20th...

Twenty years after contractors at Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge discovered secret vaults hidden below the iconic structure, families are... read more

13.04.2022 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

Visitors stand on the newly installed platform inside Brunel’s hidden chambers at Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust Launches a New Website Celebrating...

A new website launching this Valentine’s Day is collecting stories behind moments of romance connected with Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge.... read more

14.02.2022 • By Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

Project image 1: a composite of a couple kissing and the bridge tower

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