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SS Great Britain Frommer's Recommended

Hours Apr-Oct daily 10am-5pm; Nov-Mar daily 10am-3:30pm. Last admission an hour before closing
Location City Docks, Great Western Dock
Transportation Bus: 500 (from city center)
Phone 01179/260680
Web site www.ssgreatbritain.org
Prices Admission £11 ($22) adults, £8 ($16) seniors, £5.50 ($11) children, £29 ($58) family ticket

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In Bristol, the world's first iron steamship and luxury liner has been restored to its 1843 appearance. This vessel, which weighs 3,443 tons, was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a Victorian engineer. Incidentally, in 1831 (at the age of 25), Brunel began the Bristol landmark Clifton Suspension Bridge over the 76m-deep (250-ft.) Somerset Gorge at Clifton .

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