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My Bristol Favourites: Miles Bullough
Miles Bullough is the co-founder and managing director of Wildseed Studios.
With their headquarters on High Street overlooking Castle Park, Wildseed Studios are the producers of The Last Bus, streaming now on Netflix.
The Last Bus follows a group of mismatched students on a school trip who become unlikely heroes when a robot apocalypse zaps away the rest of humanity.
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These are Miles’ top-five Bristol favourites:
Strange Brew
Strange Brew is a former car showroom – photo: Martin Booth
“Last year, after what seemed like interminable lockdowns, my wife and I went to our first live gig since forever at Strange Brew on Fairfax Street in the city centre. Get The Blessing – a great Bristol band – were the star attraction. I was so excited to be out that I accidently sank the best part of a bottle of red wine before the end of the first set. Luckily my hearing wasn’t impaired. The venue and the gig were great though.”
Licata
Licata is one of Bristol’s oldest shops, having been trading since 1959 – photo: Martin Booth
“My better half’s family come from northern Italy so when we feel nostalgic for the old country we head to Licata on Picton Street in Montpelier, a gem of an authentic Italian deli. Nowhere better for coffee, Italian butter, pancetta, arancini and other Italian delights.”
St Nick’s Market
Spice Up Your Lifer serves wholesome home cooked Indian food – photo: Martin Booth
“Our office is round the corner from St Nick’s Market and the smells that waft up to us at lunchtime are truly tormenting. Matina (Kurdish wraps), Spice Up your Life (Indian) and Cafe Atlas (Moroccan) are particular favourites. Whenever we want to impress anyone from out of town, we bring them here.”
The loos at Bristol Museum
For Miles, Bristol Museum’s toilets are “a delight” – photo: Martin Booth
“If ever you get caught short near the Triangle, then pop into Bristol Museum because the toilets there are a delight – old fashioned, wood panelled, spacious and clean. And then there’s always something great to see in the museum itself; stunning photography special exhibitions or one of the general rooms with fossils, artefacts and paintings. There’s a superb Barbara Hepworth painting in there called The Hands. And it’s free. Currently there’s the Grayson’s Art Club exhibition which is well worth a visit.”
The Stradling Collection
The Stradling Collection is a remarkable collection of 20th- and 21st-century design and applied arts – photo: Martin Booth
“The Stradling Collection is a tiny little gem on Park Row that features changing displays of Ken Stradling’s collection of more than 2,000 artefacts of 20th- and 21st-century design, particularly mid-century Scandi furniture design and other vintage pieces. We always end up having interesting chats with the curators there. It’s free (donations welcome). We had been in Bristol for 15 years before we discovered it and are very glad we did.”
Main photo: Wildseed Studios
Read more: Interview: Ken Stradling
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