Helen's place is a well located base to explore the city - taking about 15 minutes to walk into Bristol centre. North Street has plenty of cool independent shops, as well as a Co-Op and small Tesco should you need them. The Thali Cafe on North Street is a great place to eat.
We took an Uber back from Queen Square as it was pouring with rain and it cost us £6.50.
Helen is a lovely host, who is easy-going and accommodated our early arrival time. It was lovely to chat to her and her lemon drizzle cake (a family recipe) is not to be missed!