Jennifer Bell is a composer, choir director and singer, who on August 2 as part of the Bristol Proms at the Old Vic is directing In a Town, a song cycle of urban life dedicated to Bristol’s unsung everyday heroes.

Here are Jennifer’s top-five Bristol favourites:

Bristol and Bath Railway Path 
“I think this is a national treasure. Cycling along it on a summer’s day, with the warm breeze of heavy scented, buzzing air in your face, and undergrowth lit up with glow worms, is close to paradise – especially followed by a dip in the river.”

Watershed
“Thank you, Watershed. It provides us with just the best things: top independent films, a good place to hang out by the water, fantastic talks and performances that pioneer digital media. I love to watch a film and then sit somewhere along the harbourside with a drink to chat about it.”

The stone slide near the Clifton Suspension Bridge
“If friends from out of town came visiting, this is one of the places I would take them. It’s a brilliant natural stone slide that has been polished smooth by hundreds of years of bottoms sliding down it. So much fun. I’d follow it with a walk to Ashton Court or a swim in the Lido.”

Bristol Old Vic
“It just keeps getting better and better. I think Tom Morris is a genius. The programming is great, but it’s the brave experimental choices that it continues to make, from Ferment to building stages in the street, that make it one of the most important cultural hubs in the country.”

Bordeaux Quay for lunch and Renato’s for late night, 
“I know this is cheeky, but I wanted to get them both in. Bordeaux Quay is on the money with fantastic ethics and delicious food. Renato’s (below, in its new shade of pink) is a bar and pizzeria that always has a great atmosphere. And it’s open late for food and drink.”