Crowds flock to Harbour Festival

The Kathleen and May in the harbour

More than 150,000 people enjoyed the warm weather at the Bristol Harbour Festival over the weekend - the highest ever attendance figures, according to organisers.

Four Tall Ships arrived last week to take part in the event, as crowds lined the quayside all weekend.

At high tide on Friday, the ships - the Earl of Pembroke, Gallant, La Recouvrance and the Matthew - had sailed up the Avon Gorge and into the harbour.

A fifth Tall Ship, the Kathleen and May, was already in the city - for the first time in 50 years - to join in the fun.

Live concerts

This is the first time the tall ships have taken part in the annual festival, one of the highlights of the summer in Bristol.

They were moored alongside the Industrial Museum and the Amphitheatre, and people were able to climb aboard the vessels and look around.

But the ships were not the only attraction.

There were live music concerts, street theatre and children's activities all around the harbour, and many stayed to enjoy a huge firework display on Saturday night.