Driving

Set your satnav to BS4 4JJ, or Grove Park Road, Brislington.

Head down towards the Bath Road and east. Under ten minutes outside the rush, a little more at school run times, and Grove Park Road is a turning off the Bath Road.

The whole route stays south of the river and nowhere near Bristol’s Clean Air Zone, so there is nothing to pay whatever you drive. It is walkable too — about twenty-five minutes, downhill on the way over. The way back is the part to think about.

Parking

Park on Grove Park Road, Pendennis Park Road, Trelawney Road or Montrose Park Road.

Parking is free. There is no permit zone, no meter and no time limit, so there is nothing to buy and no app to download. Arrive five minutes before your appointment and you will not need longer than that.

Cycling

Bring your bike inside. The studio has an entrance lobby with room for it, so it stays out of sight for the length of your treatment. The ride over is mostly downhill, which makes the return leg the decision.

If coming here is difficult

Mobile massage in Totterdown

Book a mobile massage instead and I will come to you. I bring the table, towels and everything else, and the treatment is adapted exactly as it would be in the studio.

The hills that cause the problem also make getting treated harder. If your knees or hips are the reason you are booking, walking back up Vale Street afterwards is not a sensible end to the session. Totterdown is inside the area I cover, and mobile appointments start at one hour.

Two or more at the same address reduces the price per person, which works well if a housemate is nursing the same hill.

Find out more about mobile massage.