Two Bristol squares could become Britain's first major public outdoor spaces to go smoke-free.
Millennium Square and Anchor Square on Bristol's harbourside could be free of cigarette smoke due to a pilot launched by Smokefree South West.
Extensive research in the squares ahead of the initiative found most people were in support of the voluntary ban.
Some 53% described it as a "good or very good idea", with 61% saying the area would be a better place if it were smoke-free.
Fiona Andrews, director of Smokefree South West, said she expected the pilot to police itself.
"This is an exciting initiative that we hope will have a lasting impact not only on Millennium Square and Anchor Square, but on the wider region," she said.
"These city centre squares are often full of children playing and this pilot will provide a smoke-free environment for kids and their families to enjoy."
The smoke-free zones will be promoted with signs that thank people for keeping Bristol smoke-free, healthy and clean.
Millennium and Anchor Squares house the At-Bristol science museum, shops and restaurants, regularly host events and festivals and are frequented by large numbers of children playing.
The pilot builds on the smoke-free play parks project, which reduced smoking near playgrounds in the Southwest by 34% through signs asking people not to smoke.
Councillor Daniella Radice, Assistant Mayor for Neighbourhoods at Bristol City Council, said: "In this year that Bristol is proud to be the European Green Capital, I am excited to see how this pilot can change people's habits and make Bristol an even more enjoyable place to live and to visit."
Smokers' group Forest has criticised the ban as an example of "creeping prohibition".
Simon Clark, director of Forest, said: "Smoking is banned in all enclosed public places. Now campaigners want to ban it outside. This is creeping prohibition.
"Extending public smoking bans to outdoor areas is illiberal and unwarranted.
"Smoking in the open air harms no-one apart, perhaps, from the consumer - and that's their choice."
The pilot follows a major report last year by former health minister Lord Darzi which suggested that London and other UK cities should ban smoking in public spaces and parks.
Cities including New York, Toronto and Hong Kong have already banned smoking in key outdoor locations.
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