History, culture, & food walking tours of Bristol
Bristol walking tours

Blackbeard to Banksy

Adults £12
Children £5

Join us and discover Bristol’s extraordinary story on this 2-hour, 2 miles (3.2km) guided walk through 1000 years of history and street art. Follow the footsteps of seafarers, authors, engineers, graffiti writers and others who shaped the place we walk in today.

Find Banksy artworks, learn about notorious pirates and see their old haunts. From our beautiful cathedral, through the new city centre to the bustle of St Nicholas Market and on to the harbourside, this fun-filled, fact-packed and story-driven tour will leave you with hints and tips and other things to do to make the most of your time in the city.

When

Wednesday to Sunday at 11:30am, and 2:30pm

Need to know

Tour duration

2 hours

Distance

2 miles

Group size

Up to 25

Age restriction

No age restriction

Meeting point

Out the main entrance of the Cathedral on College Green.

Tour accessibility

Includes steps and stairs

Tour highlights

Bristol-Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral

Bristol's ancient Cathedral and College Green the perfect place to start your citywide walking tour!
Banksy-Well-Hung-Lover

Banksy's Well Hung Lover

The most famous Banksy in Bristol!
Hatchet-Inn-Bristol

The Hatchet Inn

Meet Blackbeard at Bristol's oldest pub!
Nelson-Street-Bristol

Nelson Street

Site of Bristol's first ever international Street Art Festival..
St-Nicholas-Market-Bristol

St. Nicholas Market

Home of the city's best independent traders and street food!
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King Street

See the pub which welcomed the real life Long John Silver back to Britain!
Matthew_Bristol-harbourside

Bristol's Harbourside

The heart of the city and once centre of the world!
Queens_Square_Bristol

Queens Square

Bristol's finest Georgian square and the home of Long John Silver!

Meet your tour guides

Duncan McKellar

Founder & Tour Guide

Duncan McKellar is the founder of our air raid shelter tours and museum space. Duncan has battled hard for 6 years to preserve and open the space to the public. His perseverance has paid off and now Bristol has another world class heritage attraction for all to enjoy!

Owen Lewis

Tour Guide

Owen is a trained Actor with a passion for history! Owen has been head warden at our air raid shelter for two years and is a weath of knowledge for all things WW2.

Theresa Roche

Air Raid Shelter guide

Theresa has many years experience guiding in both Bristol and Bath. She is a trained actor with a history degree and particular interest in WW2 and the French Resistance. She has performed on stage and T.V and currently teaches Georgian dance classes!

Book the Blackbeard to Banksy tour

Adults £12
Children £5

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