History of Bristol’s Tobacco Industry

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Starts
10:30 am Sun 25 May 2025
Ends
1:00 pm Sun 25 May 2025
Description

An introduction to the history of this once important industry told through it’s buildings.

Starting at Castle Park you will travel through Redcliffe Street, where mechanised cigarette production began, along East Street (factory No 1) to end at the Tobacco factory in Ashton Gate

Finishing Point
Contact Name
Simon Birch
Booking Phone
07917 403473
Booking Email
simon.birch7@gmail.com
Distance
2.5 miles
Duration
2:30:00
Cost
Free
Event facilities

Accessible by public transport, Booking essential

Booking Required
Yes
Walk Grade
Easy – mainly flat on paved surfaces without features such as steps and hills. Walking at a gentle pace

Walk organiser

Published
Fri 7 March 2025
Last Updated
Fri 7 March 2025