Arts, Culture and History Archives

This tour takes you off the beaten track to reveal some of the city‘s best-kept secrets, from lesser-known…

This tour traces how electricity shaped the city’s infrastructure, entertainment and education, finishing at the former EAW branch…

Celebrate Beltane and the turning of the year with this special walk through an ancient landscape to one…

Your tour begins outside the iconic Corn Exchange—an architectural gem that sits amongst the independent traders of St.…

Your guide will describe how chocolate has shaped the city whilst you pass hidden rivers, world class street…

Join us for a 2 hour, 2 mile trip around Bristol City Centre.

Walking slowly and guided by the creative prompts they suggest, we'll see how these changing points of focus…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Prior to our launch event, of course we will be hosting a walk!

Join us to celebrate the launch of Bristol Walk Fest 2026.

A free and engaging outdoor trail through the grounds of former Glenside Hospital for visitors to follow and…

More walk than talk, you’ll follow the long path between the western boundary of the early cemetery and…

This tour traces how electricity shaped the city’s infrastructure, entertainment and education, finishing at the former EAW branch…

Your tour begins outside the iconic Corn Exchange—an architectural gem that sits amongst the independent traders of St.…

Your guide will describe how chocolate has shaped the city whilst you pass hidden rivers, world class street…

Find out more about the bookshops themselves and spend an afternoon exploring with fellow book lovers, chatting about…

Walking slowly and guided by the creative prompts they suggest, we'll see how these changing points of focus…

You will discover the origins of the name Frenchay and hear the stories of the people who created…

Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides as they share stories about the history and maintenance of the famous Clifton…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Take a walk through the first night of the Bristol Blitz. An evening which saw 148 Nazi planes…

You can enjoy this experience electronically via our excellent leaflets or with a guided tour with the councils…

Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides as they share stories about the history and maintenance of the famous Clifton…

Explore the sites and learn about the causes and consequences of the citywide riots of 1831.

Explore Bristol in 1486 with Dame Edith Comfrey who knows it like the back of her hand.

Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides as they share stories about the history and maintenance of the famous Clifton…

The tour will be supplemented with a wealth of fascinating photographs, documents and maps.

A free and engaging outdoor trail through the grounds of former Glenside Hospital for visitors to follow and…

The walk will start in Castle Park, take in part of Broadmead, Bridewell Street, Queen Square and end…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Join us for another Walk in the Past as we stroll through the streets of the Old City,…

Join us for a deep dive into Bristol's hidden history. From pirate haunts, to haunted hotspots and little…

This walk explores Bristol’s dockside haunts of smugglers and slavers, pirates and privateers. The history of real-life buccaneers…

Your tour begins outside the iconic Corn Exchange—an architectural gem that sits amongst the independent traders of St.…

Whether you're an eco‑enthusiast or just curious about being a bit greener, everyone’s welcome to come along.

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

“Fantastic! So much fun and some really gruesome stories!” - Livvy Haydock, BBC GANGSTER podcast

Join us for a deep dive into Bristol's hidden history. From pirate haunts, to haunted hotspots and little…

Your tour begins outside the iconic Corn Exchange—an architectural gem that sits amongst the independent traders of St.…

Your guide will describe how chocolate has shaped the city whilst you pass hidden rivers, world class street…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Featured on "Most Haunted" and running since 2003, a fun and informative guided walking tour around Bristol's Old…

The starting point is the bottom of the steps at the main entrance to St Mary Redcliffe Church…

A free and engaging outdoor trail through the grounds of former Glenside Hospital for visitors to follow and…

Learn what makes a good headstone, where different stones come from, and the way the many types of…

Your tour begins outside the iconic Corn Exchange—an architectural gem that sits amongst the independent traders of St.…

Your guide will describe how chocolate has shaped the city whilst you pass hidden rivers, world class street…

Learn about the first social housing estate in Britain from Larry Bennett, a local historian who grew up…

Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides as they share stories about the history and maintenance of the famous Clifton…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Learn about the first social housing estate in Britain from Larry Bennett, a local historian who grew up…

Join us for a deep dive into Bristol's hidden history. From pirate haunts, to haunted hotspots and little…

In this new session we explore the iconic tree-lined Promenade to find a snuff mill and an iron…

This engaging walking tour explores stories of educators, reformers, writers and campaigners whose lives unfolded in familiar places…

Take a walk through the first night of the Bristol Blitz. An evening which saw 148 Nazi planes…

Discover the secret messages in the stones on this fascinating tour looking at what the symbols and images…

You can enjoy this experience electronically via our excellent leaflets or with a guided tour with the councils…

Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides as they share stories about the history and maintenance of the famous Clifton…

2 hours, mainly on the flat but a couple of sets of steep steps including down from Royal…

A guided walk through Bristol Harbour’s industrial heritage, focusing on the 19th century to present day. Starting on…

The starting point is the bottom of the steps at the main entrance to St Mary Redcliffe Church…

While no Bristol records survive, new research in Jamaica proves his local origins - and a family and…

A free and engaging outdoor trail through the grounds of former Glenside Hospital for visitors to follow and…

There will be points of interest along the way, stopping regularly to hear interesting information and see past…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Join us for a deep dive into Bristol's hidden history. From pirate haunts, to haunted hotspots and little…

Your tour begins outside the iconic Corn Exchange—an architectural gem that sits amongst the independent traders of St.…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Join us for a deep dive into Bristol's hidden history. From pirate haunts, to haunted hotspots and little…

Your tour begins outside the iconic Corn Exchange—an architectural gem that sits amongst the independent traders of St.…

Your guide will describe how chocolate has shaped the city whilst you pass hidden rivers, world class street…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

A free and engaging outdoor trail through the grounds of former Glenside Hospital for visitors to follow and…

Join us for a walk through St Werburghs and St Paul’s to remember Roy Hackett. Roy was passionate…

Your tour begins outside the iconic Corn Exchange—an architectural gem that sits amongst the independent traders of St.…

Your guide will describe how chocolate has shaped the city whilst you pass hidden rivers, world class street…

Find out more about the bookshops themselves and spend an afternoon exploring with fellow book lovers, chatting about…

A fun guided walk down from Clifton Village down to the Old Vic Theatre taking in famous landmarks…

Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides as they share stories about the history and maintenance of the famous Clifton…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Join us for a deep dive into Bristol's hidden history. From pirate haunts, to haunted hotspots and little…

Hear stories from bootmakers, to clay pits, boxing in pub backrooms and search for the burial spot of…

Take a walk through the first night of the Bristol Blitz. An evening which saw 148 Nazi planes…

You can enjoy this experience electronically via our excellent leaflets or with a guided tour with the councils…

Stories include two men sentenced to death in 1753 for sex in the back room of a pub,…

Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides as they share stories about the history and maintenance of the famous Clifton…

Our walk through 800 years of history includes a rare medieval survivor, a Tudor monarch and the grand…

A guided walk through Bristol Harbour’s industrial heritage, focusing on the 19th century to present day. Starting on…

An introduction to the history of this once important industry told through it's buildings. Starting at Castle Park…

A free and engaging outdoor trail through the grounds of former Glenside Hospital for visitors to follow and…

Travel back to the first night of the Bristol Blitz on this unique, subterranean walking tour.

Join us for a deep dive into Bristol's hidden history. From pirate haunts, to haunted hotspots and little…