Fairly Easy Walks Archives - Bristol Walk Fest

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

The route is steep in places, but well worth the effort. If you love nature, you will be…

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

What on earth are the ‘Granny Downs’? Explore this special tree trail with Robin Haward from Friends of…

Travel back through the deep history of the green Frome Valley in East Bristol and connect the rocks…

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

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

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

Come and explore the “deep time” history of Bristol, connecting the city we love with the land beneath…

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…

Learn how easy it is to find and use wild food and medicine growing around Bristol.

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.

We will look at the various habitats and learn all about bats - how do bats see in…

A short course taking you through all the practical steps and resources you will need to start organising…

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

As part of Bristol Walk Fest, we’ll be stepping out for gentle exercise, fresh air, connection, and plenty…

Nothing we can't handle, but worth wearing comfortable shoes and knowing what to expect! Come as you are:…

Expect a gentle pace, fidget toys and no pressure to chat the whole time, come as you are…

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Join this 3-mile circular walk to explore some of the work of landscape architect Dame Sylvia Crowe. There…

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

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.…

Join LJ as he leads this potter around the Broadmead area with time and space for reflection as…

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

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

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Come and experience the many benefits of walking meditation with this free guided session!

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.…

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

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…

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…

As part of Bristol Walk Fest, we’ll be stepping out for gentle exercise, fresh air, connection, and plenty…

Nothing we can't handle, but worth wearing comfortable shoes and knowing what to expect! Come as you are:…

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

We will look at the various habitats and learn all about bats - how do bats see in…

This gentle, friendly walk offers time to breathe, move at your own pace and connect with others who…

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

Led by experienced local medical herbalists Annwen Jones & Becs Griffiths who use these herbs daily in their…

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

Join LJ as he leads this potter around the Broadmead area with time and space for reflection as…

Join our community ecologist for a stroll around the streets of Lockleaze, identifying wildflowers, learning fascinating facts, and…

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

Early morning bird walk through Badock's Wood led by ecologist and Badock's Wood bird monitor, Matt Hobbs. Year…

Using contact microphones to hear the internal vibrations of trees, hydrophones to listen beneath the river’s surface, 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.…

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

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

Expect good conversation, an easy pace and a stunning walk over the suspension bridge.

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,…

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…

As part of Bristol Walk Fest, we’ll be stepping out for gentle exercise, fresh air, connection, and plenty…

Nothing we can't handle, but worth wearing comfortable shoes and knowing what to expect! Come as you are:…

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

Come with us on a nature walk in search of springtime flowers, birdsong and butterflies. We always visit…

Travel back through the deep history of the green Frome Valley in East Bristol and connect the rocks…

We will look at the various habitats and learn all about bats - how do bats see in…

Discover a millennium of history on this two-mile walk around the heart of Bristol’s old city. Our expert…

A linear walk starting at St George Park, passing two lakes and following the Frome to end at…

Discover the names and places associated with Bristol’s thousand-year fight to end the city’s involvement in slavery, from…

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

Join LJ as he leads this potter around the Broadmead area with time and space for reflection as…

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

For walking and cycling and picnicking, and gigging and celebrating and protesting and so on and so on.