Name: Bristol Walking Tour - from Blackbeard to Banksy
Start: 2025-08-16T11:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-08-16T13:30:00+01:00
Location: Bristol cathedral, college green

Bristol Walking Tour - from Blackbeard to Banksy

Featured by The Times Newspaper as the #1 thing to do in Bristol and one of the 7 best walking tours in the UK, our passionate local guides bring Bristol’s stories to life. From Saxon origins to Norman castles, medieval city walls to modern street art murals.
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.
Just a Few Highlights:
Find the smallest and largest street art in the city and Banksy originals
Tales of pirates, merchants and voyages of discovery
Visit the places that inspired literary legends
Local insights from guides featured on BBC’s “The Banksy Story”