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The ones worth booking.
The 15 most popular bristol tours in England. The ones worth your time, what they cost, and what to expect on the day.
Blackbeard to Banksy is a 2-hour guided street art walk in Bristol, mixing Banksy originals with 1000-year city history for $18.
“Lots of walking but plenty of stops on this guided tour. The guide was excellent, clear and knowledgeable about the history, old and modern of this city.”
Tour Bristol’s Corn Exchange air-raid shelters with rooftop views and WWII stories, then wrap up in St Nicholas Market street food.
“A real insight into history. I would never have known it was there despite living in Bristol all my life. The guide was very enthusiastic about the facts and made it fun too!”
A 2-hour Bristol walk mixing 12th-century landmarks with street art by Banksy, plus Blackbeard and harbor stories that tie it all together.
“It was a perfect blend of history and street art told through entertaining anecdotes. We felt we got to know the bones of Bristol in a short amount of time.”
West Country Games in Bristol is a farm-based group challenge with 9 themed inflatable contests, guided hosts, and 2 start times weekly.
“Great day out. Great day to celebrate Sara’s Hen party. We were booked for the Cardiff branch but due to circumstances out of their control we had to move but were given snacks. Thank you to luka for taking such great care of us.”
A 90-minute Bristol comedy and magic show with close-up tricks, audience moments, and pizza plus prosecco in an intimate pub theatre.
“Certainly not a perfect show but very sympatic entertainment on local level. Althought we could follow the magician's tongue only partially we had a lot of fun with his card tricks and especially the location, the backroom of a bar and the possiblity to have a snack or a beer while the show goes on…”
Join a Bristol-themed ghost walk on Zoom with a live guide, London-style tales, and a Penny Dreadful quiz for about two hours.
“This was an interesting lockdown activity that took us around London and beyond from our chairs. The slides had interesting facts and graphics. Anna was a friendly, enthusiastic, engaging and informative guide who made us all feel included and welcome, especially through the interactive quiz. Good fun!”
Bus tour through Bristol’s Only Fools and Horses filming locations, with live guide, photo stops, and a fun fancy-dress reenactment.
“The Host Jimmy was absolutely brilliant. He's knowledge of only fools and horses was excellent....He's sense of humour was good.overall he was a nice gentleman..I would recommend this tour to anyone .....”
A small-group walk through Bristol Cathedral, docks, and old streets with clear audio, famous landmarks, and street-art stops.
“We had a great time. Learned a lot about the history of the city, its art and the stories of prominent bristolians. Warmly recommended!”
A small-group day trip from Bristol to Stonehenge, Avebury, Lacock Abbey, Castle Combe, and Cotswolds scenery with included Stonehenge entry.
“Tom our guide was wonderful had some great stories and made the trip fun. Definitely worth seeing the gorgeous landscape and cute villages.”
A guided, costumed ghost walk through central Bristol, stopping at famed haunted sites and ending in Queen Square. 1h 45m.
“Such a great tour by ‘Tobias Carver” on all things ghosts and ghouls in Bristol! Would highly recommend as learnt a lot about the alleged hauntings and Bristol’s grusome past 👻🫣”
Follow Captain Bess on a phone-based Bristol treasure hunt with cryptic clues, maps, and stops like Castle Park and the Old Vic.
“What a lovely way to see and learn about this area of Bristol. Great clues and lots of titbits of info. Been to Bristol many times, but still learnt more about it.”
Walk Bristol’s highlights from Clifton Suspension Bridge to Banksy street art and Bristol Cathedral, with headsets and a local guide in English.
“Excellent nothing else but excellent. Mike certainly knows his stuff. Seeing and finding out more about the suspension bridge was a highlight for my husband.”
Self-guided Bristol treasure hunt with 16 clues and a 3.5 km walk, starting at Cafe Revival with a 10% discount.
“We had great fun working our way round Bristol trying to figure out the answers. Really good way to visit a town.”
See Brunel’s SS Great Britain in Bristol: glass-sea dry dock, dockyard museum, Being Brunel exhibits, and plenty of time to explore.
“Excellent, informative and inspirational. Get there early (opens at 10) if hot. Have plenty of time, shame to rush it as so much to see and take in. It really is well presented, both the SS Great Britain Museum at the entrance to the ship and the ship itself. Fascinating!”
Bristol to Oxford and the Cotswolds in one small-group day trip. Mercedes comfort, Oxford map time, plus Burford and Bibury.
“Our tour guide was very friendly and informative. The trip was well organised and we went back to Bristol according with plan. Thanks😊”
