Name: Curious About Bristol
Rating: 5.0

Curious About Bristol

Starts at Bathurst Parade, Bristol, Somerset and Bristol, BS1 6UB, England

1-90 Years

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Curious About Bristol offers a self-guided walking tour experience that lets you explore Bristol’s rich history, architecture, and culture in a fun and interactive way. It combines relaxed sightseeing with an optional treasure hunt, making it ideal for families, friends, and visitors wanting to discover the city at their own pace. The experience focuses on Bristol’s maritime heritage, creative culture, and historic city centre.

The activity includes two self-guided heritage walks with an optional treasure hunt, designed to follow on from each other. Walk 1: Waterfront to College Green (1.5 miles / 2.4 km) explores the harbour, Georgian parkland, water features, historic churches, markets, architecture, and the Christmas Steps, finishing at Bristol Cathedral. Walk 2: Cathedral to Cabot Tower (1 mile / 1.6 km) passes ancient buildings, an original Banksy artwork, unique shops and restaurants, and ends in Brandon Hill Park at Cabot Tower, with 21 clues on walk one and 14 clues on walk two.

The Curious About Bristol booklet costs £7.49, which includes both walks, detailed maps, directions, historical stories, and the optional treasure hunt.

Curious About Bristol offers a fun and educational way to explore the city without rushing. The flexible, self-guided format lets you walk at a pace that suits your group. It’s an ideal low-cost activity for families, visitors, and anyone wanting to see Bristol’s landmarks, hidden corners, and stories in a more engaging way.

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Features

An exploration of Bristol's city centre with two self-guided heritage walks with an optional treasure hunt. Completing the treasure hunt keeps everyone actively engaged, and urges you to look up, down and every which-way - so you won't miss out on any of the city's treasures.
Most clues are chosen for their historical value, so you'll learn about the diverse culture, significant people and extraordinary events which have influenced Bristol in becoming what it is today. This is an outdoor, unsupervised activity - so you can go at a pace which suits you, whilst keeping you healthy!
A Curious About walk is a fun and social activity for all the family and friends. Different people can take on different roles - follow the map, identify picture clues, read directions, etc - it's ideal for children from the age of 6, and if you can walk/wheelchair it, you're young enough!
The two walks have been designed so that the second one follows on from where the first one ends. Do both, or have a breather and do the second one another day! They both start and finish in the heart of the city - so buses, trains and car parks are easily available to get you there and back.

What to see

Waterfront to College Green - 1.5 miles / 2.4 kms: Starting with gorgeous views over Bristol’s bustling waterfront, this walk crosses a magnificent Georgian park area, before exploring delightful water features and an ancient church. Next, you’ll discover a spectacular market with eclectic street eateries, astonish yourself with stunning architecture, and climb the famous Christmas Steps, before finishing at College Green with Bristol Cathedral as a dramatic backdrop.
Cathedral to Cabot Tower - 1 mile / 1.6 kms: From Bristol’s awesome cathedral, and the delightful College Green, this walk passes ancient buildings and an original Banksy artwork. Follow a street with unusual shops and diverse restaurants, before exploring some quieter streets, full of character. Now back to lively streets and stunning buildings, before escaping to Brandon Hill Park, topped by the extraordinary Cabot Tower - do you have the energy left to climb it?