A great way of
exploring any place you visit is to take a steady stroll around the
area, and Bristol provides some excellent, easy going walks that will
allow you to get to know the town better.
Embarking on any of these tours means braving the great British weather. Rain or shine you should be prepared for anything that the elements can throw at you. With
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Walking Tours in Bristol
There are a number of
enterprising companies that have made good use of iPhone technology
to create portable tour guides complete with commentary, pictures and
soundtracks to make your tour of Bristol more enjoyable.
The Visit Bristol website has a comprehensive list of themed tours some of which are featured below.
Before the war
One such walk explores
the Bristol of old; pre-second World War when the docks were still
very much alive with ships. This self-guided tour provides archive
footage and photos directly to your mobile and shows the districts as
you travel through them. This gives you a wonderful insight into the
way Bristol was before its devastation.
Kids Treasure Trail
If you have a group of
children then there is an exciting treasure trail tour that will
captivate and enthral them as they follow the clues and learn about
Bristol as they race around solving the puzzle. This is an ideal way
to include children on a family outing and covers all the main
attractions and points of interest around the city.
A popular exploration
of Bristol’s past is run every Saturday and Sunday from Anchor
Square with Pete the Pirate. Pete takes visitors on a walk around the
old town describing in detail and enthusiasm the harbour and town
centre that existed in days gone by when pirates ruled the waves.
Haunted Bristol
If you aren’t afraid
of a fright then an evening tour with a difference involves visiting
the sites of famous Bristol hauntings. The scary walk takes in an old
16th century churchyard with its ghostly monk, a haunted
coach inn, and the unnerving cinema along with a 17th
century pub that will scare the socks of you.
Bristol’s attractions
Professional guided
trips can also be arranged around the environs of Bristol’s famous
Clifton Suspension Bridge or the massive Arnos Vale Cemetery, a
beautifully kept, 45-acre site full of the city’s great and good.
Celebrities, heroes and politicians from Bristol’s past have all
been laid to rest here and a guided tour will fill you in on their
interesting and often unusual lives.
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