The Best Bristol Walking Tours,
Incredible Routes
Interactive walking tours of Bristol, bring the city to life.
- CityDays brings an immersive new way to have a walking tour in Bristol
- Discover Bristol's historic landmarks, secret sights & hidden gems
- Solve fun challenges & puzzling clues to unlock your way
- Optional breaks at top-rated pubs, bars and cafes
- Interactive private tour, you and your team, at your own pace
- Full money back guarantee. We know you'll love it
What to expect on a CityDays Bristol Walking Tour
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- Messages sent to your phones - we'll send your walking tour to any international phone number.
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- Clues, challenges, & puzzles - interact with the city to unravel obscured directions and find your way.
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- The perfect difficulty - just the right amount, inclusive for all, with help available should you need it.
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- Landmarks & hidden gems - see Bristol in a new light, a tour showing off quirks too!
Don't have a great time?
Simply let us know why and we'll refund you in full.
Find Your Perfect Bristol Walking Tour
Each walking tour explores a different area of Bristol, find the route that suits you best or work your way through! All bookings are fully flexible, alter your booking freely.
How the Bristol walking tours work
Clues & Puzzles
Clues don't require any prior knowledge and are made up of two parts:
1) Obscured directions that make reference to the city around you. Unravel their meaning and be guided by your surroundings.
2) A puzzle to be solved once you've followed the directions, search nearby to find your answers.
CityDays aim for an enjoyable, just-the-right-amount, level of difficulty that is inclusive for all! Help messages are available should you need a bit of support.
Guided by clues sent to your phone
- Receive snippets of history, quirky facts and intriguing stories about the areas you visit.
- Pub/cafe breaks along your hunt, all totally optional and some with discounts on food & drinks.
- Make memories at locations along the way, get inspiration from previous teams and share a clever snap!
- Go at your own speed, or go for top spot on the game leaderboard.
Bristol is a colourful tapestry of a city packed with the historic and modern culture.
Contemporary street art mingles with medieval architecture; landscaped and wild parks sit alongside maritime industry, while haunted inns hide among modern developments.
There's no better way to experience these fabulous collisions than with a CityDays walking tour
Our aim: for you to fall in love with Bristol too
Bristol Walking Tour Reviews
The great things you say about CityDays Bristol Walking Tours
Shaz 60
We all loved our day and exploring the bits of the city that we never knew about. The weather was kind to us, the sites…
Ryan's Birthday!
A great walk with some tough riddles.
Royle Fish
This was a great adventure and a great way to explore the city and find out lots about it, and places we didn’t know ex…
D&C
Great fun to investigate some slightly off the beaten path bits of London.
The Banshees of Ballina
Great walk around London’s hidden secrets
Pearly Queens
Great fun and time spent being active. Would definitely do more of these.
The Wandering Bootyz
Amazing! Cryptic clues that kept us on our toes the whole time. Great group activity that gives everyone an opportunity…
Robinsonson
We started Monday with a hard stop at 6pm and got completely focused on finding one answer for waaay to long then neede…
KLP
So much fun. A heads up way to view some of the more interesting parts of London. Have already recommended it to others.
Roberts
Brilliant day out! So many hidden places to find.
Quilimo
Amazing trip! Some funny wordings for some questions, but it was an amazing idea nonetheless! Had a great time :)
WILL&BEX
Great day out with lovely pub and market stops along the way!
D&H
Had a wonderful time and really enjoyed it, like how it showed some hidden gems of the city, really got to know London …
The Flooks
We had a great time on the Sheffield murder mystery trail today. Highly recommend!
mr frog fanclub
lovely trail to hidden mews. really nice
Rayanne and Hiba
This experience was truly a joy. It’s a day I’ll never forget. So much fun with your friends or family. Definitely woul…
Nikkis Birthday Treasure Hunt
2nd time we've done this. Thoroughly enjoyed it even though it took nearly 5 hours and it was rainy haha. We will defin…
The Hoisonators
This was an excellent activity and it left us ready to do another one - we look forward to the others becoming availabl…
The Foresters
Fantastic trail.Great way to see parts of the city and was extremely enjoyable.
Em and Stu
We were a little hesitant going into this, what to expect, but we didn't need to be. It's a great way to explore, see t…
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See More, Do More, Learn More with CityDays
Welcome to Bristol, a once-upon-a-time pirate’s paradise turned artist’s retreat!
The thriving city of Bristol is a labyrinth of secrets, untold stories and fascinating figures.
Whether you’re a Bristolian looking to scrub up on your West Country knowledge or a visitor hoping to spot some hidden gems, our walking tours of Bristol are here to take you further, teach you more and, most importantly, help you enjoy yourselves!
Get The Most Out of Your Bristol Walking Tours
Our Bristol walking tours are designed to take you above and beyond your typical sightseeing experience. We’re dedicated to showing you everything you’d expect to see in Bristol while also slipping in loads of cool hidden stuff along the way.
The best part? It’s up to you to find them!
CityDays’ walking tours of Bristol get you interacting with and learning about the city’s streets, landmarks, history and famous figures. The only way to navigate the route is by looking up, down, left and right, answering puzzles, riddles and spotting clues based on your surroundings!
Our self-guided Bristol walking tours transform you into detectives, explorers and tour guides, giving you the freedom to discover the city your own way, in your own time, with people you know and love.
From the moment you start until you finish the tour, you’re guaranteed to learn, have fun, make memories and get some fresh air and exercise.
The Best Walking Tours in Bristol
No queues, no waiting around, no hassle.
That’s part of what makes CityDays’ Bristol walking tours the best in the city.
We’ve created a model that allows you to take charge of your Bristol walking tour. This ensures that you can walk at your own pace, take breaks whenever it’s convenient for you, and tour with whoever you want! Here’s how it works.
Instead of inviting ourselves along, we take the backseat. All you need is a good pair of walking shoes, a fully charged phone, and a sense of adventure.
We recognise that this is your day out - not ours. So it’s up to you how it plays out: compete for first place on our leaderboard or take your time and really soak up the sights. Either way, we’re only a text message away if you get stuck.
Bristol History Walking Tours: Uncover Bristol’s Hidden History
From being the meeting point between the two Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex to the Bristol Bus Boycott and beyond, Bristol has seen its fair share of history - and we want to share it with you!
Our Bristol history walking tours take you on an exciting journey through Bristol’s historical timeline in a way that celebrates the city’s cultural quirks and mysterious facts. Along the way, you’ll discover street art, cosy pubs and much, much more.
To give you a sneak peek at what you can expect from our historical Bristol walking tours, we’ve put together a few historical facts about the city!
Bristolians Sent 1000s of Shoes to German Children in 1947
Just two years after the Second World War, Bristolians rallied together to help German children struggling with economic and social disparity.
In 1947, the Western Daily Press newspaper reported that in Bristol’s twin city in Germany, Hannover, up to 56% of children couldn’t attend school due to a lack of adequate footwear.
Many Bristolians put aside any lingering wartime resentment of Germany and its citizens by sending thousands of shoes, food, sweets and clothing to struggling children.
A Suffragette Once Smacked Winston Churchill Over The Head with A Dog Whip at Temple Meads
The suffragette’s name was Theresa Garnett, and she was originally from Leeds, Yorkshire.
On 14 November in 1909, Winston Churchill travelled by train to Bristol to speak at a dinner that was to be held at Bristol Beacon (formerly known as Colston Hall).
According to reports, Garnett approached Churchill while they were standing on a Temple Meads platform, cracked a dog whip across his face and shouted “take that, you brute!” or, in another version: “take that in the name of the insulted women of England!”
Bristol Once Held a Spelling Bee Where Less Than Half of The Words Were Spelt Correctly
According to the Western Daily Press, Bristol Rotary Club held a spelling bee in 1938 at the Grand Hotel where 24 out of 50 words were spelt correctly.
In fairness, some of the words are still considered tricky: “bureaucracy”, “omniscient”, “scion” and “ukulele” were among them. Best of all, a visiting Rotarian from Budapest was said to be in the audience and the papers described him as “a little bewildered”.
Available Trails and Bristol Walking Tours
Interested in finding out more about the kinds of self-guided historical and Bristol street art walking tours we provide? Here’s where you get a tiny sneak peek into where you can find your next adventure…
The Painted City
Discover Bristol's rich tapestry of history and creativity on an immersive, puzzle-filled walking tour. Navigate medieval arches, mural-adorned streets, and Victorian gardens, unlocking tales from its diverse past through engaging challenges…
Highlights include 17th-century bronze 'nail' tables for merchant bartering, time-worn medieval marvels, engineering feats, and iconic street art including an original Banksy. Along the way, enjoy puzzles, surprises, and stops at unique venues like a candle-lit bar in a 16th-century townhouse and a traditional pub with flock wallpaper and a cosy fire.
This escape game-style tour is ideal for friends who love to explore and play, offering a multifaceted glimpse into Bristol's vibrant culture.
Bristol Walking Tour Questions