Banksy, Blackbeard and Beyond: A Bristol Self Guided Walking Tour
- 2–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 9 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
In 2006, Bristol woke up to find a cheeky mural on a wall — and 97% of residents voted to keep it. That mural by Banksy changed how an entire city thinks about street art. This self-guided audio walking tour takes you there, and through 1,000 years of Bristol's best stories — from the pub where Blackbeard planned his raids and Defoe found Robinson Crusoe, to a medieval clock with two minute hands and where the phrase "pay on the nail" was born. Available in 9 languages with offline access, you start whenever you like, pause for a pint at a 17th-century inn, and pick up right where you left off. No group to follow, no fixed schedule — just your phone, headphones, and 14 stops across Bristol, a city reckoning honestly with its slave-trading past. Over 20,000 travellers have used our self-guided tours, and every booking comes with a full refund guarantee. If you want to explore Bristol at your own pace with stories you won't find on a signpost, this Bristol audio tour was made for you.
Inclusions
What's included
- Check or search your inbox for an email from “Tourific” for tour access instructions.
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
- Audio and written guide included
- Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
- Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
- 1-year access on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
What's not
- Any physical devices or headphones
- Human tour guide at location
Itinerary
Discover a unique "hall church" with origins that date back to over 1000 years ago!
Find out how this piece of graffiti by an anonymous artist changed Bristol's street art-scape forever
Walk down atmospheric 17th-century stone steps lined with quirky shops and hear the stories behind the origin of the name
Discover an elegant Georgian square with a turbulent past
Home to the See No Evil murals
Hear about the beginnings of the Methodist movement which started right here!
Stroll through a green riverside park with traces of Bristol’s Norman castle and a poignant WWII bombed church
Hear about the historic trading hub where deals were struck “on the nail” and explore the market
End at the harbourside, pass by a famous pub said to be frequented by Blackbeard the pirate and explore the M shed museum
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.3
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Ratings come from 9 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for “Tourific” in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Tourific
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Bristol
- Its from-price is 90% below the median of the 117 experiences we list in Bristol.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 34 of 117.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Bristol
Bristol is a harbour city in south-west England, known for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Brunel's SS Great Britain, street art and a creative streak.
Bristol grew rich as a port on the Avon, and the floating harbour at its heart is lined with museums, warehouses turned into flats, and cafés. Brunel's SS Great Britain, the pioneering iron steamship, sits in the dry dock where she was built, and nearby are the M Shed museum and Aerospace Bristol, home to a Concorde. Above the Avon Gorge, Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge spans the cliffs, with lawns and Georgian terraces on the Clifton side.
Top-ranked sights in Bristol: Smoke & Mirrors, Brunel's SS Great Britain, Cabot Tower.
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