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Bristol Tourist Essentials Part 1 Walking Tour
This walk is part of our essential places to see in Bristol tours, and covers all the great places to see in the eastern and northern sides of the city. From the famous “Nails”, to Prince Ruperts tower. We discover great pubs, theatres and the wonderful St Nicholas Market as well as the Bristol “Floating Harbour”, some great places to shop and eat, to many places of historical importance in Bristol. So, it is definitely got lots of places to see for anyone who wants to get to know this great city better. Happy Sightseeing.
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Tourist Walks is an application that can give you the freedom to explore the famous walks at your own discretion. We have created a full audio-visual self-guided experience that gives you the confidence to explore and discover the stories of various cities on your own.
Visit the Best Tourist Sites & Explore Them
Get a list of all the tourist sites you can visit. The Tourist Walks application will guide you to your next destination because every journey starts with a single step.
GPS and Multilingual Audio and Text Guidance
Even if you don’t understand the local language of the city you are visiting, Don’t worry. Audio guided walks have multilingual text assistance that will guide you in your native language.
Start/Stop/Rewind
/Restart Go at Your Own Pace
Tourist Walks’ audios are narrated by professionals who will keep you entertained while you are walking your way to the next destination. We help you discover the city around you in a more impressive way.
Download the Walk App & Use Offline. No Mobile Data Required.
It is always frustrating when you wish to travel somewhere but your mobile phone service is out-of-order. Don’t worry! Tourist Walks comes with an offline version of built-in maps you might need, even without internet access.
Bristol Tourist Essentials Part 1 Walking Tour
- Tour Name - Tourist Essentials Part 1
- Tour Location - Bristol
- No. of Attractions - #14
- Tour Starting Point - Bristol Harbour
- Tour Ending Point - Queens Square
Find our Bristol Tourist Essentials Part 1 Walking Tour highlights below
Bristol Harbour
This once busy harbour front is now lined with restaurants, bars and shops. There is also the British Heritage Railway that offer scenic steam train tours, and there is the M Shed Museum of Bristol Life, just further along the dock side. Water sports are a popular in the harbour. You can even rent equipment to go rowing, or paddle boarding. People go yachting and you can take a harbour cruise. Cycling is another popular pastime that visitors can enjoy, and you can rent bicycles nearby. Among the other offerings are art galleries, museums and even an indoor golf course. Bristol Harbourside is open all day. So, you can enjoy the atmosphere of this unique part of Bristol by day, or night. Find out more on our tour.
Arnolfini Arts
Arnolfini Arts is an internationally known arts centre and gallery. It is on three floors, which includes a performance area, for theatre and live art, dance, and music. There are special contemporary art exhibitions held here, as well as music and dance events, poetry, and book readings. There is even a café for you to enjoy a drink. It was established in 1961, in Clifton, and moved here, into this old warehouse, in 1975. Find out more on our tour.
Harbourside Street Food Market
The Harbourside Street Food Market is a combination of some great places to eat, combined with a fantastic location. At the weekend it’s like there is a festival on, with all the atmosphere of a party. There is a 100-seater quayside beer deck, and 10 of the best in street food stalls. So, have a look around and maybe sample some of the culinary delights on offer. Find out more on our tour.
Royal Fort Garden
The Royal Fort Garden is a jewel in the heart of Bristol University. Here you will find the seventy-six polished steel plates that make up the, “Follow Me” Sculpture, commissioned for the University’s Centenary in 2009. The multiple reflections, when you step into it, have a disorientating effect. The gardens originally surrounded the Royal Fort House, built from 1758 to 1762, and beyond them was open countryside. It’s a lovely open space to wander around for a while. Find out more on our tour
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Prince Ruperts Gate
In the English Civil War, of the 17th Century, Bristol was besieged twice, and was occupied by Prince Rupert, and his troops, on behalf of the King. This gatehouse once formed part of a Royalist bastion. Prince Ruperts gate was built as an entrance to, what was then known as, Windmill Hill Fort, which they renamed Royal Fort when they occupied it. The city was then taken by Oliver Cromwell after a 20-day siege. Cromwell then ordered the demolition of the fort, and this gateway is the only surviving part. Find out more on our tour.
The Christmas Steps
The Christmas Steps was originally called Queene Street, after the 1574 visit of Queen Elizabeth 1st to Bristol. It only became Christmas Steps in the mid 19th century. This was probably due to them being next door to Christmas Street. In the 17th century the steps are also believed to have been called Lunsford’s Stairs, for a short period, in honour of a Cavalier officer called Colonel Henry Lunsford, who was shot through the heart in the street, during the first siege of Bristol in 1643, during the English Civil War. Find out more on our tour.
St Bartholomew’s Hospital
This building once housed the Saint Bartholomew Hospital, founded here in the 13th Century. It used to be located on the bank of what was the River Frome. At the rear of the building there was once a 33-metre cliff, dropping to the river. Archeological finds in the area include, boat nails from the 12th Century, and skeletons from all the centuries since. Perhaps some were the sick people, who came to the hospital, but never got better. During its life it has been a grand house, a hospital, and a monastery. Find out more on our tour.
The Palestine Museum explores Palestinian culture, heritage, and political life. The museum was founded in 2013, after Palestine won “upgraded status”, at the United Nations. It is entirely run by volunteers, who point out they have no political affiliations. Its aim is the educate, inform, and communicate, the story of Palestine and its people. They also have a café that serves some Palestinian food. In particular they offer a special, oven-baked falafel. Find out more on our tour
The Palestine Museum
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The Nails
The “Nails” are four small flat-topped permanent tables made of brass, that date from the 16th and 17th Centuries. They are outside the corn exchange, itself an 18th Century building. They “Nails’ were used by merchants to conduct trade and carry out their business. They are each of a slightly different design because they were introduced at different times. Deals were struck by paying on the “Nail”, so it is popularly thought this was the origin of the phrase, paid on the “Nail”. The corn exchange was also for the use of all kinds of merchants to conduct business.
St Nicholas Market
St Nicholas Market was established in 1743, and it is the oldest market in the city. There are more than 60 stalls, that are all run by independent merchants. It offers hand-crafted items, clothing, souvenirs and food. It is divided into three sections: the Exchange Hall, the Glass Arcade, and the Covered Market. You will find plenty to buy at any of these places, but, if you are hungry, you should stop at the Glass Arcade. There, you will find good food from around the world, from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean, and you can even try a traditional British pie. In 2010, The Guardian named this market as one of the 10 best markets in the United Kingdom, and in 2016, it was named Britain’s Best Large Indoor Market. Find out more on our tour.
Bristol Old Vic
The theatre was built between 1764 and 1766. It is thought to be the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world. It was opened in 1766 with a prologue by David Garrick. The buildings and the theatre were completely refurbished and restored to their former glory in the 1970’s, and in 2007, to what you see today. The theatre has a long tradition of successfully taking its productions on tour. A large part of their work is involvement in the Bristol Old Vic Young Company, one of the largest regional youth theatres in the UK. Find out more on our tour.
British Merchant Seafarers Monument
This is a multi-part memorial to the Bristol merchant seamen, on a standing stone tablet, which sits in front of a massive stone compass memorial, which in turn is surrounded by a sinuous metal bench. Attached to this are memorial plaques, remembering the many merchant seamen of Bristol, including those who died in the world wars. Find out more on our tour.
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The Llandoger Trow
Legend has it that this pub, built in 1664, was the inspiration for the Admiral Benbow Inn, in the book “Treasure Island”, by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is also where Daniel Defoe met his inspiration for “Robinson Crusoe”. Originally it was part of a row of houses, when it was bought by a Welsh sailor, known as Captain Hawkins, who named the pub after the Welsh village of “Llandogo”. The pub is also known to have been visited by the famous pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. It is also supposed to be one of the most haunted places in the country with over 15 ghosts in the grounds. Find out more on our walk.
Queens Square
Queens Square was established in 1699, to honour Queen Anne. It was popular with local merchants due to its proximity to the harbour. The square then went into a decline, especially after a riot in 1831, which led to the destruction of many of its buildings. It is a popular tourist destination, with over 1.6 million unique visitors per year. In the square there is a statue of William III, that was erected in 1736, and there are a number of buildings, around the square, that were built in the 18th Century.
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