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Private Bristol Dark Side Walking Tour

By Walking Tours in England
Free cancellation available
Price is $180 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Delve into the eerie past of Bristol on this private walking tour, exploring the shadowy tales that shaped the city. Over 1.5 hours, unravel stories of gruesome executions, ghostly encounters, and notorious criminals as you stroll through the historic streets. From the chilling history of College Green to the haunted Rummer Tavern, this tour offers a unique glimpse into Bristol's dark side with a knowledgeable local guide. Public punishments, haunted taverns, exploding coffins, and duels to the death… Bristol’s past is anything but ordinary.

  • Flexible start times available to suit your schedule
  • Discover haunted locations, tragic tales, and dark secrets
  • Meeting point at College Green, with customizable arrangements available

Activity location

  • College Green
    • Park Street,
    • Bristol, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • College Green
    • BS1 5TJ, College Green, England, United Kingdom

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Small Groups (1-6 people)

  • Earn $5.39
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Group Size

Language options: English
Price details
$179.76 x 1 Traveler$179.76
Total
Price is $179.76
Until Sun, Jul 26

Large Groups (7-15 people)

  • Earn $7.99
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Group Size

Language options: English
Price details
$266.31 x 1 Traveler$266.31
Total
Price is $266.31
Until Sun, Jul 26

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    A local, friendly guide
  • Exclusions
    No food and drink included
  • Exclusions
    No admission fees to any other attractions included

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

College Green

  • 15m
Join your guide at College Green and learn about the blood shed here on this beautiful part of Bristol. Watch out for ghostly monks and soldiers!

Bristol Harbour

  • 10m
Stroll down to the Harbour, but be sure not to fall in! Discover the grim truth behind this body of water at the heart of Bristol

Bathurst Basin

  • 10m
Discover the history of the Duck Hunt, Edward Teach and the Bristol Bleeper!

Redcliffe Caves

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Peer into the darkness as you hear stories of mining here and their repurposing as wartime prisons (exterior visit only)

St Mary Redcliffe Church

  • 15m
Discover an old Quaker Burial ground, complete with a hermits cave, and listen as the surprising features of this beautiful church are revealed (exterior visit only)

Hole In The Wall Bristol

  • 10m
Originally called the Coach and Horses, admire the pub which is famous for its ‘hole in the wall’ - a window where a lookout could keep watch for press gangs (exterior visit only)

Victoria Street & Bristol Bridge

  • 10m
View the bridge that gave this city it's name, and it's own dark history as a place of crossing and convenience

Saint Nicholas Market

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Finish the tour with the surprising truth behind Wine Street, and disastrous executions (exterior visit only)

Location

Activity location

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    College Green
    • Park Street,
    • Bristol, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    College Green
    • BS1 5TJ, College Green, England, United Kingdom

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