Now in it's 21st Year! Trip Advisor 2024 Award Winner and one of Bristol most established tours. A fun and informative walk that combines Haunted buildings, many Tv and Film locations and plenty of fun Bristol trivia an stories!
This experience reveals Bristol’s hidden past and the unforgettable stories that go with it. You’ll go back in time to discover the many haunted buildings around Bristol's Old City, including a 16th century church guarded by a ghostly monk, the UK's most haunted cinema, and a 17th century Inn haunted by a poltergeist. As you make your way around the oldest part of Bristol your host, John, will also be sharing plenty of secrets about Bristol’s most iconic buildings.
Halfway through your experience you’ll stop for a well earned drink at a 17th Century haunted pub before heading off to explore more of hidden Bristol. Your walk will also feature many TV and film locations including Skins, Being Human, Poldark, Only Fools and Horses, Dr Who and many more!
The walk includes climbing steps so please contact the Host re any mobility concerns, thank you.
Minimum fitness level required.
Age restrictions: 18+
Adult | £10 |
Student | £8 |
Senior Citizen | £8 |
Concession (NHS staff) | £8 |
£8.00 per person for any extra guests after a group of 4 booking | £8 |
John was very knowledgeable about all things Bristol and we learned a lot about our town.
Fab location, a well paced tour with a friendly knowledgeable guide, great banter, lots of fun an...
Amaizing experience!
Good evening
John was very knowledgeable about all things Bristol and we learned a lot about our town.
Fab location, a well paced tour with a friendly knowledgeable guide, great banter, lots of fun and facts. Would definitely recommend.
Very good tour and john was brilliant
John has the most amazing knowledge. Loved every minute. Learnt more than I can remember! Cannot recommend this highly enough.
We really enjoyed this experience. Really interesting and the host (John) was great!
The guide had lots of great anecdotes and the tour included plenty of interesting historical facts & tales about the famous people who had visited, lived & died in various locations. And some of the ghost stories were truly ghastly! I really felt that he pitched the material well for a group with both long-term locals & first-time visitors.
An amazing tour around haunted and historical spots in Bristol. Our guide was hugely knowledgeable and it made us feel like tourists in our own city! Will definitely be recommending this to others and finding out more about local history.
John gave us a very fascinating, interesting, evening filled with historical, fun & intriguing facts regarding Bristol . Despite the rain, it was a great tour and highly recommended.
John was a fabulous guide. Thoroughly entertaining evening great value.
Me and my partner went on this tour after our friends bought it for us a gift! We had the best time and John, the host, was very knowledgeable and kept the tour really fun and interesting! Would 100% recommend to others!
great activity for a spooky Saturday night!! the host was incredibly prepared and told us lots of interesting facts about Bristol.
Great to discover Bristol in a special way
This was a very good, the tour guide provided us with lots of information, John was brilliant, it was a very good tour.
Absolutely loved this! So informative, so knowledgeable, would 100% recommend
Fantastic host, true Bristolian and knows the city inside and out. Had a great time and learned a lot l, thank you!
My partner and I really enjoyed this experience. The tour delivered a great deal of historical knowledge. including events from hundreds of years ago, and connexions with a host of more modern artists. The host was brilliant. He was factual, interactive and very informative. His delivery was funny where appropriate, interactive and cheerful.
I would not hesitate to recommend this tour to any resident, or any visitor to Bristol. Excellent value.
Educational and a lot of fun! Was a great evening
Informative walk about the cinematic and spooky sights of Bristol. Good fun.
Great random fun. Good route, guide very knowledgeable and brilliant.
Despite the wind and rain we thoroughly enjoyed our tour, very informative history and fun stories
Perfect October walking tour! Learned a lot about Bristol history and film, as well as a few ghost stories 👻 Good for both tourists and locals!
Very knowledgeable host and something a bit different! Really enjoyed it
John is brilliant, absolute fountain of Bristol knowledge. Would highly recommend and great value for money
The tour was really good fun. John was vey knowledgeable and had plenty of stories! Having lived in Bristol nearly all my life, I was surprised to learn about new places, or landmarks that o hadn’t really noticed before. We really enjoyed it and I’d recommend it as a great evening out!
This is an extremely interesting trip with loads of facts about Bristol. Some ghost stories were included but in essence it is more of a historical tour, still very enjoyable and John has extensive knowledge so would recommend it.
It was a very enjoyable evening. The host was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour. We learnt a lot about Bristol that evening and felt the content and length was spot on.
John the Host was very professional 👍👍
Fantastic Night! John is highly knowledgeable and makes it great fun
I booked this for my Dad's birthday as a surprise, Dad really enjoyed it.
The tour had a lot of other information, not just ghost stories. John was very knowledgeable and friendly.
Had a great Time. John was very knowledgeable about ghosts, history and filming locations around the central Bristol area. Went as a group of 6 and all of us thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
All walks will be covid secure with distancing observed
The closest bus stops to your meeting point are College Green and Anchor Road.
This experience is available most days/evenings at a time to suit your group
Flat comfortable shoes area advised as some steep steps are involved, please contact the Host re any mobility concerns, thank you.
John has hosted the Haunted and Hidden Walk for 16 years, and has made TV appearances on Most Haunted, The Source and Made in Bristol. He has a whole host of stories about the city, having also run walking tours about both Clifton and Old Market and spent time working on private tours of TV locations for the Bristol Open Top tour bus.
Rock'n'roll is John's other biggest passion - from this love Bristol's rock'n'roll walking tours were born. Launched after lockdown, these walks are trips down nostalgia lane and around Bristol's legendary music venues. John has managed local bands in Bristol for over 30 years and promoted various shows - he seriously knows his stuff. 2020 saw the release of a book of his time with local band FAB 208.
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