Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Bristol, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 7.2 km
Ascend 101 m
Descend 121 m

Explore Bristol in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Bristol

Sight 1: Victoria Park

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Victoria Park is a park and open space near Bedminster, Bristol, on Windmill hill. It lies to the east of Bedminster railway station and south of the Bristol to Exeter line.

Wikipedia: Victoria Park, Bristol (EN)

726 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Bristol Jamia Mosque

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The Bristol Jamia Mosque is a mosque in the Totterdown area of Bristol. It was the first mosque in Bristol and is currently the largest in the south west of England. The building was formerly a disused church that was bought and converted into a mosque in 1968. It has since been embellished with a dome and minaret.

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1206 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 3: St Mary Redcliffe

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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district of the city of Bristol, England. The first reference to a church on the site appears in 1158, with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872. The church is considered one of the country's finest and largest parish churches as well as an outstanding example of English Gothic architecture. The church is so large it is sometimes mistaken for Bristol Cathedral by tourists. The building has Grade I listed status, the highest possible category, by Historic England.

Wikipedia: St Mary Redcliffe (EN)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Stowe

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Queen Square House is an historic building situated in Queen Square, Bristol, England.

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175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Equestrian Statue of William III

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The equestrian statue of William III is a historic statue in the centre of Queen Square in Bristol, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Equestrian statue of William III, Bristol (EN)

24 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Queen Square

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Queen Square is a 2.4 hectares Georgian square in the centre of Bristol, England. Following the 1831 riot, Queen Square declined through the latter part of the 19th century, was threatened with a main line railway station, but then bisected by a dual carriageway in the 1930s. By 1991 20,000 vehicles including scheduled buses were crossing the square every day, and over 30% of the buildings around it were vacant.

Wikipedia: Queen Square, Bristol (EN)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Sailors Refuge

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The Sailors Refuge is an historic house situated at 27–29 Queen Square, Bristol, England.

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206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Thekla

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Thekla

Thekla is a former cargo ship moored in the Mud Dock area of Bristol's Floating Harbour, England. The ship was built in Germany in 1958 and worked in the coastal trades.

Wikipedia: The Thekla (EN), Website

483 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: M Shed

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M ShedGillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0

M Shed is a museum in Bristol, England, located on Prince's Wharf beside the Floating Harbour in a dockside transit shed formerly occupied by Bristol Industrial Museum. The museum's name is derived from the way that the port identified each of its sheds. M Shed is home to displays of 3,000 artefacts and stories, showing Bristol's role in the slave trade and items on transport, people, and the arts. Admission is free.

Wikipedia: M Shed (EN), Website

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Old City Gaol

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The New Gaol is in Cumberland Road, Spike Island, Bristol, England, near Bristol Harbour.

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283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: John Sebastian Lightship

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Bathurst Basin is a small triangular basin adjoining the main harbour of the city of Bristol, England. The basin takes its name from Charles Bathurst, who was a Bristol MP in the early 19th century.

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509 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Mayflower

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Mayflower is a steam tug built in Bristol in 1861 and now preserved by Bristol Museums Galleries & Archives. She is based in Bristol Harbour at M Shed. She is the oldest Bristol-built ship afloat, and is believed to be the oldest surviving tug in the world.

Wikipedia: Mayflower (tugboat) (EN)

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Pyronaut

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Pyronaut is a specialised form of fireboat known as a fire-float. It was built in 1934 by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Albion Dock Bristol, Yard No. 208. Registered number 333833. She is owned by Bristol Museums and based at M Shed in Bristol's Floating Harbour.

Wikipedia: Fire-float Pyronaut (EN)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Matthew

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Matthew may refer to:Matthew (surname) Matthew (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith Matthew, a cultivar of the Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia

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1458 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 15: Underfall Yard

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The Underfall Yard is a historic boatyard on Spike Island serving Bristol Harbour in England.

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1285 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 16: Tobacco Factory Theatre

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Tobacco Factory Theatres is located on the first floor of the Tobacco Factory building on the corner of North Street and Raleigh Road, Southville in Bristol, England. The theatre itself is a studio-style space, with a low ceiling and fixed grid with structural pillars which intrude into the acting area. There is a bar/foyer area, a dance studio and Box Office. The theatre can seat up to 350 people, although usually it has a capacity of about 250. The programme includes classic and contemporary theatre, comedy, dance, puppetry, film, opera, music and family shows. In 2012 over 100,000 people came through the theatre doors and the theatre is regularly attracting national critical acclaim.

Wikipedia: Tobacco Factory Theatre (EN)

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