Hi there. I’m Heather. Welcome to my tour.

You should be standing at the bottom of Station Approach, with the main entrance to Bristol Temple Meads train station straight ahead of you. Please s...

Due to works being carried out here, temporary diversions may be in place. We are aiming to be to the left of the train station entrance, which may mean going through the main entrance and turning ...

Watch out for cars as you walk straight, there's another ramp ahead of you.

This area ahead is called Temple Quay. In the 1100s this land was given to the Knights Templars, a society of soldier...

At the end of the ramp, turn right and head past the bike racks.

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You may have noticed that this path is unusually wide. A few years ago, we were going to have an arena ne...

This is Meads Reach Bridge, known by locals as The Cheese-grater. There is now a black, slip free coating but the holes used to fill with ice and caused lots of damage as so many of us fell and the...

At the end of this bridge, turn right towards the railway arches.

The river you've just crossed is The Avon. There's a ferry stop on the other side which is by far the best way to reach Bristol'...

Head to your right and you'll find a pedestrian crossing. Use it to cross over and then head straight.

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Please stop walking when you reach the occupied railway arches on your...

This area is called the Dings. I'll tell you some interesting facts about it later in the tour.

Stop when you reach the corner and look down.

The pavement on this corner has an iron edging. T...

Keep to the right-hand side of the pavement.

Moor brewery began on a former dairy farm on the Somerset Levels and Moors, hence the name. It was taken over in 2007 by Californians Justin and Mary...

Turn right but don't cross the road just yet.

Note the tunnel ahead. Later I'll tell you why you might decide to pass through it one day.

This is a nasty road to cross. Walk further along, aw...

Welcome to Moor!

Wait here a moment before you rush in, I've two little things to say first.

Just to the right of the taproom entrance is some artwork that is being painted on the very same d...

I hope you enjoyed your beer.

Keep walking straight, leaving Moor behind you.

I want to talk to you about what was through the tunnel I pointed out just before we got to Moor.

The first l...

Turn left here. You may be thinking that walking through industrial estates is boring. This isn't just any industrial estate, though. This one houses Bristol Recycling Centre for all your tipping n...

Keep going, this road curves around to the left.

We're approaching Good Chemistry Brewing.

This building can get really cold so they don't open all year round. I apologise if it's closed tod...

Bob and Kelly also have a lovely pub, The Good Measure, up in the Redland. That's well worth a visit.

Stop when you reach the corner of the Wood Recycling Project, the green building on your le...

Welcome back. Follow along this cycle path, which is an old railway line. I'll tell you when to turn off. In the meantime I'll tell you about one of every beer-drinking Bristolian's top events.

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Keep going straight. We're heading back into The Dings area.

From the 1830s this was an industrial suburb where mainline locomotives were built. It’s said that then there were 14 pubs in the ar...

Turn right here.

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You'll see The Barley Mow any minute now up ahead on your left.

It's owned by Bristol Beer Factory, a brewery located over in Southville. There’s a g...

Pause here for a moment please.

The tour is going to take us to the right. Can you see the long brick building up ahead to your right? That's where the audio will kick in next. So, if you are g...

Welcome back. Keep walking towards the junction ahead.

There's a prison van that's been converted to an escape room on the corner.

Turn left and stay on this side of the road for a little w...

Slow your walking speed right down please and stop when you get to the corner.

The biggest highlight of Old Market Street for me is The Elmer's Arms. Elmer is a vinyl DJ. You might catch him spi...

To your left used to be St Phillips train station. It was built by the Midland Railway, which owned those beautiful headquarters we saw at Bristol Temple Meads earlier, to relieve pressure at the m...

Walk into the park.

We're just around the corner from the next stop, but I wanted to bring you here quickly to give you a few reasons to use the path ahead of you either later today or on anoth...

Left Handed Giant opened their first taproom before they even had their own full-scale brew kit. Jack and Bruce began with opening a craft beer bar on King Street, called Small Bar. They wanted to ...

The Left Handed Giant taproom is coming up on your right.

Keep going for just a tiny bit longer, though as there's only one final brewery taproom for me to show you and it's only three doors do...

Down the end of this road was the original site of Left Handed Giant brewery.

At the end of 2020 a new brewery, Newtown Park Brewing, named after the park on the other side of these trees, open...