Welcome to Bristol's city centre docks, a very different place now to the time we'll be talking about today.

You should be standing in the large open square, with a black cylindrical structure...

Carry on going, with the river on your left.

The city of Brigstowe was founded in the Middle Ages. It originally stood to the north-east of here, on a bend in the river now occupied by Castle Pa...

Carry on straight.

The bustling growth of the city was slowed by natural forces.
Bristol grappled with its huge tidal range, a problem when it came to efficient loading and unloading of ships ...

Follow the upper path, with the buildings on your right.

In 1825 Brunel and his father were working to build the world's first underwater tunnel. This ran beneath the River Thames in London, bet...

Follow the path to the right, turning left across the footbridge to stay on the upper level walkway.

We'll lose sight of the SS Great Britain briefly, enough time to talk about Brunel's second i...

Turn left in front of Spoke and Stringer and continue straight through the stone arch.

Famously energetic, the 1830s were busy for Brunel, with both bridge and boat underway. His 1831 plan for t...

Turn left here.

The competition was run by engineer Thomas Telford, and there was public outcry when he won it himself. The design was rejudged and Brunel was victorious.

Construction starte...

Turn right here and continue straight, along the river.

Look to your left as we walk for better views of the SS Great Britain. We'll get back to it shortly.

Brunel's bridge construction was h...

We'll pause in a moment to admire the SS Great Britain in all her glory, but continue straight for now.

After two tense days, cavalry commander Thomas Brereton led his mounted soldiers into Bris...

On your right you'll see a bust on a plinth, of another famous Bristolian Samuel Plimsoll. Stop in front of it for a moment.

He gave his name to the Plimsoll line, a marker painted on the side o...

We're going to keep walking straight from here but now is a chance to turn around for a different view of the SS Great Britain from the bow. Snap a pic and let's keep going.

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Head between the buildings directly ahead and slightly left, following the path between them and continuing along the river.

In 1847, the newly-sold SS Great Britain was now entirely refitted ag...

Continue straight across the blue footbridge and keep following the river.

The SS Great Britain, once the largest and most advanced ocean-going ship in the world, was a shadow of her former self...

Continue past the Pumphouse pub or stop for a beer if you like! Otherwise keep going, following the ramp through the car park and up to the road.

Cross the road carefully, then turn left to cross the bridge to the opposite side of the vast Cumberland basin, Enjoying the view while you walk.

I'll meet you on the other side.

Turn right down the ramp and continue straight, keeping the Cumberland Basin on your right.

With Brunel's crowning glory of the SS Great Britain behind us, we can remind ourselves of his other a...

Keep walking along the narrow walkway that continues under the bridge.

Continue walking underneath the bridge. As we emerge back into the daylight, look up and to the right. The Clifton Suspension Bridge will slowly come into view.

Pay attention to the rusted meta...

Walk to the end of the lock landing and stand (carefully!), allowing for a breathtaking view on the gorge and the bridge that straddles it. Let's stop here for a moment to admire the view and remin...

Walk up the ramp and cross the footbridge over the road. I'll meet you on the other side.

Turn left here and walk down the road. I'll meet you at the bottom.

Exit through the small gateway next to the building and turn right, walking up the side of the busy road that runs along the bottom of the gorge. We're getting closer to the suspension bridge.

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Continue straight along the road.

Work on Brunel's bridge had ground to a halt in 1837 and remained unfinished when Isambard Kingdom Brunel passed away in 1859. He suffered a stroke at the age ...

As we pass the Clifton Rocks Railway station, there's a small steep path to the right that leads up and away from the road. Follow that path. At the top is the suspension bridge's official viewpoin...

Welcome to this iconic view of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the last stop of our tour. It's a great place to snap a few pictures and enjoy the sight.

In having talked about boats, bridges a...