From a tiny piece of art down a narrow walkway to the first tree planted during a campaign in the 1970s (yes, it’s still standing), there were many things I learned while out on a walking tour of my hometown Bristol.
The Blackbeard to Banksy: the Ultimate Bristol Walking Tour took a group of us two miles around the city centre, with a helpful guide full of information leading the way.
The tour promised to teach people about Blackbeard’s favourite haunts, its stunning buildings and its incredible art. It starts at College Green every day, starting at 11.30am.
And one of the good things was, it was flat! Here here eight places I didn’t know existed in Bristol until I took the guided walk:

5. Statue outside City Hall
The statue of a man in front of the city council building is not modelled after any real person. The statue is meant to be a representation of the merchant spirit that played an important role in Bristol’s history. | Adriana Amor

6. Pero’s Bridge
During the Black Lives Matter protest of 2020, the statue of Colston was toppled into the harbour near Pero’s Bridge. The bridge is named after an enslaved African man, Pero Jones, who lived in Bristol. | Adriana Amor

7. Tiny piece of art
Leonard Lane is home to some of the smallest art pieces in Bristol including an intricate piece by Ben Wilson. A red kettle in a kitchen scene was drawn by him on an old piece of chewing gum. | Adriana Amor

8. See No Evil
This mural in Nelson Street was created by Mariusz Waras as part of Inkie’s “See No Evil”. The piece used 161 stencils to be created. | Adriana Amor