Theatre Walks
Blood and Butchery in Bedminster

Our tour features in the BBC Sounds podcast GANGSTER: THE STORY OF JOHN PALMER. Presenter Livvy Haydock came to Bedminster to record it and you can hear the trailer on BBC Sounds »
Fantastic! So much fun and some really gruesome stories!” — Livvy Haydock, BBC GANGSTER
the best walking tour I’ve ever done” — @WeirdBristol on Twitter
creepy but totally captivating” — Theatre Bath
Bedminster’s older than Bristol, and our 5★ walking tour takes you to extraordinary, forgotten places where amazing things happened.
Grave robbers and body snatchers, concrete coffins and hanging judges – and the missing millions from Britain’s biggest robbery, Brinks Mat, laundered in Bedminster.
You’ll see places and people you didn’t know existed, and by the end of the evening Bedminster will never seem the same again.
- Meet/start: outside The Dark Horse (formerly ‘The Ropewalk’) Nelson Parade (BS3 4JA)
- Tour takes place outdoor. Ends North Street near Hen & Chicken (food served until 9.30pm)
- Adults only. No dogs except guide dogs and registered assistance dogs.
- The Dark Horse open if you would like to eat/drink first
- Also visits The Steam Crane (outside)
- Cost: £13 (+ booking fee), advance booking only
- Lasts: approx. 2 hours
Book tickets
- Thursday 4th September at 6pm, book tickets on Headfirst »
- Thursday 18th September at 6pm, book tickets on Headfirst »
- Thursday 2nd October at 6pm, book tickets on Headfirst »
Collect the set with our THEATRE WALKS. Bedminster, Blackbeard, Cary Grant, Clifton, Treasure Island, FRANKENSTEIN IN BATH, Medieval Bristol, Keynsham and St George – all available for private bookings email walks@showofstrength.org.uk
Awards include Best Live Performance (Creative Bath Awards) and Best of Bristol Theatre (Bristol24/7).
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“excellent research… charismatic delivery… comedy… with a little vicarious thrill of terror” — Bristol 24/7
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The Frankenstein Experience

Show Of Strength and House of Frankenstein invite you to Bath’s darkest secret “The Frankenstein Experience”
at 2.15pm and 4.15pm on 26th and 29th July, then August 2nd-30th on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
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Crime and Crinolines in Clifton

6pm Thursday 9 October 2025
Discover the extraordinary people behind the elegant facades. Clifton will never look the same again…
as good as the best London walks” — audience member
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TREASURE ISLAND Story Walk

11am, Saturday and Sunday 30-31 August 2025
The perfect treat for the summer hols
In association with Gromit Unleashed
What’s a pirate’s favourite cheese? — Cheddaaaaaaaar!
Thrilling story-telling, enjoyed by all ages” — audience member
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