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 »- Thursday 16th October at 6pm, book tickets on Headfirst »
- Thursday 30th October at 6pm, book tickets on Headfirst »
- Thursday 6th November 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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at 3pm on 19th, 20th, 21st, 28th, 29th, 30th December 2025
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Sunday 14th, 28th of September and Saturday 29th November 2025
another fabulous tour” — Kathryn Davis, MD Visit West
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Crime and Crinolines in Clifton

6pm Thursday 9th and 23rd 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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Saints and Sinners in St George

Our BS5 walking tour — Saturday 11th October and 18th October 2025
Meet St George’s Saints, Sinners and the many ordinary folk in between whose lives were every bit as extraordinary.
DON’T MISS. EVERYTHING THEY DO IS TERRIFIC” — Bristol Ideas
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