One of the many amazing things about Bristol is its wicked music scene. In this fully outdoor tour with distancing observed throughout take a trip down memory lane and stroll around the city’s iconic music venues.
Visit much-loved venues and locations in over 20 stops. Passing The Locarno, Hippodrome, Louisiana,- hear all about the famous acts who played there. From The Beatles, Sinatra, to Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, these stars' greatness knows no end. Stop by Dug Out on Park Row where in the mid-80s, the Bristol music scene kicked off with Wild Bunch and Daddy G.
Your tour will be led by rock fan and former music manager John. He knows all the inside stories behind the greatest rock’n’roll venues in town. Find out how these legendary venues helped shape Bristol today.
Walk ends near The Corn Exchange on Corn Street.
The walk includes some steep steps so please contact the Host re any mobility concerns. Thank you
Minimum fitness level required.
Age restrictions: 16+
Adult | £8 |
John was a great host - very easy to engage with and he had many of the same interests as ourselv...
Excellent host, extremely knowledgeable and easy going with a good sense of humour.
Great way to spend Sunday afternoon
As a resident of Bristol I didn’t think I would learn anything new….. interesting and knowledgeab...
John was a great host - very easy to engage with and he had many of the same interests as ourselves. Very informative and for me, a great trip down memory lane.
Excellent host, extremely knowledgeable and easy going with a good sense of humour.
Great way to spend Sunday afternoon
As a resident of Bristol I didn’t think I would learn anything new….. interesting and knowledgeable Host and a great afternoon
Brilliant host, extremely knowledgeable. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.
Interesting and informative. John was a great tour guide
John was very informed, enthusiastic and did a really good tour. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Bristol's musical history.
John was a brilliant guide, knowledgeable and informative but approachable and friendly too. We both thoroughly enjoyed the session and will quite happily do it again. Many thanks.
Great stuff - highly recommended.
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. John was a super knowledgable host with great tales of the Bristol music scene. Bought as a Father’s Day present but was enjoyed by all. Will be booking onto the haunted and hidden Bristol walking tour too. Thanks John!
John was an amazingly knowledgeable guide who was equipped with anecdotes as well as amazing photos of places how they used to be - just fascinating. It was easy to visualise how these places must have looked in their heyday and the atmospheres the created. Very grateful to John and to my daughter for gifting me the experience!
Really knowledgeable and friendly host. This is our third time on one of his walks
John is a great host with expert knowledge and a great sense of humour and makes all guests feel welcome. A great experience with our friends!
Really enjoyed the tour and found it really interesting and enlightening about Bristol! Would recommend it to friends.
Brilliant and informative tour, with a friendly tour guide. We were allowed to take our 2 dogs on the walk, the guide was so lovely to them, gave them lots of fuss and even dog biscuits! I would recommend this tour and tour guide, both were great.
Great experience - would highly recommend John! Very informative. Thank you very much :)
Really great tour with a really well informed and considerate host/ guide. It was a real pleasure being there.
This tour was a Christmas Present and although it was cold January Sunday, it was a fun and very interesting tour. From which I found lots of interesting information and I’ve lived in and around Bristol all my Life.
This was great. John was brilliant and we found out so much about the city we’ve lived in for years!
I bought this for my parents as a gift and would definitely recommend to others.
A really great afternoon - very entertaining and informative.
Really enjoyed the tour
My father and I thoroughly enjoyed John’s walk and talk. The host’s impressive knowledge and experience in the Bristol music scene, both past and present made this a really enjoyable and fascinating couple of hours.. lovely guy too!
For music and history lovers this is a must; I cannot recommend enough.
Thanks John!
Excellent and knowledgeable host, very personable.
Had an absolutely great time. Bit of a different treat for my husband 80th Birthday celebrations. John, our host, was excellent, full of interesting facts, covering both early music as well as recent. His generosity, humour and obvious love for the subject and his city is clear to see. Would recommend and go again.... more please!!
As usual John gave an interesting walk with his fun humour we all enjoy
John is a very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and entertaining guide. Learnt so much about the music and music locations around Bristol, that have now sadly gone. Really recommend this tour to locals and visitors.
Really good tour. Compliments the haunted tour we did previously. Same host = good tour by John
This was given to me as a gift. I had a great time and learnt a lot. John was full of information and lead the group well. He was amusing and always informative. The walk was just the right length of time and I really enjoyed it. Recommended to all.
We had a great tour with John. Really interesting and ve dry entertaining. We learnt things about Bristol we didn’t know and would definitely recommend this walk. Thanks John 👍
Flat shoes, Please note there are some large steps that we walk down at the start of the tour. Please message the guide re any mobility questions, thank you.
Closest bus stop: The Triangle
Tour ends on Corn Street Bristol
John has hosted the Haunted and Hidden Walk for 16 years, and has made TV appearances on Most Haunted, The Source and Made in Bristol. He has a whole host of stories about the city, having also run walking tours about both Clifton and Old Market and spent time working on private tours of TV locations for the Bristol Open Top tour bus.
Rock'n'roll is John's other biggest passion - from this love Bristol's rock'n'roll walking tours were born. Launched after lockdown, these walks are trips down nostalgia lane and around Bristol's legendary music venues. John has managed local bands in Bristol for over 30 years and promoted various shows - he seriously knows his stuff. 2020 saw the release of a book of his time with local band FAB 208.
Ask your question directly to Haunted and Hidden Bristol Walk.