Bristol Walk Fest

The city’s hugely popular, annual walking festival – Bristol Walk Fest is back! The month-long celebration of all things walking throughout our beautiful city will take place and we have a wealth of in-person walking related events and activities, self-guided walking routes and challenges, and much more for you throughout the national walking month of May.

Bristol, England
From May 1 to
May 31, 2023
mainly Adult (40-60)
Difficult Levels: Hard, Moderate, Easy
Themed walks: Meditation and well-being walks
Lodging: No Lodging
Active Ageing Bristol

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Bristol Walk Fest

2022 PROGRAM

Tue 26th April

Walking Football

Thu 28th April

Walking Cricket

Sat 30th April

Walking Hockey Taster

Sun 1st May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
St Anne’s Board and Chapel
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
Blackbeard To Banksy
Bristol Slave Trade Walk
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Walking Football With BUWFC
Leigh Woods Nature Walk
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Badock’s Wood – An Introduction
A City in Flames – 1831 Riots
Week beginning

Mon 2nd May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Rugby With Broad Plain Pioneers
Discover Eastwood Farm LNR
Blackbeard To Banksy

Tue 3rd May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Football With BUWFC
The Floating Harbour Walk
Blackbeard To Banksy
Blood, Blackbeard And Buccaneers
Hambrook and the Frome Valley Circular Walk
Walking Football
Bat Walk of Purdown

Wed 4th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Estates and Rivers Circular Walk
A Walk In The Lovely Chew Valley
Blackbeard To Banksy
Crime And Crinolines In Clifton
Walking Rugby

Thu 5th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Guided Tree Walk
Walking Football With BUWFC
A Mindful Walk In Manor Woods Valley
Walking Netball Taster
Walking Football
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Cricket
Blood And Butchery In Bedminster
Walking Rugby
Maes Knoll Circular Walk

Fri 6th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Abbots Pool Circular Walk
Nordic Walking Taster On Clifton Downs
Blackbeard To Banksy
Map Reading For Beginners
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk

Sat 7th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Failand Circular Walk
Walking The Talk: A Walking Conversation With University Of Bristol Researchers
Mindful Walk In The Woods
Nordic Walking Taster At Ashton Court
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Netball Sessions
Walking Hockey Taster

Sun 8th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Guided Tree Walk
Take It Easy In Arnos Vale Cemetery
South Stoke And Combe Hay Walk
Walk With Giants On Dundry Hill
Blackbeard To Banksy
Bristol Slave Trade Walk
Walking Football With BUWFC

Mon 9th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Rugby With Broad Plain Pioneers
Wellbeing Walk
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Hockey

Tue 10th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
An Exploration of Manor Woods Valley
Walking Football With BUWFC
South Bristol Parks
Blackbeard To Banksy
Blood, Blackbeard And Buccaneers
Bishops Knoll
Walking Football

Wed 11th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Wellbeing Workshop Walk
Windmill Hill Walk
Nordic Walking Taster At Blaise Estate
Blackbeard To Banksy
Early Years Storywalk
The History Of The Tobacco Industry In Bristol
Crime And Crinolines In Clifton
Walking Rugby

Thu 12th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Football With BUWFC
Walking Netball Taster
Walking Football
Blackbeard To Banksy
Nordic Walking Technique Top Up with Nordic4
Walking Cricket
Blood And Butchery In Bedminster
Walking Rugby
Mount Skitham Circular Walk

Fri 13th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Nordic Walking Taster At Oldbury Court
Walking groups
Blackbeard To Banksy
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk
Hengrove Mound Friday 13th Bat Walk
Sat 14th May
The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Kings Weston House Circular Walk
Waterfall Walk
Blackbeard To Banksy
Bristol Highlights Walk
Walking Netball Sessions
Walking Hockey Taster

Sun 15th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
The History Of The Tobacco Industry In Bristol
Bridging Town and Country
Blackbeard To Banksy
Bristol Slave Trade Walk
A Stroll At Kings Weston House
A Stroll At Kings Weston House
Walking Football With BUWFC
Looking for Archie Walking Tour – Cary Grant’s Bristol
Sea Mills Heritage Walk

Mon 16th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Seven Parks Circular Walk
Walking Rugby With Broad Plain Pioneers
The Brislington Green Trail (shorter version)
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Hockey

Tue 17th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Hidden Corners Of West Bristol
Walking Football With BUWFC
Historical And Medical Curiosities Of Clifton
St George Park Stroll
Walking Tennis
Early Years Storywalk
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walk And a Talk: Kings Weston House History Walk
Bristol In Books
Blood, Blackbeard And Buccaneers
Hanham Panorama Circular Walk
Walking Football

Wed 18th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Wellbeing Workshop Walk
Blackbeard To Banksy
Crime And Crinolines In Clifton
Walking Rugby
Barton Hill History Trail Number 3: WORK, REST AND PRAY
Thu 19th May
The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walk Though St Anne’s & Brislington
Introduction To Foraging And Folklore Of The Countryside
FAB Nordic Walking Taster Session
Walking Football With BUWFC
Badock’s Wood Bird Stroll
Old City Walk
Walking Netball Taster
Walking Football
Blackbeard To Banksy
Dundry and Maes Knoll Walk
Walking Cricket
Bristol In Books
Blood And Butchery In Bedminster
Walking Rugby
Springtime in Failand

Fri 20th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Abbots Pool Circular Walk
Bristol Docks Through Maps: 1568 To Today
Young Onset Dementia Walking Group Supported By Bristol Ramblers
Sighted Guide Training Session
Blackbeard To Banksy
The Old Paths Of Fishponds And The Frome Valley
Active Hope Walk
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk

Sat 21st May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Bristol Urban Nature Trail
Gentle, Wheelchair Friendly Harbourside Walk
Stepping Out – A Nature Walk In The City
Nordic Walking Wellbeing Workshop
A Mindful Walk In Manor Woods Valley
Trout in the Trym Walk 1
Lawrence Weston Moor Loop
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Netball Sessions
Walking Hockey Taster
Nordic Walking Wellbeing Workshop
Trout in the Trym Walk 2

Sun 22nd May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Happy Walk
Trout In The Trym Walk 3
Nordic Walk and Picnic
Blackbeard To Banksy
Bristol Slave Trade Walk
Walking Football With BUWFC
Troopers Hill & Crews Hole History Walk
Dundry Slopes Bat Walk

Mon 23rd May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Rugby With Broad Plain Pioneers
The Meanwhile Park
Blackbeard To Banksy
Lawrence Weston Sound Walk
Walking Hockey

Tue 24th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Football With BUWFC
Walking Tennis
Blackbeard To Banksy
Blood, Blackbeard And Buccaneers
Westbury-on-Trym Walk
50 Ways to Better Walking
Walking Football

Wed 25th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Long Ashton Circular Walk
Bridging Town and Country
Early Years Storywalk
Blackbeard To Banksy
Crime And Crinolines In Clifton
Walking Rugby

Thu 26th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Football With BUWFC
Walking Netball Taster
Walking Football
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Cricket
Blood And Butchery In Bedminster
Walking Rugby
Stapleton and Greenbank

Fri 27th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Blackbeard To Banksy
Temple and Redcliffe Walk
Bristol Docks Through Maps: 1568 To Today
Shirehampton, Kingsweston Down and the River Avon Walk
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk

Sat 28th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Hambrook and the Frome Valley Circular Walk
Bristol Urban Nature Trail
My Sighted Guide Walk
Malago River Walk
Bristol South Skyline Walk
An Exploration of Manor Woods Valley
Photography Walk On Brandon Hill
Digital Trailblazers Bristol Harbourside Trail
Blackbeard To Banksy
Bristol Highlights Walk
Walking Netball Sessions
Walking Hockey Taster
Bristol Comedy History Walk

Sun 29th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Arnos Vale Cemetery Tour
Bedminster’s Community Gardens and Orchards Walk
Blackbeard To Banksy
Bristol Slave Trade Walk
Walking Football With BUWFC
Walking Tennis Taster Session

Mon 30th May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Rugby With Broad Plain Pioneers
Digital Trailblazers Bristol Harbourside Trail
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Hockey

Tue 31st May

The 100km Get Active Challenge
Clifton’s Origins and Architecture
Treasure Hunt Bristol
Digital Trailblazers
App Some People Climb Up
Historic Audio Walk (Manor Woods)
Wild Words
My Wild City Self Guided Trails
Sea Mills Nature Trail
Walking Football With BUWFC
Walking Tennis
Blackbeard To Banksy
Blood, Blackbeard And Buccaneers
Lawrence Weston Moor
Walking Football
Wed 1st June
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Rugby

Thu 2nd June

Walking Football With BUWFC
Walking Football
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Cricket
Walking Rugby

Fri 3rd June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk

Sat 4th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Netball Sessions

Sun 5th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Football With BUWFC

Mon 6th June

Walking Rugby With Broad Plain Pioneers
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Hockey

Tue 7th June

Walking Football With BUWFC
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Football

Wed 8th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Rugby

Thu 9th June

Walking Football With BUWFC
Walking Football
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Cricket
Walking Rugby

Fri 10th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk

Sat 11th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Netball Sessions

Sun 12th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Football With BUWFC

Mon 13th June

Walking Rugby With Broad Plain Pioneers
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Hockey

Tue 14th June

Walking Football With BUWFC
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Football

Wed 15th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Rugby

Thu 16th June

Walking Football With BUWFC
Walking Football
Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Cricket
Walking Rugby

Fri 17th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Haunted And Hidden Bristol Walk

Sat 18th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Netball Sessions

Sun 19th June

Blackbeard To Banksy
Walking Football With BUWFC
Bristol, England
Bristol Walk Fest

BASIC INFORMATION

Bristol Walk Fest

Please note; Age UK Bristol is not responsible for the delivery of walks or events. Whilst organisers / providers endeavour to make all their walks as safe and as enjoyable as possible, any event attended or self-guided walk undertaken, is done so at your own risk. Due care has been exercised in organising the walking festival, however, Age UK Bristol accept no liability for loss, accident or injury caused to any person following the routes. You are advised to check your own personal accident cover before taking part. You need to choose walks within your capabilities. In the event of any unforeseen circumstances, the Bristol Walk Fest partners reserve the right to change or cancel a walk without your prior notice. This information is correct at the time of posting. Walks and events may be subject to change. Please check the website or contact the walk organiser before you attend.