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, 2025
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

2025 PROGRAM

Week beginning
28th April 2025
Thu 1st May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Walking Cricket – Easton
Community Walk Leader Training
Walking Rugby
Misfits On The Move
Walking Football
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Walk, Talk And Connect In Spring
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Crime And Crinolines In Clifton
Evening History Walk of Stoke Park
Bristol Walk Fest Launch Event and Walk
Fri 2nd May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Fossils and Geology of the Frome
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Hidden Stoke Bishop
Sat 3rd May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Failand Bluebell Walk
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Walking Tennis
Medicine Tour
Totterdown’s Religious Buildings: Past and Present
Walks4Change
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Sun 4th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Soul Trail Walk
Steart Marshes
Boundaries Tour
Bristol’s Humanist History
Walks4Change
Ceremonial Way Tour
Portishead Sculpture Trails Walks
Bristol Rock and Roll Walking Tour
Walking Hockey
1831 Bristol Riots – A City In Flames
Week beginning
5th May 2025
Mon 5th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Dawn Chorus Walk of Stoke Park
Walking Rugby
Bluebell Walk And Talk – Morning
Bluebell Walk And Talk – Afternoon
Tue 6th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Purdown and Eastville Park
St Werberghs to St Andrews
Try Nordic Walking At Knowle West Health Park
Walking Football
Bristol’s Floating Harbour
Stroll and Chat
Wild Foods & Practical Plants
Pirates and Prejudice
Riverside To Sea Mills
Wild Edible Plants of Eastville Park
Wed 7th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Westbury Weaver
Women Only Wellbeing Walk
Health Walk
Warmley Forest Walk
Family Storywalk: Westbury
Family Sensory Walk – Page Park
History of Bristol’s Tobacco Industry
Walking Rugby
Long Ashton And Ashton Court
Thu 8th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Blaise and Kings Weston
Walking Cricket – Easton
Walking Rugby
Walk With Nature Celebration
Walking Football
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Crime And Crinolines In Clifton
History of Purdown, Evening Walk
Hambrook and Frome Valley Figure-Of-Eight Walk
Fri 9th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
OK To Play
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Celebration Walk
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Mr Bump: Sea Mills To Blaise And Kingsweston
Nature Poetry
Nature Poetry Walk
Bats of Stoke Park
Sat 10th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Walk With Giants On Dundry Hill
Badocks Wood, Brentry And Southmead
Quaker History Walk In Central Bristol
Boundaries Tour
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Walking Tennis
Shirehampton Circular
Idiot’s Trundle – Stroll & Picnic For Silly Grown Ups
Bristol Bookshop Crawl – Longer Version
Bristol Bookshop Crawl – Shorter Version
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Troopers Hill And Conham Vale
Sun 11th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Saint, Sinners & False Diamonds – Discovery Walk
IsamBards’ Poetry Walk
Wellness Walk
IsamBards’ Poetry Walk
Portishead Sculpture Trails Walks
Walking Hockey
Week beginning
12th May 2025
Mon 12th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Walking Rugby
Quaker History Walk In Central Bristol
Roots To Wellbeing’s Walk In The Park – Stockwood
Brandon Hill and Royal Fort Gardens
Bishop’s Knoll
Blaise Maze
Tue 13th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Ashton Court And Clifton
Walking Football
Stroll and Chat
30 Minute Nordic Walk Taster
Pirates and Prejudice
Nature Walk Around Lawrence Weston Moor
Wed 14th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Snuff Mills Walk & Talk
Try Nordic Walking In Eastville Park – Morning
Bristol Girls Can Netwalk
What Is Green Social Prescribing?
Roots to Wellbeing’s Walk In The Park – Hillfields
Walk With Nature Celebration
Celebration Walk
Family Storywalk: Bishopsworth
Royate Hill
Walk Through Really Wild Lockleaze
Family Sensory Walk – St George Park
Wild Medicines Of May – Medicinal Plant Walk
Try Nordic Walking In Eastville Park – Evening
Walking Rugby
Thu 15th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Bristol Girls Can Netwalk
Walking Cricket – Easton
Walking Rugby
Family Storywalk: St George
Walking Football
Bristol’s Old City
Walk & Talk For Unpaid Carers
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Walled City Walk
Try Nordic Walking At Greenway Centre
Historical And Medical Curiosities Of Clifton
Crime And Crinolines In Clifton
5k Your Way With Taylor Moore
Blaise Maze
Fri 16th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Failand Fanfare
Frome Valley Geology Walk
OK To Play
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Conham, Troopers Hill, And Dundridge Fields
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Bristol from the Bridge
Tortworth Foraging Walk
Fossils & Geology of the Frome: Evening Walk
Sat 17th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Waterfall Walk
Following The River Chew
Bristol South Skyline Walk
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Guided Walk: Underfall Yard And Cumberland Basin
Walking Tennis
Urban Nature Walking Tour
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
OK To Play
Walk on Brandon Hill: Birdsong
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Sun 18th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Nailsea Round
Wotton-Under-Edge
Bristol Girl Walk & Talk
Litter Pick and Learn with the Big Tidy, Bristol Avon River Trust and RSPB
Troopers Hill & Crew’s Hole History Walk
Guided Walk: Underfall Yard And Cumberland Basin
Wobbly Walk
Into Leigh Woods: Ancient Woodland Walking Tour
Portishead Sculpture Trails Walks
Walking Hockey
Week beginning
19th May 2025
Mon 19th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Walk To School Week
Walking Rugby
Bristol’s Humanist History
Walking Netball
Bats of Stoke Park
Tue 20th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Walk To School Week
Walking Skills Introduction/Taster
Stapleton And Greenbank
Spine of Purdown
Bristol Girls Can Netwalk
Walking Football
Stroll and Chat
Pirates and Prejudice
Wild Edible Plants of Netham Park
Snuff Mills River Stroll – Guided evening walk
Wed 21st May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Walk To School Week
A Ramble On The Western Edge Of Bristol
Six Bridges Walk
Maes Knoll
Walking Rugby
Thu 22nd May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Walk To School Week
Dundry
Walking Netball Taster
Walking Cricket – Easton
Riverside Revelations
Walking Rugby
Twisted
Walking Football
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Bristol Abolition
Nature Poetry Walk
Historical And Medical Curiosities Of Clifton
Crime And Crinolines In Clifton
Fri 23rd May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Walk To School Week
OK To Play
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Redcliffe and Temple
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Bats of Stoke Park
Sat 24th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
Clutton To Folly Farm
Discover Eastwood Farm LNR
Sea Mills Heritage Walk
St. Nicholas Market & Air Raid Shelter Walking Tour
Walking Tennis
Women’s Nordic Walking Taster and Social
Treasure Island Story Walk
A Walk with Mums Who Like Rugby
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Bristol Blitz Experience & Air Raid Shelter Tour
Sun 25th May
Go Jauntly Walking Challenge
Field Stories
The Harbourside’s Hidden History: A Bristol Walking Tour
Go Jauntly Self-Led Walks in Bristol
Misfits On The Move
Blackbeard To Banksy: The Ultimate Tour Of Bristol
History of Bristol’s Tobacco Industry
Treasure Island Story Walk
Portishead Sculpture Trails Walks

Bristol, England

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.