Blog (History and Heritage) - Visit Bristol

Happy Thanksgiving! We look at Bristol's fascinating connections with the USA, including the 'first' Thanksgiving and a Hollywood icon

In October 2020, Bristol Packet Boat Trips' famous Tower Belle turns 100. But just how did this special vessel start out in life?

Find out more about Bristol legend and poet Thomas Chatterton 250 years since his death in this Haunt Bristol blog.

Haunt Bristol explores the fascinating and often surprising history of Glenside Hospital Museum and its collections.

Every week, we're challenging our followers on Instagram to a tag us in the best photo they've taken of Bristol on a particular theme, and this week was 'Bristol architecture'.

Learn about the life and legacy of Bristol's boy poet, Thomas Chatterton, as well as the events marking the 250th anniversary of his tragic death. 

Follow in the footsteps of two of the founding Methodists, John and Charles Wesley, on this walk that takes you from place to place in their Bristol story.

Dig deeper than ever before into Berkeley Castle's history with their new exhibition, running from 2 - 29 September. 

Check out a handful of the fascinating places you can explore during Bristol Open Doors 2019. 

We round up some of Bristol's best-known icons, in keeping with the theme for the upcoming Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.

Local author Charlie Revelle-Smith has put together a pub crawl featuring five of Bristol's oldest pubs, each with an unusual story to share.

Bristol Walk Fest returns from May 1 to 31 with a seventh annual edition offering a record number of ways to explore the city and its surrounds on foot -  often from fresh or overlooked angles.