6 min readWe're splitting this year's huge Gromit Unleashed 3 trail into manageable chunks, which you can do on different days and enjoy visiting more attractions, shops, and cafes on your way around the locations.
This guide lists the locations that start from College Green in the city centre and wind their way up the hill along Park Street and Queens Road, with the next section in Clifton. You could easily do both sections in one day, with a break for a refuel in the middle!
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Image - Park Street
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For a precise location and to tick off the sculptures as you find them, download the Gromit Unleashed app for £2.49. All profits from purchasing the app will go to The Grand Appeal for Bristol Children's Hospital. Available from Google Play Store and Apple Store.
Image - Robin Hood: Prince of Cheese on College Green
Park Street & Queens Road
There is only a short (but steep!) distance between each location on this route. Get your stomp on up the hill, otherwise, several bus routes will take you up Park Street from College Green (although that will mean missing Norbot halfway up Park Street).
📍 Robin Hood: Prince of Cheese at College Green, BS1 5TR
Start at the edge of the historic College Green, where a Robin Hood-inspired Wallace is waiting to have his photo taken with you on a bench. You can visit the nearby Bristol Cathedral for free, or drop into Swoon across the road for some award-winning gelato to cool you off before you head up the hill.
Image - Bristol Cathedral
📍 Norbot at Freemasons Hall, BS1 5NH
The friendly smartgnome is standing to attention outside the Freemasons Hall, about halfway up Park Street. Once you've ticked him off in your app or on your map, you could make a small detour around the corner to the beautiful Brandon Hill Park, where you can enjoy unbeatable vistas across the city from the top. If you're a Skins fan, you'll also recognise Cassie's bench! Climb up the stairs of Cabot Tower (which is free to visit) for even better views.
Image - Norbot on Park Street
📍 Casperis at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, BS8 1RL
At the top of Park Street are the impressive Wills Memorial Building, part of the University of Bristol, and the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. The museum is free to visit (only the temporary exhibitions are ticketed) and is home to nineteen galleries across three floors, with exhibitions on everything from dinosaurs and maps of Bristol to Egyptian artefacts. Pop in to visit their summer exhibitions, Gender Studies and Bristol Pride x Martin Parr.
Image - Casperis at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
📍 Bobby Dazzler at Victoria Rooms, BS8 1SA
The final stop on this section is just up the road on the steps in front of the Victoria Rooms. Across the road is the Royal West of England Academy, or RWA, which hosts a range of exhibitions and art classes throughout the year. Over summer, you can visit the exhibitions Soft Power: lives told through textile art (until 10 August) and Skin Deep (until 31 August), which explores how lived experience is held and expressed through the body.
If you're looking for a bite to eat nearby before you continue your quest, you can grab and go some delicious falafel wraps and salad boxes from Eat a Pitta, or if you want to dine in, tuck into tasty Neapolitan pizzas at Pizza on the Park.
Image - Pizza on the Park
Clifton
The next few stops will see you venturing into the beautiful Georgian suburb of Clifton, famous for its Regency architecture and views of the city and beyond.
If you're following on from the last route, you can take a bus from Queens Road up to the Apsley Road stop Whiteladies Road, or it's around a 20-minute walk from the Victoria Rooms.
📍 The Great Gatsby at CJ Hole, Whiteladies Road, BS8 2RF
Look out for this ornately painted Gromit towards the top of Whiteladies Road outside the CJ Hole office. From here, you can head down Apsley Road, turn left onto Pembroke Road, and follow it down until you reach the roundabout - if you fancy making a stop off, you can enjoy an alfresco drink or bite to eat in the scenic surroundings of Bristol Lido, or on the terrace at Racks.
Once you reach the roundabout at the end of Pembroke Road, turn right, walk past the University of Bristol Student Union building, and you will see the pretty Victoria Square ahead of you, which is the location of the next sculpture!
Image - The Great Gatsby
📍 Pinewoof at Victoria Square, BS8 4EW
This Gromit is colourfully painted with scenes from the iconic Pinewood Studios. You'll find the sculpture just off the main path through the square.
From here, you can follow the path diagonally across the square, pass through the gate and on to Boyce's Avenue, home to many of Clifton's most loved independent businesses, including several shops and galleries in the 19th century Clifton Arcade. At the end of Boyce's Avenue, turn right on to Clifton Down Road and follow it along until the roundabout, where you'll then turn left and follow the road along towards Clifton Suspension Bridge. If you need a rest, stop into No.4 Clifton Village for refreshments or afternoon tea in their secret garden.
Image - Afternoon tea at No. 4 Clifton Village
📍 Mr Darcy at Clifton Observatory, BS8 3LT
On the grass next to Clifton Observatory, you'll find a dapper Wallace sat on the bench, making the perfect photo opportunity with the Clifton Suspension Bridge in the background. This is a great viewpoint for the bridge and Avon Gorge, and you can also enjoy more views from the Camera Obscura or Giant's Cave, both accessible via Clifton Observatory. Don't miss the best views of all from the rooftop terrace at 360 Cafe.
📍 The Bristol Barker at Clifton Suspension Bridge, BS8 3PA
Head across the Clifton Suspension Bridge to the Leigh Woods side for the final sculpture on this route. A brightly painted Gromit is waiting for you just by one of the towers of the bridge.
Image - Mr Darcy at Clifton Observatory
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