About
The Treasure Island Trail is a fun, family-friendly walk and app that guides you round the heart of Bristol’s historic Floating Harbour from atmospheric King Street to M Shed, exploring Bristol’s maritime heritage and many literary connections.
Take your time, or whiz round this scenic trail of Bristol’s Harbourside. About a mile long, the Treasure Island Trail has eight Black Spots, each with fascinating insights into Bristol’s connections with Treasure Island, telling the story in sequence. The whole trail is accessible by bike and on foot.
The Trail is suitable for families, young and old, with the easy navigation that guides you from planter to planter to uncover each Spot’s connection to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island and other works of literature. Each Black Spot has an excerpt of Treasure Island to read, as well as fascinating facts about Bristol’s famous pirates and maritime history.
The period of maritime history covered by the Treasure Island Trail slots in perfectly between The Matthew ship and Brunel’s ss Great Britain, so visitors can experience a full breadth of maritime history in Bristol.
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- Families