Photos: mattbuck (category), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Nortix08, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: mattbuck (category), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Nortix08, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ashton Court's deer park
Your local guide
Freya Coleman
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Highlights
- An avenue of centuries old chestnuts
- A resident herd of deer
- A mansion built over three centuries
- Open grassland on the city's edge
- A private park now open to all
About this tour
This session walks the grounds of Ashton Court, a historic deer park on the edge of Bristol that still holds a resident herd of deer. You see the old chestnut avenue, the grazing herd and the mansion's mixed architecture. I explain how the estate came to open to the public.
We start with a sound check on the entrance avenue, then move through the park in stages, stopping longer near the deer if they are close enough to film well. Questions come up naturally, and I send a short note on the estate's history afterwards.
It suits nature lovers and anyone who wants a green, open-air session away from the city streets. It also works well for families interested in wildlife.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Bristol before heading out.
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Entrance avenue 21 min
You walk in under old chestnut trees lining the drive up to the mansion, planted when the estate was still a private deer park for one family.
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Deer herd 21 min
Further into the park you usually find part of the resident herd grazing in the open grassland, descendants of deer kept here for centuries.
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Mansion facade 21 min
From across the lawn you see the mansion's mixed Tudor and Georgian front, added to by different generations of the same family over three hundred years.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Bristol: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Fish and chips and Montpelier, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Bristol, showing you Entrance avenue and Deer herd live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on a video call at the entrance avenue, and I move through the park at an easy pace.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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