Photos: Nortix08, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 mattbuck (category), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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Photos: Nortix08, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 mattbuck (category), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Banksy's Bristol: street art in the open
Your local guide
George Patel
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Highlights
- An early mural still on its wall
- Street art layered old over new
- Bristol's shift on graffiti explained
- Where a famous piece first appeared
- The city that shaped an anonymous artist
About this tour
This call follows several works by the anonymous Bristol-born street artist known as Banksy, seen exactly where they were painted. You see one of the earliest surviving large murals and newer street art layered around it in Stokes Croft. I explain how the city's attitude to graffiti shifted around this work.
We start with a sound check at the first mural, then move between the three stops, pausing at each wall for a proper look. Questions come up throughout, and I send a short map of the pieces afterwards.
It suits art fans and anyone curious about street art's move into the mainstream. It also works well combined with a gallery session on the harbourside.
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 6 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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Well Hung Lover 17 min
You see the mural on the side wall of a sexual health clinic, showing a man hanging from a window ledge, one of the artist's earliest large works still in place.
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Stokes Croft murals 17 min
Along a run of walls in Stokes Croft, you see newer street art layered over older pieces, and I explain how the area became known for tolerating and even encouraging this kind of work.
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Museum wall piece 17 min
Outside the city museum you see a smaller, lesser known piece, and I explain how the anonymous artist's Bristol roots still shape the city's attitude to street art today.
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Your questions 11 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 5 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Sunday roast and Stokes Croft, 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 9 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 Well Hung Lover and Stokes Croft murals 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.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
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 first mural, and I walk between the walls as we talk.
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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