Magic and Mayhem in Medieval Bristol - Theatre Walk at Central Bristol Walking Tour - Meet/Start: Finzels Reach BS1 6JQ
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"Sell out warning! Peel back the curtain on ye olde Bristol with Show of Strength’s award-winning storytelling tours. Guided by a 15th century Dame, Magic and Mayhem steers you through the city centre’s surviving medieval haunts in this immersive mix of character comedy, vivid history and suspended disbelief."

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A event on Sunday 5th July. The event starts at 15:00.


Explore Bristol in 1486 with Dame Edith Comfrey who knows it like the back of her hand. She was there to cheer the new King Henry VII when he entered the city in triumph, and she worked for the great alchemist Thomas Norton who turned base metal into gold and brewed the Elixir of Life. Edith's secrets include her family's source of fresh water - a Saxon well. She also knows the first man to map all the city's streets - with his feet. The only thing Edith doesn't know is where her friend Marjorie Marjoram is so she's checking their haunts. There's lots of Medieval Bristol left to see, you just need to know where to look...

Our Audiences Say:
"just brilliant thanks so much"
"learnt so much about Bristol, and places hidden out of sight"
"excellent and informative"

MEET/START: Outside Bocabar -Fermentation, 1 Hawkins Ln, Bristol BS1 6JQ [MAP: https://maps.app.goo.gl/iVajtYcA6tUZy6dA7]
ENDS: Broad St, near The Centre, Bristol BS1 2EZ

Produced by SHOW OF STRENGTH THEATRE COMPANY
www.showofstrength.org.uk

Developed in partnership with the School of Humanities and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bristol.

Awards include Best Live Performance - Creative Bath Awards and Best of Bristol: Theatre - Bristol24/7.
Shortlisted for VISIT ENGLAND's TOURISM SUPERSTAR 2026

Collect the set with our THEATRE WALKS: Bedminster, Blackbeard, Cary Grant, Clifton, Treasure Island, Frankenstein in Bath, Medieval Bristol, Keynsham and St George - www.showofstrength.org.uk

All tours available for private bookings [email protected]

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This tour will take place rain or shine.
Includes uneven terrain.
No dogs except guide dogs and registered assistance dogs.

Entry requirements: no age restrictions

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