• Bristol Cathedral - The tour starts outside Bristol Cathedral. The building was bombed during the Blitz and was once adjacent to a 1,380-person air raid shelter on College Green!
• Banksy’s Well Hung Lover - Discover Banksy’s Well Hung Lover! This is the city’s most renowned Banksy, located on a street that was significantly bombed during the Blitz.
• Roxy Lanes Bristol Union Street - Nelson Street hosted Bristol’s first international Street Art Festival. Nearly all the artworks were created on World War II bomb scars.
• Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel - Known as Bristol’s spy hotel, it was once the hub of British espionage. Today, it has more contemporary connections with the city’s greatest street artists.
• Corn Exchange - Venture beneath the streets to explore an incredible air raid shelter. Witness authentic artwork on the walls, created during the Blitz!
• Saint Nicholas Market - The tour concludes among the amazing independent traders of St. Nick’s Market. It’s the perfect spot to find gifts or enjoy a delicious lunch!

• Admission fees

• Lunch

Welcome to Banksy to the Blitz, a walking tour that uncovers how Bristol’s most iconic Street Art owes its canvas to one of the darkest chapters in the city’s history. You’ll explore how the bombs that fell during the Second World War didn’t just scar Bristol—they reshaped it, leaving behind unexpected spaces that would one day become playgrounds for artists.

Decades later, these overlooked spaces—tucked between shops or clinging to the sides of half‑rebuilt streets—became the perfect canvases for a new generation of creatives.

And this journey doesn’t just stay above ground.

The tour finishes inside a genuine WW2 air‑raid shelter, where you’ll see artwork created on the shelter walls during the raids themselves — pieces every bit as impressive, expressive, and human as the murals painted on the streets above.

Your tour then concludes amongst the wonderful independent traders of St. Nicholas Market. There’s no better place in Bristol to grab some lunch!

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.