The Bristol Ideas Book of Walks

£14.00

By Robin Askew, Eugene Byrne, Melanie Kelly and Amy O’Beirne

Edited by Andrew Kelly

Follow in the footsteps of the Romantic poets and Brunel. Learn about Bristol’s council housing, commerce and public life. Discover the myths people tell about the city. Experience arts, music history and nature. And see how different the city might have looked if some projects had gone ahead. This book brings together a series of walks created and commissioned by Bristol Ideas to help you explore this unique city.

By Robin Askew, Eugene Byrne, Melanie Kelly and Amy O’Beirne

Edited by Andrew Kelly

Follow in the footsteps of the Romantic poets and Brunel. Learn about Bristol’s council housing, commerce and public life. Discover the myths people tell about the city. Experience arts, music history and nature. And see how different the city might have looked if some projects had gone ahead. This book brings together a series of walks created and commissioned by Bristol Ideas to help you explore this unique city.

12 city walks including:

Walk 1: Commerce and Public Life by Melanie Kelly

Walk 2: Bristol and Romanticism by Melanie Kelly and Amy O’Beirne

Walk 3: Brunel’s Bristol by Melanie Kelly

Walk 4: Art and Culture by Melanie Kelly 

Walk 5: Nature in the City by Melanie Kelly 

Walk 6: Bristol’s Rock Music History by Robin Askew

Walk 7: Bristol’s Urban Myths by Eugene Byrne

Walk 8: Unbuilt Bristol by Eugene Byrne 

Walk 9: St Pauls by Melanie Kelly 

Walk 10: Hillfields by Melanie Kelly

Walk 11: Sea Mills by Melanie Kelly

Walk 12: Knowle West by Melanie Kelly

ISBN: 978-1-909446-44-1

Format: Softback, 148mm x 210mm (portrait)

228 pages

Publication date: December 2nd, 2024