35 Free Things To Do In Bristol

You don’t need to break the bank with these free things to do in Bristol

Lacking the cash after one too many nights out at Motion? Well fear not, there’s a mountain of free things to do in Bristol, 34 of them in fact!

If you’re looking for more, why not try our ultimate bucket list – 500 of the best things to do in Bristol.

1. Visit the M-Shed

2. See Alfred at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

3. Jump aboard ‘The Matthew’ ship

4. Play table tennis in one of the many free locations across Bristol

5. Pop up to the Clifton Suspension Bridge (you can also slide down the infamous rock slide)

6. Walk about in Leigh Woods

Unfortunately the boats have now gone!

7. Sit back and watch the Bristol balloon fiesta

8. Drink lots of cider at Bristol Harbour Festival

9. See the deer at Ashton Court

10. Pet the pigs at St Werburgh’s City Farm

11. Check out an exhibition at the Arnolfini

12. See all the street art around Stokes Croft and Bristol… it’s not just Banksy!

13. Marvel at loads of kites during the Bristol Kite Fest

14. See the inside the spectacular St Mary Redcliffe Church

15. Walk through the beautiful Arnos Vale Cemetery

16. Take part in the annual naked bike ride

17. Check out some awesome Bristol art at the Fifth Wall

18. Go for a walk on the Downs

19. Cycle down the Bristol to Bath railway path

20. See lots of graffiti at Upfest on North Street

21. Pet some animals at Windmall Hill City Farm

22. Pop up Cabot Tower

23. Walk around Eastville Park

24. Organise a flash mob in Bristol… like 1 of these 6

25. Visit Millennium Square and see the planetarium

26. Visit the stunning Blaise Castle

Found at: Blaise Castle House Museum, Henbury Road, Bristol, BS10 7QS

27. Eat a sandwich in Castle Park

28. Admire the beautiful Bristol Cathedral

29. Pop into John Wesley’s Chapel

30. Watch the St. Pauls Carnival

31. Get all Downton Abbey at check out the Georgian House

Found at: The Georgian House Museum, 7 Great George St, Bristol, BS1 5RR

32. Check out old stuff about Bristol at the Bristol Record Office

Found at: Bristol Record Office ‘B’ Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN

33. Have a read at one of Bristol’s 28 libraries

34. Walk across Pero’s Bridge

35. Pop inside lots of famous buildings on Bristol Doors Open Day

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