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5⭐ walks in 5⭐ places Bristol & Bath Blackbeard; Bedminster; Cary Grant Frankenstein in Bath Private tours available Best of Bristol: Bristol24/7

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Wera Hobhouse MP@werahobhouse.org.uk · 3mo ago

Had such a brilliant time at Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein in Bath! It offers a multi-sensory journey through Mary Shelley’s life including her time in Bath where she wrote the famous Frankenstein & her relationships with Percy Shelley & Lord Byron. It's immersive, eerie & so much fun!

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Show of Strength@showofstrength.org.uk · 2mo ago

Explore Archie's Bristol and his incredible story on our CARY COMES HOME: BRISTOL TO HOLLYWOOD Theatre Walk. See showofstrength.org.uk/productions/cary-grant-comes-home

Cary Comes Home: From Bristol to Hollywood | Show Of Strength Theatre Company

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Weird Bristol@weirdbristol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

‪Archibald Leach (Cary Grant) was born in this Horfield house in 1904. While at school, aged 9 his clinically depressed mother was institutionalised and he was told by his father that she had abandoned them and later that she’d died. He didn’t discover that she was still alive until he was 31‬. 1/2

Show of Strength@showofstrength.org.uk · 2mo ago

Features big in our Medieval Bristol tour! Next one Sunday 5 July showofstrength.org.uk/productions/...

Magic and Mayhem in Medieval Bristol | Show Of Strength Theatre Company

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Weird Bristol@weirdbristol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Great Gatehouse on College Green was once the gatehouse to St Augustine’s Abbey - a precursor to Bristol Cathedral, founded in 1140. The tower was added around 1500 but the lower section dates back to 1170 - making it among the oldest man made structures still standing in Bristol.

Show of Strength@showofstrength.org.uk · 2mo ago

Discover the truth about Edward Teach's Bristol beginnings in BLOOD, BLACKBEARD & BUCCANEERS - our theatre walk on Bristol docks. Info and tickets: showofstrength.org.uk/productions/...

Blood, Blackbeard and Buccaneers - Bristol Pirate Walk | Show Of Strength Theatre Company

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Weird Bristol@weirdbristol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When the pirate Blackbeard appeared as a character in the Simpsons episode “Treehouse of Horror IV” he became the first Bristolian to be featured on the show. 1/2

Show of Strength@showofstrength.org.uk · 3mo ago

CARY COMES HOME: FROM BRISTOL TO HOLLYWOOD - our Theatre Walk tells his extraordinary story. Next one 11am Sunday 31 May - showofstrength.org.uk/productions/cary-grant-comes-home

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Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

He may have escaped Bristol at 16 after an impoverished & unhappy childhood but CARY GRANT returned to his home city many times over the years. Here he is by the Clifton Suspension Bridge, in his old street in Horfield, and on College Green.

Show of Strength@showofstrength.org.uk · 5mo ago

WALKING WITH GIANTS Delighted to unveil Vincent & Goram at Temple Meads with Jon Chamberlain from Visit West Lots of fascinating legends and statues appearing at stations across Wales & the West: bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

New statue unveiled outside Temple Meads

The mythical tale of Vincent and Goram has been represented outside Temple Meads

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Bristol24/7@bristol247.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The new statue funded by GWR aims to celebrate the myths and legends of the South West

Bristol Walk Fest@bristolwalkfest.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Hello World #firstpost. Here we are, starting work on Bristol Walk Fest 2026. Walk providers - sign up by 27 Feb. Printed programmes at a library or community project near you from beginning April. Bristol Walk Fest 1-31 May. Last year we had at least one walk every single day, most of them free.

Weird Bristol@weirdbristol.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Hillary Clinton’s great-grandfather, Edwin Howell was born in Bedminster in 1866 and his family had lived in South Bristol for generations before him. Howell moved to Illinois in 1890 and married an American woman. His granddaughter, Dorothy Howell Rodham, gave birth to Hillary in 1947.

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Show of Strength@showofstrength.org.uk · 10mo ago

More great stuff from @weirdbristol.bsky.social. We retrace Cary's Bristol beginnings in RAISING CARY GRANT: THE BRISTOL FOOTSTEPS OF ARCHIE LEACH - our fab Theatre Walk around the centre of the city. Saturday 29th November, 2pm 🎟️ showofstrength.org.uk/productions/raising-cary-grant

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Weird Bristol@weirdbristol.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Bristol-born Hollywood megastar Cary Grant (then Archibald Leach) left for America at 16 but returned to the city many times until his 70s. As a child he was told his mother had died, when in fact she had been sectioned in Glenside Hospital - then a mental institute. 1/2

Show of Strength@showofstrength.org.uk · 10mo ago

More great stuff from @weirdbristol.bsky.social. We retrace Cary's Bristol beginnings in RAISING CARY GRANT: THE BRISTOL FOOTSTEPS OF ARCHIE LEACH - our fab Theatre Walk around the centre of the city. Saturday 29th November, 2pm 🎟️ showofstrength.org.uk/productions/raising-cary-grant

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Weird Bristol@weirdbristol.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Bristol-born Hollywood megastar Cary Grant (then Archibald Leach) left for America at 16 but returned to the city many times until his 70s. As a child he was told his mother had died, when in fact she had been sectioned in Glenside Hospital - then a mental institute. 1/2

Show of Strength@showofstrength.org.uk · 10mo ago

Fantastic stuff from @weirdbristol.bsky.social - and we'll be on that very spot outside M Shed this Saturday and Sunday, recreating the 1950s for the BRISTOL DOCKS HERITAGE WEEKEND. Info: showofstrength.org.uk/productions/...

Bristol Docks Heritage Weekend | Show Of Strength Theatre Company

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Weird Bristol@weirdbristol.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In the delightful 2018 British film “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” Bristol was cast to play the role of Weymouth. Even some of the harbourside railway carriages managed to make a cameos in a few shots.

Weird Bristol@weirdbristol.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My book WEIRD BRISTOL: TRUE CRIME is available now! Featuring 100 tales of Bristol’s criminal past, including the story of the skeleton found at Kingsweston Roman Villa - possibly Bristol’s first ever murder mystery… Link in my profile.

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