Welcome aboard!
Our city of Bristol is world-famous for Brunel’s bridge and ship, its cathedrals, museums, architecture and street art. Bristol has something for everyone. Whether you are a tourist exploring Bristol for the first time or someone looking to hire an open-top bus for a group trip or event – we are sure we can help!
The open-top bus tour of Bristol
PLEASE NOTE! We are currently on our winter break until Saturday 4th February. We will then operate weekends only during February and March, and seven days a week from April. Our tours run every year from February through to December.
Live commentary, great city! Visit our interactive map page to see the route, the timetable page for bus times, and the tickets page for fares and concessions. Go to our discounts page and get money off around the city when you travel with us!
Any questions? Please call our hotline number 0906 7112191 (calls are charged at 50p a minute plus network extras)
We’re more than just a bus ride!
For fun, relaxed entertainment for groups of 20-plus to high-capacity formal events, we provide guided and themed tours, a-to-b travel, and everything in-between! Visit our main private hire page for an overview of what we can offer you.
Our most popular trips are for:
Group travel – go to Groups
School trips – go to Schools
Proms transport – go to Schools
Conference transport/delegate entertainment – go to Corporate
Enquiries and bookings: please contact Nicola Padden at nicola@citysightseeingbristol.co.uk or on 0117 367 0208
NEWS, FORTHCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS
Bristol Storytelling Festival – all aboard the Storytelling Bus!
After the success of 2011's tour, Bristol Storytelling Festival and City Sightseeing Bristol are collaborating to roll out the Storytelling Bus once more – a magical journey around Bristol's city centre with live storytelling to bring its places and people to life. This year there will be two tours, both on the same day but with different storytellers and themes:
1.30pm Local Legends: Storytelling Festival director Martin Maudsley will take you on a spellbinding journey weaving together the cityscape of Bristol with tall stories, charming folktales and heart-warming yarns told in the places where they took place. 3.30pm Salty Tales: dynamic Bristol performer Chris Brown will lead you on a swashbuckling adventure with stories of the high seas, dastardly pirates and ghostly sailors.
Saturday 28th January, depart from Colston Hall. Each trip takes one-and-a-quarter hours. Tickets: £5 Adult and £3 Child. For more information, please visit www.bristolstoryfest.co.uk
Stay up to date with City Sightseeing Bristol tours, events and people with our regular newsletters! In the most recent Autumn 2011 edition you can read about Buster the Gorilla, our newest guide; the delights of the harbourside; Captain Barnacle and his piratical tour; and much more. You can also read about us and what we're up to from day to day on our news page.
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ENGLISH NOT YOUR FIRST LANGUAGE?
Our live commentary is in English only, but printed versions in French, German, Italian and Spanish are available for download from our translations page.
