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5⭐ walks in 5⭐ places
Bristol & Bath
Blackbeard; Bedminster; Cary Grant
Frankenstein in Bath
Private tours available
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Show of Strength @showofstrength.org.uk · Jul 20
Full info on our 5★ THEATRE WALKS at showofstrength.org.uk, including:

🔪 Blood & Butchery in Bedminster
🏴‍☠️ Blood, Blackbeard & Buccaneers
⚡ Frankenstein in Bath

“excellent research… charismatic delivery… comedy… with a little vicarious thrill of terror” say @bristol247.bsky.social
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As Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein by Bath's Pump Room, her stepsister Claire Clairmont gave birth to Lord Byron's illegitimate child nearby.

THE FRANKENSTEIN EXPERIENCE, with House of Frankenstein, takes you there.

And now here's @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social's CLAIRMONT

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July 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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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!
May 7, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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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
June 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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☀️ The sun is out. Time to hit the streets.

Join Show of Strength's award-winning THEATRE WALKS and discover pirates, Cary Grant, Mary Shelley, crime, medieval mysteries and more - all on the streets where it happened 🎭

Tickets ➡ showofstrength.org.uk
June 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Features big in our Medieval Bristol tour! Next one Sunday 5 July showofstrength.org.uk/productions/...
June 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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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/...
June 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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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
May 22, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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CARY GRANT even made standing out of the rain look classy.

20th Century Fox - Soho Square (1958)
May 21, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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We’re 40… so we’re making an exhibition of ourselves.

One weekend only: posters, photos, film, live performance & more - 40 years of Show of Strength in Bristol.

🎟 FREE (donations welcome)
📅 This weekend - 17–19 April
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April 13, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Went on the @showofstrength.org.uk Kings and Commoners in @Keynsham - Theatre Walk yesterday and learnt so much about this wonderful place. It's many links to royalty as well as a witch and a comedian. Great fun, even if it was very windy.
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April 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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Sheila Hannon of Show of Strength is up for VisitEngland's Tourism Superstar — voting closes 22 March!
Read our Q&A and vote: www.bristolwalkfest.com/qa-sheila-ha...
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#BristolWalkFest #LocalLegend #LoveBristol
March 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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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:
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March 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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The new statue funded by GWR aims to celebrate the myths and legends of the South West
New statue unveiled outside Temple Meads
The mythical tale of Vincent and Goram has been represented outside Temple Meads
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March 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Sheila Hannon @showofstrength.org.uk is a Bristol legend! 👣
Inspiring walkers across the city for years - now she shares her favourite routes & walking wisdom in our latest Q&A.
And she’s up for VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar award.
Read & vote here → www.bristolwalkfest.com/qa-sheila-ha...
February 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Weekend vibes = walking vibes🌞
Need some inspiration? Sheila Hannon’s Q&A is full of walking tips, local gems & reasons to get outside.
Read here→ www.bristolwalkfest.com/qa-sheila-ha...
Then vote for Sheila as VisitEngland’s #TourismSuperstar.
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#BristolWalkFest #LoveBristol
March 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Bristol’s Sheila Hannon - who has spent decades bringing the region’s hidden history to life with @showofstrength.org.uk - is a finalist for @visitengland.bsky.social #TourismSuperstar award

Please vote here:
www.tinyurl.com/vote-sheila

It's quick and very easy, voting ends this Sunday 22 March!
March 18, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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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.
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Theatre review: Crimes and Crinolines from Show of Strength at Streets of Bristol

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Theatre review: Crimes and Crinolines from Show of Strength at Streets of Bristol
Theatre review of Crimes and Crinolines (Sheila Hannon) from Show of Strength at Streets of Bristol - reviewer: Joan Phillips
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October 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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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.
October 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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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

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October 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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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

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October 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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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/...
October 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Lovely piece on our THEATRE WALKS in #Bristol, #Bath and #Keynsham from Sarski Anderson / @bristol247.bsky.social

www.bristol247.com/culture/thea...

#SOStheatrewalks
Show of Strength add new theatre walks to their busy autumn calendar
Themes range from Blackbeard and butchery to walking in the footsteps of Cary Grant
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September 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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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.
August 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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RAISING CARY GRANT is back from Sun 14 Sept.

Our Bristol theatre walks tells the real story of Archibald Leach - the boy from Horfield who became Hollywood’s ultimate leading man.

Theatres, cinemas, secrets & style — the extraordinary story of a true icon.

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September 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM