Saturday 3rd May 2025 11-12

Celebrate walk festival on our medicine tour

Learn about Victorian medicine and how it transformed Bristol and the world. Discover the horrors and triumphs of 19th and 20th century medicine through this fascinating tour. From fresh water to forensics, childhood disease to Cholera, the discoveries of medical professionals saved many lives and along the way made Bristol one of the healthiest places to live. We will celebrate the doctors, surgeons, scientists and patients who made medical history and transformed the city’s health.

Please note: we're not a fully accessible site and the tour route will include steep slopes, steps and muddy or uneven paths.