Craft beer and live music
King Street pub crawl
Four stops, all on King Street: Small Bar, The Beer Emporium, The Volley and The Old Duke. Choose this for craft beer and a live-music finish.
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Not every pub.
The right pubs.
Every pub here has been visited by us.We choose places for what they are genuinely good at and how they fit into a night on foot, not because Google happens to call them a bar.
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Choose a route
Bristol pub crawls.
Find your night.
Start with a four-stop King Street pub crawl, follow five dog-friendly pubs through the city centre or follow a Banksy walk with pub stops. Each guide includes pub details and practical advice; the planner lets you build a different route.
Plan for your four-legged friend
Dog-friendly Bristol
Five stops: Christmas Steps, Froth & Fries, Left Handed Giant, King Street Brew House and The Ostrich. Choose this for a daytime walk with the dog.
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Street art and pub stops
Banksy & Beers
A self-guided Bristol Banksy walk with five pubs and three artworks, from Stokes Croft to Hanover Place.
Explore Banksy & BeersApproximate walking distances along the listed routes, checked with Google Maps.
How it works
Three decisions.
One decent plan.
- Pick the mood
Choose up to three preferences, such as craft beer, live music or a pub garden.
- Choose your stops
Set how many pubs you want. The planner matches places we have visited and puts them in walking order.
- Take the route
Check the stops on the map, open the walking route in Google Maps, then save or share your plan.
Better plans start locally.
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Good nights start with the right pubs.
Tell us the mood and distance. We will choose a walkable route from Bristol pubs we have actually visited.
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For a compact city-centre crawl, the King Street pub crawl keeps all four pubs on one street. For a longer walk with something between drinks, Banksy & Beers connects Stokes Croft, the Old City and the harbour.
Mix the stops, not the walking
Pick the features that matter - craft beer, live music, pub gardens, pool, darts, food or dog-friendly pubs - and let the generator put the matches into a walkable order.
Keep the itinerary flexible
Four to six pubs is a useful starting point. Bringing a dog? The dog-friendly Bristol pub route includes published venue policies and advice on quieter visits. In the planner, lock any must-visit stop, regenerate the rest and share the saved plan.
How we put the guides together
We choose pubs from our directory, check route distances with Google Maps and link to venue and local sources for practical details. Opening hours and policies can change, so you can suggest a pub or send a correction to help keep the guides useful.
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A different pub for every kind of night.
Worth knowing
Before the first order
Four useful answers. No small print, no account required.
01Which Bristol pub crawl should I choose?
Choose King Street for four pubs with craft beer and a live-music finish. The dog-friendly route connects five city-centre pubs with published dog policies. Banksy & Beers combines a self-guided street-art walk with five pubs and three Banksy artworks.
02How does the Bristol pub crawl planner choose pubs?
It matches your selected preferences against our hand-tested Bristol pub list, then orders the strongest matches into a practical walking route.
03Is every Bristol pub included?
No. We only add pubs after we have visited them ourselves. If a good pub is missing, we may simply not have reached it yet.
04Can I keep a pub when I generate another route?
Yes. Use the padlock beside any stop, then choose Try another route. Locked pubs will stay while the other stops change.
05How many stops should a Bristol pub crawl have?
Four to six stops is a useful starting point for most evenings. You can choose between two and eight stops in the planner.
06Which Bristol areas work well for a pub crawl?
The city centre, Old City, Harbourside, King Street and nearby brewery taprooms all offer clusters of pubs that can work well on foot. The best area depends on the pub styles you choose.
07Does the planner create a Bristol pub crawl map?
Yes. Once your route is generated, you can open the ordered stops as a walking route in Google Maps and share the saved plan with your group.
Nominate a local
Should this pub be on the list?
Tell us where to go and why it deserves a visit. We will have a pint, make our own minds up, and add it if it fits.
This form is for local recommendations. Run the venue? Use the venue application.