Today we were in Bristol, the city reputed to be the birthplace of the famous street artist: Banksy. The city is located on the Avon river, the gateway to the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a large, vibrant, diverse university city.

We started the day by meeting up with John, our guide from Where the Wall, for our tour of the Stokes Croft area of Bristol, the beating heart of the militant, activist street art in the city.

John had a lot to share with us about the history, past and present, of street art in Bristol.

Then we went to create some street art of our own with a workshop on stencil art and a creative street art writing activity.

We had lunch in a park by the river and in the sunshine. A grey squirrel joined us and stole some of Charles’ lunch!

We all sang Happy Birthday to Leana!

In the afternoon we discovered the historic centre of Bristol and some of its history, plus we found more great street art to admire and finally we finished the afternoon with some shopping for souvenirs.