Bristol Packet Boat Trips ★ 4.0
Route: Cream tea cruise along the Avon from Wapping Wharf
Bristol Packet's cream tea cruise pairs scones with a two-hour narrated float through the docks, the gentlest way to read Bristol's harbour history.
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Bristol Packet Boat Trips ★ 3.9
Route: River Avon cruise to Hanham Mills pubs and back
Bristol Packet's pub lunch cruise runs up the Avon to the waterside pubs at Hanham Mills, a five-hour Bristol river day with a proper lunch stop midway.
Bristol Dry Gin ★ 4.1
Route: Gin tastings at the micro distillery in The Rummer
Bristol Dry Gin runs tastings inside The Rummer by St Nicholas Market, pouring its World Gin Awards-listed spirits where they are distilled.
The Cider Box ★ 4.1
Route: Guided cider tastings and cheese pairings under the arch
The Cider Box hosts guided tastings and cheese pairings in its Silverthorne Lane arch, decoding Somerset cider for Bristol weekend drinkers.
Circumstance Distillery ★ 4.0
Route: Grain-to-bottle whisky distillery tour with tasting
Circumstance Distillery walks visitors from fermentation to cask on St Michael's Hill, a £30 tour of Bristol's experimental English whisky maker.
Circumstance Distillery ★ 3.9
Route: Expert-led whisky tasting in the distillery tasting room
Circumstance's tasting room sessions sample its multi-grain English whiskies with an expert guide, £30 a head on Bristol's St Michael's Hill.
Kask ★ 4.0
Route: Natural wine tastings at the North Street bottle-shop bar
Kask runs producer-led natural wine tastings at its Bedminster bottle-shop bar, tasting evenings that double as Bristol's friendliest working wine school.
The Cheese Connection ★ 3.9
Route: Guided cheese tastings at the Wapping Wharf counter
The Cheese Connection hosts guided tasting events at its Cargo counter in Bristol, walking guests through South West wheels with pairings poured alongside.
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TableJourney covers 8 editor-picked food tours in Bristol, with what each shows you and how much to budget.