Latest News (2025) - Visit West

The blooms are out in Bristol as the city springs into life this season with new festivals, tours and Easter activities as well as music, culture and foodie events. See Visit Bristol’s ultimate guide to what’s on this spring!

RWA has an exciting opportunity to become the Finance Officer.

Visit West celebrated English Tourism Week (14-23 March 2025) in style, with an action-packed agenda to raise the profile of the industry and the regional last week. 

The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol’s leading fringe theatre, is thrilled to announce that from April 2025 we have partnered with National Theatre Live to start screening NTLive events, bringing the best of British theatre to the screen.

Shindig Festival reveals the full programme. The family friendly event will be held at Charlton Park Estate, Wiltshire.

Bath Assembly Rooms has launched a new fundraising campaign to support the restoration and conservation of the building and its ten original chandeliers.

Bath & North East Somerset Council is making pedestrian safety improvements in Bathampton and is advising people plan their journeys if travelling in the area.

Visit West, the Local Visitor Economy Partnership for the West of England, hosted its annual Regional Visitor Economy Conference at Bristol's We The Curious on 20 March 2025. 

The 80s chart topper will join celebrations, taking the festival's Afternoon Legend slot on Saturday 12 July.

A £41.5m turnover for businesses, support for more than 500 jobs and a £60.4m associated spend in the city are among the findings of a survey of Bath Christmas Market 2024.

The delights of the historic Parade Gardens in Bath will be enjoyed by visitors for free from this April, after a pilot event removing the entrance fee helped attract more than 29,000 visitors to the park.

An innovative and interactive tool that highlights more than 200 current and future transport projects set to be delivered, developed and studied over the next three years has been launched by the council.