Teenage kicks

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FAMILY

Satisfy your teens’ appetite for the unusual in Bristol with retro shopping and immersive art

Bristol’s Clifton
Suspension Bridge
Graffiti on The Three Tuns pub
Immersive art at Wake The Tiger

MAKING THEIR MARK

While it can be tricky to persuade some teens to embrace art, you’ll find it easier in Bristol. You won’t have to look too hard to encounter the handiwork of the city’s prodigal son, Banksy — who was born here — on a walking tour, and there are some 200-odd other street artists in the city. Where The Wall offers a two-hour tour of the must-see works and Bristol’s 30 years of graffiti history. There are spray-painting workshops too, if your teens want to give stencil art a whirl themselves. wherethewall.com

A WHOLE NEW WORLD

If all that graffiti leads to a new-found interest in art, then the next step is Wake The Tiger, a new immersive art experience. Through a maze of creative works, installations, hidden forests and secret passageways, you and your family will enter the fictional realm of Meridia and follow a mermerising storyline involving the secrets of the world’s four great guilds. It’s perfect for teen fantasy fans. wakethetiger.com

ON LOCATION

Remember Skins? The 00s drama was a hit with teens for its down-to-earth storylines, and now a new generation is discovering it on Netflix. Much of the show was filmed in Bristol and the Bristol Film Office has put together a map of all of the key locations, including Cabot Circus and College Green. Visit Bristol and the Bristol Film Office have also mapped other hit shows, including Sherlock and Doctor Who. visitbristol.co.uk filmbristol.co.uk

VINTAGE FINDS

If your teen is keen to d