Latest News (March 2025) - Visit West

Longleat’s infamous monkeys are up to no good once again, but this time, they’ve learnt an interesting new skill.

Victoria Art Gallery in Bath will reopen the Upper Gallery on 2 May 2025, alongside a new learning and engagement studio and printmaking exhibition.

Families are invited to dive into the heart of Bristol this Easter for the Wonderful Water Festival, a free celebration of the power of water to sustain life and inspire creativity.

Step back in time and bring history to life with an action-packed Easter at The Roman Baths. Dig deep in an exciting new Archaeology Adventure, follow a fun family trail, and get creative with egg-citing craft workshops.

Forwards Festival's brand-new dance tent, The Arches, will debut in 2025 with Annie Mac as its first-ever headliner on Saturday 23 August.

2025 marks a very special year for Bath and its famous former resident Jane Austen, born in 1775.

The 9^th annual edition of Cinema Rediscovered - the UK’s leading celebration of newly-restored films, forgotten gems and classic revivals – takes place in and around Bristol from 23 - 27 July.   

There’s a fuel-injected programme of fun family activities on offer at Haynes Motor Museum this Easter (4 to 22 April).

Road and pavement surveys to inform the creation of a new public space outside St Michael’s Church in Bath and improve routes around this part of the city will take place in April.

Plans to protect the former Bath home of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia with a proposed lease to a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, have been set out in a council report.

Bristol Community Ferry Boats is pleased to announce that our Netham Lock Commuter Service starts again on Monday, March 31.

One of the UK’s most forward-thinking music festivals, Simple Things, returns to Bristol in 2025, transforming the city into a playground of cutting-edge sounds.