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Electrified by the Black Lives Matter movement and the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol in the summer of 2020, various actors have sought to decolonise and reframe the way history is taught, narratives are shaped and the “uncomfortable past” is remembered. During the 2020/21 lockdown a group of students and staff from the University of Bath immersed themselves in exploring new, inclusive and ethical ways of engaging with the past of our UNESCO World Heritage city, through creativity and the bodily experience of walking. Led by Dr Christina Horvath and Dr Benjamin van Praag, the group have developed a walking tour entitled “Walk Bath’s Uncomfortable Past”. The tour was launched in March 2021. Christina and Ben have offered several iterations of it at the Bathscape walking festival. They shared their insight in a book chapter reflecting on their experience.