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So 2020 sees another trail featuring Aardman’s characters from Wallace and Gromit. This one though is much shorter and all the sculptures are at the Mall at Cribbs Causeway.
Before lockdown we managed to find them all within a couple of hours.
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At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Postie McGraw.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Alex the Lion.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
Alex the Lion was in the 2018 trail and was one of my favourite sculptures that year and I think Gromit works very well as a lion.
Alex the lion is a character from the Madagascar films.
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is The Wensleydale Kid. This sculpture was in a shop window with glass in front, which made it difficult to photograph.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
The Wensleydale Kid was part of the 2018 trail and was up at the Clifton Observatory.
Complete with hat, this cowboy themed Wallace looks a lot like Woody from Toy Story.
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Blazing Saddles.
This sculpture was in a shop window with glass in front, which made it difficult to photograph.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Feathers Macaw.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
Feathers Macaw was part of the 2018 trail hiding in the shadows of the Victoria Rooms.
A penguin trying to be a chicken, painted as a macaw….
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Rio.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Ice Ice Puppy.
This sculpture is in the heart of the Mall, mounted on an iceberg over the central fountain.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Valentina. This sculpture was supposed to be outside the Mall, but due to the weather was now installed in the Gromit Unleashed shop.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Yodeleyheehoo. This sculpture was in the basement in John Lewis.
I think this was my favourite.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.