LOCAL VENUES IN BRISTOL AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Venue Location Facilities Contact details

Tel no. (+ name if
available)
The Pierian Centre Restored Georgian Meeting rooms 2- 60 0117 9244512
Square
27 Portland Square
Adjacent
St Pauls
Broadmead
Bristol
Bottom of M32
BS2 8SA
The Unitarian Chapel A large hall that can be £13 per hour; £50 per half day and Janine Woodward
0117 9166488
booked for events/training £90 per full day (with a £50
Brunswick Square janine@ethicalproperty.c
etc. The hall is large returnable deposit).
St Pauls o.uk
enough to accommodate
Bristol up to 100 people.

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Barrow Castle Set in 37 acres with 4 18 pax in a circle; + break out Judy Ryde 01225
acres of gardens , 3 room. . £100 per day .Run 444911
Rush Hill Bath BS2 2QR
miles from Bath, 12 own course at weekends. www.barrowcastle.co.
miles from Bristol Evenings by arrangement. uk
Mostly looking for midweek
day time biz. Catering by self
or neighbour.

BAWA Modern Building in 5 meeting rooms plus syndicates 0117 9873244

sports ground Ballroom can seat 500 theatre style
589 Southmead Road Kim
Typical Room Hire:
Near M4/M5
Filton 12-20 dels: from £85 - £150 full day
Bristol 80 dels £330 - £175 half day www.bawa.biz
Plenty of free car
BS34 7RG Digital projector
parking

Emmaus House 18th century building 4 meeting rooms £110 to 0117 907 9950
set in Award winning £200 R/hire. Max 70 theatre
Clifton Hill
1 ½ acre gardens style, 30 open square, 40
Clifton classroom. Own restaurant. www.emmaushouse.o
Car parking for 7 on rg.uk
Bristol first come basis. Accommodation for residential
BS8 1BN Remainder on street – courses
can be busy!

Engineers House Graceful historic Many rooms available Martyn Bowen

building – well
The Promenade Room hire 1/2 day £100 up to 0117 906 4824
equipped and totally
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Clifton Down geared to conferences 20, Full day £170
and training
BS8 3NB 3 day £450 www.eeftraining.org.u
Limited on site k
Day del with finger buffet
parking. Street £27.50 to download brochure
parking but allow time!
T/C and Bisc £1.50
The Create Centre By Cumberland Basin 4 rooms 1 fixed theatre auditorium Bristol City Council
70 pax. Mon – Fri 9-5pm Charge for
Smeaton Road Bristol City Council’s bookings outs=side these hours 0117 925 0505
Bristol Environment Centre – R/hire £123 £65.50 - ½ day 0117 922 4380 fax
BS1 6XN Parking limited. 1x30- u-shaped £123/ £65.50 E: create@bristol-
Public transport 2x12-15 u-shaped £113 / £60.50 city.gov.uk
encouraged. T/C £2.00 per head. No Catering. www.bristol.gov.uk/cr
Long Ashton Park and Ride Organise your own eate
buses from centre. Full a/v equipment.. Home to 20
voluntary groups; environment and B Bond
Ferry stop Nova Scotia sustainability

Bristol Conference Shirehampton 10 rooms max 50 pax theatre 0117 982 2266
Centre style; 20-24 board/u-shaped
Traditional building
The Wylands with free car parking. £32 D. Del rate incl Coffee x2, www.bristol-
All rooms spacious Lunch, tea + cake. Flip ct OHP
Lower High Street conference-
with natural light centre.co.uk
Bristol
BS11 0DA
4 minutes drive J 18
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Bristol Indoor Bowls Own parking Room takes up to 100 www.bristolindoorbowl
Club s.com0117 9633460
Catering
South Liberty Lane
Bedminster
Bristol

Bristol Lawn Tennis and Redland: in own Main Bar takes 80 Room hire 01179 731139
Squash Club grounds near Redland £150 (£75 half day) www.bltsc.co.uk
Station. Quiet location
Redland Green Back bar up to 20 - £70 and
Ample free parking £35
BS6 7HF
Near University and
BBC
Destination Bristol 53 Queen Square Tourism partnership for Bristol 0117 946 2200
and S Glouc. Produce
Bristol
“Conference Bristol” venue
Venue find service BS1 4LH guide and provide free phone
controlled by Bristol and on line booking for
City Council accomm. And venue find
service and advice
Cribbs Business Centre Cribbs Causeway 16 rooms set in 182 acres 0117 950 1777
Grade 2 listed. Own catering,
so can do anything. Max 80
theatre/32 boardroom. Tina : Director
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 Meetings Monday –Friday,
bigger events only at W/e,
Can do evenings.
Room hire c.£300. T/c £1.60
Lunch £7.25 incl fresh fruit,
cake, O Juice
Malcolm X Centre Community Centre for Malcolm x Hall 250 theatre 0117 955 4497
St Pauls, St style
141 City Road
Werburgh’s. St Agnes From £19 per hour voluntary
St Pauls Montpelier area www.malcolmx.org
groups
Bristol
£25 per hour stat/private
BS2 8YH
Commercial bkgs: from £930,
incl security.
CEED Centre for Employment 3 meeting rooms – small 10, 0117 942 9555
and Enterprise Med 40-100, Large 150.
Ujima House
Development
97- 107 Wilder Street www.ceed.co.uk
(Improving economic Fully equipped
St Pauls wellbeing of currently click ceed services
disadvantaged in Full disabled access
Bristol BS2 8QU click conference
labour market and facilities
business, esp. those
from minority ethnic
groups)

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CIrcomedia Adjacent to Pierian The church is available for 0117 924 7615
Centre corporate functions, private www.circomedia.com
St Pauls Church
parties, exhibitions, weddings,
Restored 18th Century
Portland Sq meetings etc. On-site catering
church now an arts
Bristol BS2 8SJ facilities and dedicated staff
centre, sprung dance
who will ensure your event
floor.
goes smoothly. A unique and
very special place for the
performing arts &
conferencing.

St Werburghs St Werburghs Community Centre with a 0117 955 1351

Community Centre several rooms, incl IT suite
Horley Road
Kitchen available, tea and
Bristol
coffee by arrangement.
Outside caterers
From £13.50 per hour
commercial.
Voluntary ratges available
Easton Community Kilburn St 3 rooms: 9.3mx4.3m, Contact Michael
Centre Bristol, BS5 6AW 12.5x8m and Debenham
8.5x6 m 0117 954 1409
Room hire per 3 hours session
£60 for the largest. In house
tea and coffee. Caterers for
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the rest. Evenings and
weekends by arrangement.
Staffed by volunteers at the
moment.

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Southville Community Southville Variety of rooms from 5 to 0117 923 1039
Centre 150
1 mile city centre
Beauley Road Fully equipped
Small car park, plus www.southvillecentre.
Southville street parking On site catering org.uk
BS3 1QG Good bus routes Rates for community and Social Enterprise
voluntary. Community and
Please car share if
conference centre.
possible! Commercial from £67 ½ day
Comprehensive web
to £159 full day
site
Meeting Venues City Centre From £27 per person half day www.meetingvenues.
del rate mwbex.com
MWB Business Close M32
Exchange £42 day del rate
NCP adjacent
Castlemead 0808 100 180
Lower Castle Stree
BS1 3AG
Bristol University Numerous University Over 170 meeting rooms 0117 903 5190
Venues: Buildings across the available year round. www.bristol.ac.uk
city
University Conference Up to 2000 bedrooms rooms Lisa
Office See separate list for outside term time Hudnot,Conference
details
The Hawthorns Office Manager
Woodland Road Covers all university
venues except Goldney
BRISTOL BS8 1UQ
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 and Burwalls who run
their own

Lam Rima 12 Victoria Place, 4 therapy rooms £44 for 0117 923 1138
Bedminster whole day ½ day from £22 Jessica i/c bookings.
BS3 3BP Hall takes up to 20 £62 pd Margaret takes
£87 pd at weekends messages
Generally busy, though some
availability. Worth a call at
the last minute for
cancellations.
Relaxation Centre Meditation Room 29’x17’ Shobah is in charge of
bookings
9 All Saints Avenue Some availability for 3 hour
Clifton sessions mid week £11 per 0117 970 6616
hour
Bristol BS8 2JG www.relaxationcentre.
Most availability Fridays, and co.uk
some weekends
Evening &w/e rate
£14.00p.p.hr hour
St Pauls Family Valerie Robinson i/c Approx 12 meeting rooms 15 Tel 0117 914 5470
Learning Centre bookings to 50 pax (theatre style) Fax 0117 914 5472
94 Grosvenor Road Room hire from £10 - £25 per
hour. Open ‘til 9pm weekdays
St Paul’s, Bristol BS2
8XJ. Sat 9.30 – 5.00 Sun 9.30-3.00
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Café available during week.
W/e not sure!

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Kings Weston House Georgian Mansion 9 rooms boardroom 12 to 0117 9382299
House set in 28 acres of theatre 200. Marquee space
Kings Weston Lane www.kingswestonhous
park land Daily room hire Breakfast e.co.uk
Kings Weston
Grade 1 listed bldg. room 14 u-shaped £300 (£150
Bristol BS11 OUR Free parking and comp. ½ day)
transfer to airport, Oak Room is larger £550 full
stations and centre day (£275 ½ day)
½ mile J18 M5, 6 miles Coroners Court held every
city centre month, so can’t do bookings
which require consecutive
dates which conflict with this
Rose Green Centre Home of Bristol West Large room seats 200 0117 951 5569
Indian Cricket Club,
with facilities for local
community.
Architecture Centre Occupying a converted 1 room seats Boardroom 20 Lottie
18th century warehouse theatre 35/40
Narrow Quay 0117 922 1540
next to the Arnolfini. £150 whole day: £85 ½ day
Bristol NCP and pay and
display street parking. £100 for lunch time: www.architecturecent
Additional charge for evening. re.co.uk
Use caterers. Organic, fair
trade local etc.
Also Gallery: Theatre style 65
pax more for stand up
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 reception £200 room hire
evening. Day lets depend on
exhibitions
See web sit for all info
YHA On waterfront between 1 room up to 50 theatre style 0117 922 1659
Arnolfini and Jurys Hotel £77.50 per session (am, pm
Youth Hostel Assn www.yha.org.uk
and eve) £6250 for charities.
14 Narrow Quay Includes Equip hire. e:bristol@yha.org.uk
Bristol BS1 4QA On site café Buffet £8 t/c £2
Data projector £40 YH
accomm

Avon Valley railway at Bitton, Near Keynsham, £20.00 per head daily del. 0117 932 5538
Bitton between Bristol and Rate,. Meet in a restored www.avonvalleyrailwa
Bath railway carriage “Martha!”
Bitton Station y.org
Rates flexible depending on
Bath Road what and who!
Bitton, Bristol BS30 Have dining train, which can Staffed by volunteers
6HD be used – railway ride
including lunch!
May take events on weekends
depending on activity on
trains!

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Spike Island Long Term Commercial 117 929 2266
Letting
133 Cumberland Road, One third of the total space admin@spikeisland.or
Bristol, BS1 6UX within the building is let to g.uk
commercial cultural
industries. Units come up
regularly and provide a
variety of workshop and office
space.

Short One-Off Lets

Other areas of the building
are more suitable for shorter
letting on a daily or hourly
basis -
British Empire and Magnificent restored Message Left 5/10 0117 925 4980
Commonwealth historic built by Brunel Boardroom 22 / 60 www.empiremuseaum
Museum Clock Tower Isombard Kingdon theatre .co.uk
Yard, Brunel as part of
Temple Mead Station. Passenger Shed 800 theatre
Temple Meads
Bristol BS2 6QH
City Academy Parking available Feilden Theatre seats 400 0117 954 2819
Russell Town Avenue, Other rooms available for Donna Snook
conferences, weddings,
Bristol www.cityacademybrist
religious events. All tastes ol.co.uk
BS5 9JH catered for!

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 Sports Centre includes dance
studio
BRAVE Brunswick Square Meeting room 40 theatre style 0117 9445330
Enterprise agency from £60 half day Mon- Sat
The Coach House www.brave.org.uk
supporting start up and Office Units also available
2 Upper York Street expanding businesses
Bristol BS2 8QN
John Pendlington
Childrens Scrap Store St Wherburg’s, just off 1 meeting room, with integral
Funding and
M32 kitchen area
The Proving House Development Officer
Free parking 0117 914 3027
Servier Street
Located above Better funding@childrensscra
Bristol pstore.co.uk
Food Company Organic
BS2 9LB supermarket
01761 433709 Referredby Elaine at
Lovely rural setting, clean
The Ammerdown Benedicte/Tessa Nutriheal
bright rooms, helpful staff,
Centre administrator flexible over payments,
Ammerdown Park ethical and have a wonderful
Radstock BA35SW chef for catering who will
Ammerdown Centre pander to your every whim!
cont. http://www.ammerdown.org
75 theatre style – 40 en suite

The Manor House, Bear The Manor House is a warm,

Hill, 01453-873161 07976 – welcoming family house,
Rodborough, Stroud, 711 644 surrounded by trees, facing

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GLOS GL5 5DH e-mail: west over Selsley Hill with
manorhouse.therapy@g beautiful sunset views, and
ooglemail.com good walks. There is good
parking, and easy access by
car, bus and train. Seating
capacity in the Library for
lectures can be up to 40.
There are sofas for 14 – 16.
There are 6 WC’s in total for
speedy breaks.

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The Open University opposite St. Mary Redcliffe 0117 9299 641
3 rooms
Church Jane Sach deals with
Portwall Lane 50 theatre/26 bdrm bookings
Bristol £60 ½ day £120 full
BS1 6ND day
30 theatre/15 bdrm
£45 / £90
12 theatre/10 bdrm
£30/ £60
Tea coffee 50p. Use
outside caterers if
food needed.

Clifton Pavilion 0117 923 8332

Bristol Zoo Gardens 5 rooms 20
Bristol Zoo boardroom to 150
College Road, Clifton
theatre. Fully catered
Bristol BS8 3HA
Secure parking.
The Council House 0117 922 4727
College Green 11 rooms from 132
boardroom to 500
Bristol
theatre
BS1 5TR
“Competitive”
The Executive Centre 0117 317 8090
Bottom of Christmas Steps Contemporary
www.city-executive-
Centre Gate, meeting rooms and
Central centres.co.uk/bristol/lo
ColstonAvenue services offices
NCP nearby cation.htm
Bristol BS1 4TR 3 rooms 14
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 boardroom to 150
theatre.
Gloucestershire County The County Ground, Nevil 0117 910 8025
9 rooms, 10
Cricket Club Road boardroom to 150
1.5 miles city centre Bishopston, Bristol BS7 9EJ theatre.
NB Closed Aug 6th to Contact Anne Pope –
Sept 10th 2007 for cricket helpful!
international. Don’t do half day
room hire. Typical
Availability much hire is £225 for day
easier out of season!! 15 pax plus coffee etc
Free parking
Institute of Directors Castlemead Lower Castle 0117 917 5000
8 rooms 10
IoD Hub Street boardroom to 75
(Next to Marriot City Bristol BS1 3AG theatre. Modern.
Centre)
Restaurant.

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Lakewood Conference Rhodyate Angela Cary Brown
7 rooms State of art,
Centre Blagdon Centre Manager
spectacular views
Somerset BS 40 7YE 01761 463366
overlooking Blagdon Lake.
Boardroom 8 to theatre 120
4 miles from airport, 17 from
city centre
Springfield Meetings Unit 11 Apex Court Gary Crouch
16 rooms 8 boardroom to 60
Almondsbury, 01454 610088
theatre
M4/M5 interchange Bristol gary.crouch@springfield
In Receivership May 07 BS32 4JT Run by professional trainers group.co.uk
University of the West Coldharbour Lane 0117 328 2292
Range of rooms up to 310
of England Frenchay theatre style. Accomm
Bristol BS16 1QY outside term time
Watershed Media 1 Canons Road, 0117 927 2082
6 rooms incl 3 cinemas
Centre Harbourside
Bristol BS2 5TX Boardroom 20 to theatre
200. Own restaurant/café

The Orchard Street 011790550001 ON phone call back

Business Centre Ltd
Kings House, 14 5/10
Orchard St, Bristol,
BS1 5EH

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100 Temple Street Bristol 0117 905 4200 /4752
Modern13 rooms state of art.
BS1 6AG 13 rooms 4 pax boardroom
to 80 theatre. In house
caterers
Armada House Conference Centres Ltd 0117 915 2600
Edwardian Building Modern
(nr Queen Square Telephone Avenue www.armadahouse.co
technology incl. computer
Bristol BS1 4BQ m
suite.
10 rooms up to 150 theatre
style.
The Bristol St Swithuns Park 01454 620000
6 rooms 10 boardroom to
Bristol Golf Club Blackhorse Hill 150 theatre style.
By J17 M5 - Cribbs BS10 7P
Causeway

Wesley College 5 miles city centre 0117 958 1127

9 rooms Boardroom 10 to
College Park Drive 2 miles J 17 M5 www.wesley-college-
150 theatre style. In own
Henbury Road Theological college with bristol.ac.uk
grounds, offering individual
Bristol BS10 7QD conference facilities approach
Parking
£90- £250 per day Hourly
rates available
Accommodation
Catering
Woodlands Golf and Trench Lane 01454 618121
1 room 35 boardroom – 70
Country Club Almonsbury Bristol theatre
BS32 4JZ
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 Free parking. 1.5 miles
M4/M5 interchange.
“Excellent value, homely”
Woodspring Golf and Yanley Lane 01275 394 378
3 miles airport 4 miles city
Country Club Long Ashton centre.
Just off A38 near Bristol BS 41 9LR
2 rooms, 12 boardroom, 100
theatre
Kendleshire Golf Club Henfield Road Tel: 0117 956 7007
4 rooms Boardroom 10 to
Coalpit Heath Theatre 150 £100 to £300
5 minutes J 1 M32 Bristol room hire
BS36 2UY

Ashton Gate Stadium Home of Bristol City Marc Trought Conference

Up to 700 dinner. Meeting and banqueting Sales
Football Club, the South rooms, including traditional
Manager (Lindley Catering
Ashton Gate Ltd West’s leading sports boardroom run the events)
and leisure venue
Bristol BS3 2EJ
Direct: 0117 963 404
Free car parking
Main: 0117 963 0630
Cumberland basin
www.ashtongatestadium.co
uk
Ramada Plaza Hotel 01179 260041
10 meeting rooms. From
Redcliffe Way £30 day del offer until Sept
Bristol 07
BS1 6NJ
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Ramada Grange Hotel

Bristol Marriott Royal

Novotel
Victoria Street
BS1 6HY

Mecure Holland House On Redcliffe Hill to the Range of meeting rooms

Hotel side of St Mary 200+ bedrooms
Redcliffe church
Excellent restaurant
City Inn t 0117 925 1001
One room divides into 2.
Temple Way Busy during day, though
Bristol, BS1 6BF - often available in evenings.
Room hire £400-600 day -
£75 evening depending on
catering etc
The Hub 2 doors from The Old www.the-
Physical and virtual spaces ,
King Street Vic Theatre hub.net/where/bristol
including office and meeting
Bristol rooms
BS1 4DZ; Web:... The Hub is an incubator
for social innovation
The Terrace Barton Hill Settlement www.bartonhillsettleme
Many rooms for 1 - 150
Barton Hill Settlement provides services, nt.
43 Ducie Road facilities, and Hourly rates from £3.45 to
Barton Hill community £26.52 org.uk/room_hire.htm
Bristol BS5 0AX development to the
communities of Barton 0117 955 6971
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 Hill and surrounding
areas of East Bristol.
Leftbank Centre 2 rooms and lounge with 0117 944 4433
128 Cheltenham Road restaurant bar underneath
Bristol Nick Martin
Capacity 50 and 25 Theatre
BS6 5RW style and 40 in the Lounge

BPP Professional 0-20 delegates £295 0117 929 1000

Education 21-30 delegates £395
BPP House 31+ delegates £495 www.bpp.com
Grove Avenue
Queen Square all prices exc VAT, may be
Bristol neg off peak
BS1 4QY
Prices include available
equipment, including audio
visual. Catering can be
arranged on request.

Goldbrick House. 69 Café bar, restaurant several flexible rooms, for Jeni or Michele on 0117
Park Street Bristol BS1 and terrace meetings, 9451950
5PB presentations, networking
£45 pp full day £25 half day
2 rosette restaurant
St Lukes Church Henderson Hall – up to 120 pax All 0117 955 5947;

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 rooms £15 per hr unless church or Rev.Debbie Frazer
Barton Hill community grps. Then /£10 per
hour.No disabled access.
Stanley Room –Up to 50 pax £10.00
per hour – disabled access and
disabled toilet
Lounge –up to 14 people –hire £5.00
per hour -disabled access and toilet

Redwood Lodge Hotel Over the Suspension Variety of 12 rooms, max 0870 609 6144
Bridge. Car needed capacity 200 including raked www.foliohotels.com/redwoo
Beggar Bush Lane theatre/cinema d
112 bedrooms
Failand, Bristol, BS8
3TG Free parking 1000
Leisure centre, set in 16
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