If you are looking for a space for an event, Bristol has some great venues, from traditional through to ultra-modern and everything in between. Here is a brief guide to some of Bristol’s quirkier venues.
According to Visit Bristol, this city is now home to over 400,000 people. There are a large number of unusual venues, and they are all popular with events organisers. There really is something to suit all tastes.
The Venues
If you like tradition, the SS Great Britain can host events such as conferences and drinks receptions and guests can explore the ship. Alternatively, the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery boasts two large halls for dinners or receptions, and guests are able to wander around the museum. The Tobacco Factory is a theatre venue that also boasts meeting rooms, making it an ideal conference venue. However, if you are looking for something theatrical but more unusual, then Circomedia is home to Britain’s oldest circus school, and they can provide acts such as acrobats and jugglers for your event.
M Shed is a museum about the history of life in Bristol but also has several spaces suitable for events, while The Station, which was Bristol’s old fire station, also offers meeting rooms and conference spaces as well as a recording studio and dance studios. At-Bristol is an award-winning science centre with various spaces to hire, including an IMAX cinema, aquarium and 3D Planetarium. They have plenty of equipment and accessories within the museum that need to be stored safely at night so they often invest in garage shelving which is available from sites like https://www.garage-shelving.co.uk.
How to Get There
There are many ways to get to Bristol. The city benefits from great road and rail links, meaning that getting there by car, coach or train couldn’t be easier. Driving gives you the freedom to get there at your own pace, but you may need to park at your accommodation and make your way into the city by public transport. According to Bristol Airport, expected passenger numbers exceeded seven million in 2016. If you do choose to fly, then getting from the airport to the city is easy by using Bristol airport transfers.
Hopefully this has inspired you to think of Bristol as a great location for an event, whether it is a conference, drinks reception or meeting. There are so many unusual venues to choose from, you could struggle to choose one.
