Venue hire

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Venue hire at Watershed

Watershed offers superb service, flexible spaces and world class technical support for conferences, meetings and events in Bristol city centre.

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Conferences, events, weddings and meeting room hire in central Bristol

Our rooms and spaces

Waterside 1

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A meeting room for up to 30 people with a range of layouts.

Waterside 2

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This space seats up to 35 people and can be connected to Waterside 1 to make a larger meeting or event space.

Waterside 3

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This space has a standing capacity of 150 and seating capacity of 120, plus fantastic harbourside views.

Cinemas

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Our three cinemas are available to hire as part of an event or conference, with seating capacities of 197, 100 and 42.


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Celebrations

From weddings to birthdays or even Christmas parties - if you have something to celebrate, Watershed is the place to do it in style.

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Conferences & Meetings

Watershed offers superb service, flexible spaces and world class technical support for conferences, meetings and events in Bristol city centre.

Working with you we tailor your event or conference to perfectly match your requirements, fully supported by our friendly catering, technical and in-house events teams.

Breakfast Meetings

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Enjoy early use of our Café & Bar with a selection of Breakfast menu items, including pastries, fresh fruit, breakfast rolls, and pancakes. This package is perfect for corporate clients and morning networking events.

Hybrid packages

Conference in Cinema 1

Get the best of both worlds – delegates can participate in your event at Watershed while a virtual audience can tune in online at the same time. We’ll make sure your virtual delegates don’t miss out on any of the offline conference experience.


Get in touch

Get in touch with Watershed's friendly Events Team and we will be happy to answer your query, organise a show-round or give you a quote.

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Or call Watershed Events Team on 0117 927 2082

All profits from venue hires go to support Watershed, a values-led cultural organisation supporting talent and bringing artists and audiences together to fire up the imagination and build hope about the future.

Location & Access

Watershed is located in Bristol city centre on the historic harbourside. There are great transport links to Bristol and Watershed, and car parking within 5 minutes walk.

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Watershed is a fully accessible venue adapted to make your visit as easy as possible. 

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Environmental sustainability

In October 2019 Watershed declared Climate Emergency – acknowledging the climate breakdown and making a series of pledges which explain the contribution we will make to tackle the crisis.

We are committed to minimising the impact of our activities on the environment across our organisation and hope to inspire our audiences, partners and collaborators to do the same.

 

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Find out more about our actions to date and our Environmental Policy

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