Information on visiting Watershed
Here you can find everything you need to know about visiting us. This includes our location, access info, general transport and parking options.
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Opening times
Watershed is open seven days a week. Before heading out to visit us, make sure to take note of our opening times below.
Christmas and New Year Openeing Hours
A reminder of our Christmas and New Year opening hours: we are closed on Tue 24, Wed 25 and Thu 26 Dec, and open from 12 Noon on Fri 27 Dec. Then all as normal until Tue 31 Dec, when we’ll close early at 18:00 (we will of course be open for our New Year’s Eve Party), and we’ll be back open on Wed 1 Jan 2025 at 12 Noon.
Box Office
- Mon: 12:00 until 15 minutes after the last screening starts
- Tue - Fri: 09:30 until 15 minutes after the last screening starts
- Sat & Sun: 10:00 until 15 minutes after the last screening starts
Online ticket booking is available all day every day at any time.
Café & Bar
- Mon: from 12:00
- Tue to Fri: from 09:30
- Sat to Sun: from 10:00
Food served Monday 12:00 - 20:00, Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 - 21:00, Sunday 12:00 - 20:00
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Cinema Screenings
Films screening this week:
- Mon to Thu, with up to six screenings a day
- Fri to Sun, with up to nine screenings a day
Pervasive Media Studio
Open Studio Fridays
Our weekly offer to come and spend time with us in the Studio, and get to know the space and the community
10:00-17:00 at Pervasive Media Studio
This event takes place every Friday.
Please email the Pervasive Media Studio if you would like to come to Open Studio Fridays
Access
Deaf Conversations About Cinema
At Watershed we want to be as welcoming, inclusive and accessible as we can for all our customers, audiences, staff and visitors.
Our building is accessible, our customer facing staff have received basic BSL and Deaf awareness training and we run an accessible programme of screenings and events. We have both gender neutral and gender specific toilets as well as two accessible toilets.
Our toilets in the top foyer are for everyone - some of the fully enclosed cubicles have a sink and mirror in them, some are ambulant (a bit more spacious with supports such as grab rails) and there is also a large family room with plenty of room for a buggy. Just through the Café & Bar we still have separate male and female toilets.
Watershed & Pervasive Media Studio
1 Canons Road
Harbourside
Bristol
BS1 5TX
- General enquiries: 0117 927 6444
- Box Office: 0117 927 5100
- Studio: 0117 370 8870
- General email: info@watershed.co.uk
Getting here
Watershed is located on Bristol's historic harbourside in the city centre, with great transport links making it easy to get to, with car parking near by.
Bicycle
There are many cycle parking locations at the front and back of the building.
You can find many more parking locations across The Centre nearby.
Bus
The nearest bus stops to Watershed are on 'The Centre', no more than a 2 minute walk away.
Plan your journey by bus at travelwest.info
Ferry
There is a ferry stop just along from Watershed with regular Bristol Ferry Boat services running from Temple Meads, Hotwells and around the city centre.
Additional services from No7 Boats run at weekends and during school holidays.
Car
The closest car parks are Millennium Square Car Park and Trenchard Street NCP parking.
There are two Blue Badge parking spaces to the rear of Watershed on Canons Road.
For any travel related queries please do get in contact with our Box Office team on 0117 927 5100.
Watershed Café & Bar
The Café & Bar is the perfect social space overlooking Bristol’s vibrant Harbourside.
Open seven days a week for lunch, evening meals and drinks; with lots of vegetarian and vegan choices, plus a children's menu.
Find out moreabout the Café & BarCinema prices
Unless otherwise stated the cost of cinema tickets is as follows:
- Screenings before 16:00 Monday to Friday and before 14:00 at weekends
£8.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £5.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*). - Screenings after 16:00 Monday to Friday and after 14:00 at weekends
£11.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £8.50 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*). - Aged 24 or under and refugees and asylum seekers
Any screening, any day, any time for £5.00 (plus 12% booking fee*).
* Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.
Complimentary tickets are available for Personal Assistants accompanying customers who are Deaf / Disabled.
Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.
Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.
Further information
Gift vouchers
Watershed Gift Vouchers are an ideal present for film lovers and can be used for any film – or for cards, confectionery or anything else from our Box Office shop.