Conferences
A unique venue with exciting music and cultural history
Looking for that conference venue with a difference? Impress your delegates with our iconic cultural venue steeped in musical history.
Bristol Beacon has been beautifully restored to transform our venue in the heart of the city into a state-of-the-art centre for music, arts, and events, including conferences.
All our venue spaces are highly flexible with high quality professional facilities allowing your event, whether it’s small or large, to make an impact with ease.
We offer bespoke packages tailored to your event needs and and Day Delegate package if you’re looking for a simple pricing rate.
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Key features
A unique venue steeped in musical and cultural history
Bespoke packages tailored to your event needs
A range of venue spaces including two large auditoriums, large open plan entrance hall, breakout/seminar rooms, unique subterranean cellar venue
Event staffing including a dedicated event coordinator
Catering with delicious dishes and refreshments
World-class technical facilities delivered by our expert team of technicians
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Packages
Bespoke Package
Our venue is highly flexible and can cater for events of varying size, style and requirements. Our bespoke packages reflect this flexibility, giving you lots of options to design your event in the way you need.
Day Delegate Package
Struggling with choice and just want a single easy price per person? Then our Day Delegate Package is for you. This package includes all the fundamental elements that make a brilliant event, but with a single all inclusive price per delegate.
What’s included
What is included in our packages:
- Venue Hire
- AV equipment such as projector, screen, mics and PA.
- Technical support on-site to ensure all equipment runs smoothly.
- Dedicated event coordinator to assist in the planning and house manager to look after you and your delegates on the day.
- WiFi Access
- Catering:
- Arrival refreshments with a selection of pastries and fresh fruit.
- Mid-morning refreshment break with biscuits and fruit.
- Classic sandwich lunch with crisps, fruit bowl, tea, coffee and juices.
- Afternoon refreshment break with a selection of cakes.
Pricing
We want your conference to be a complete success and delight your delegates. We’d love to talk with you to get the clearest picture of what your ambitions for your event are and how we can achieve them together.
Get in touch with our conferencing team and they’ll be more than happy to discuss pricing for your event, whether that’s with a Bespoke Package or with our Day Delegate Package.
Our spaces
Beacon Hall
Beacon Hall
Make an impact with our iconic flagship space. Perfect for conferences, AGMs, product launches, large corporate events.
Lantern Hall
Lantern Hall
Victorian, vibrant and versatile, our Lantern Hall is the perfect blend of heritage and modern event tech.
The Cellars
The Cellars
Our restored Victorian cellars provide a quirky and characterful space for more intimate events and gatherings.
Bridgehouse
Bridgehouse
Spread your event across our split-level entrance hall, flooded with natural night and flexible, spacious breakout areas.
Getting here
Address: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
Train
Bristol Temple Meads is the nearest train station, which is served by regular train services from across the UK, including frequent, high-speed service to London.
Bristol Beacon is 1.6km west of the train station, and there are regular bus services from the station to the city centre promenade. Or you can hop on a Bristol Ferry from the station to the City Centre stop, which is 350m from the venue.
Bus and Coach
Most bus services stop in and around the city centre promenade, 250m from Bristol Beacon.
Bristol Bus and Coach Station is 800m from Bristol Beacon.
Bicycle, e-scooter and e-bike
Bicycle racks are available on Trenchard street, Colston Street, and on the city centre promenade. TIER e-scooters and e-bikes are available for hop-on hop-off short term rental across Bristol. There are designated e-scooter parking areas on the city centre promenade.
Boat
Bristol Ferry Boats run every 45 mins. The City Centre stop is 350m from Bristol Beacon on the Floating Harbour. You can board a ferry from Bristol Temple Meads and Hotwells to the city centre.
Car parking
Trenchard Street multi-storey car park is 200m away, directly behind Bristol Beacon.
Bristol Clean Air Zone
Bristol Beacon is inside the Bristol Clean Air Zone. Check if your vehicle will be charged and how much you’ll have to pay.
Access
Bristol Beacon is an accessible venue. There are lowered counters at the box office, bars and Bristol Loaf café, lifts to all floors and accessible toilet facilities. We welcome registered assistance dogs and emotional support animals.
An induction hearing loop is available. An assistive listening system is available in the venue spaces.
Large print formats of venue information are available on request.
Mobility
All our event spaces and public areas are wheelchair accessible.
We have lifts to all floors.
There is level access from Colston Street or Trenchard street with automatic doors.
Disabled parking
The nearest disabled parking is in Trenchard Street car park. A lay-by for drop-off with a dropped curb is immediately outside Bristol Beacon on Colston Street.
Accessible toilets
Our accessible toilet facilities are found on all levels and are signposted in the building. A changing places accessible toilet is available on the Lower Ground Floor of the venue.
Make an enquiry
Get in touch with Bristol Beacon's friendly Events Team and we will be happy to answer your query, organise a viewing or give you a quote.