Hire the perfect venue in Bristol

This restored 1920’s cinema is ideally located on Whiteladies Road and has 3 screening rooms and a stunning artistic bar area. This space offers a cinematic experience personality – rigid rows, intimate screens, and a space led by design. You won't find sticky floors and popcorn-filled seats here.

The screening rooms can accommodate from 85 to 243 guests and are all fully equipped with state of the art sound systems and HD Satellites. Before or after the main event, guests can gather in the bar and lounge spaces, extending the evening far after the credits end.

Set within a Georgian townhouse, The Lounge at The Square Club is a comfortable, stylish space suited to drinks receptions, informal meetings, and breakout sessions. Soft seating and a relaxed feel make it ideal for welcoming guests before dinner or hosting networking events. The Square Club is also home to The Square Kitchen, one of Bristol's best fine dining restaurants, so catering is a breeze.

The Lounge can be hired on its own or alongside other spaces in the building and accommodates up to 60 guests standing or 30 seated, with in-house events support available.

DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City Centre brings together a range of flexible, modern event spaces suited to meetings, conferences, and multi-day corporate events. Rooms are designed with business in mind, offering natural daylight, built-in AV, air conditioning, and high-speed Wi-Fi, with layouts that adapt easily from presentations to workshops or networking.

Key spaces include the Clifton Harbourside Suite, which hosts up to 60 guests theatre-style and 48 cabaret, as well as a selection of additional meeting rooms ideal for board meetings, training sessions, and breakout spaces. Larger suites can be divided or combined for conference-style events, while on-site catering, a dedicated events team, and 206 bedrooms make it easy to host delegates under one roof.

Bold, theatrical, and unapologetically quirky, Steinbeck & Shaw is built for high-energy group events that lean more party than panel. Expect neon signs, leather booths, immersive lighting, and a soundtrack that ramps up as the night goes on. The space works best for standing receptions, product launches, and end-of-conference blowouts for a whopping 396 guests. Plus, with a late alcohol license, seamlessly take your guests from day through to the evening, without having to move locations.

This Harbourside favourite offers a unique twist on the average event venue. Hire unique spaces framed by sharks, rays, tropical fish and an urban jungle of plants — perfect for networking drinks, product launches, presentations or gala receptions.

The Aquarium foyer can host up to 250 standing guests, so you can mingle among marine life before moving into dedicated rooms. There’s the Turing Room for focused workshops, meetings, or presentations, while the IMAX-style Large Screen Theatre seats up to 300 theatre-style for talks, screenings (Finding Nemo anyone?) or big-picture pitches.

If you're looking for a venue that'll give your team some star power, the Bristol Planetarium is the place to be. Host your own private show with an expert guide to take you and your guests through the cosmos. Ideal for thought-leadership events, panels, and talks, this immersive dome theatre wraps guests in high-definition projections of planets, galaxies and constellations. The Planetarium can host up to 98 guests and comes equipped with 360-degree digital 3D, 4K Ultra High Definition and incredible 7.1 surround sound all at your disposal. It'll be a blast. It's a stellar setting. Your guests will be starstruck. What else can we say?

Hidden behind an unmarked door on Corn Street, The Milk Thistle is a three-floor Georgian townhouse that's been turned into a renowned cocktail bar. The Attic on the third floor holds up to 40 guests for a drinks reception or 16 guests for a seated dinner reception, equipped with a pop-up bar and an alcohol license. Expect low lighting, leather banquettes, exposed brick and a curated cocktail menu built around precise, spirit-forward drinks.

The space also comes with its own stereo system which is compatible with a laptop or phone so you can play your own personalised playlist all night long.

Engine Shed is Bristol's innovation hub, beloved by entrepreneurs, innovators and industry leaders. Though it has multiple meeting rooms and event spaces, Platform 14 is its central social space, perfect for networking with fellow thought leaders. Available from 6pm on weekdays and weekends, it's faux grass flooring and feature lighting make it a great space for a social hour or team offsite.

Platform 14 hosts up to 50 standing guests, and there are also options to add adjoining areas for any additional presentations, exhibitions, or networking areas.