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Watershed & Pervasive Media Studio

1 Canons Road
Harbourside
Bristol
BS1 5TX

Getting here

Watershed is located on Bristol's historic harbourside in the city centre, with great transport links making it easy to get to.

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

Bike

There are multiple cycle parking locations at the front and back of Watershed, plus many more across The Centre nearby.

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.

Access

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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 staff are BSL trained, we have gender neutral toilets and we run an accessible programme of screenings and events.

Further access details

Opening hours

Watershed is open seven days a week from early in the morning until late in the evening.

Box Office

  • Mon – Fri from 09:00
  • Sat & Sun from 10:00
  • Bank holidays from 10.00

Advance telephone bookings can be made until 20:30, seven days a week. Box Office closes 15 minutes after the start of the final film.

Tel: (0117) 927 5100

Café & Bar

  • Mon-Fri: 09:30 – 23:00
  • Sat: 10:00 – 23:00
  • Sun: 10:00 – 22:30
  • Bank holidays from 10.00

Open every day from early in the morning to late at night, offering breakfast, lunch and evening meals. 

Pervasive Media Studio

  • Friday: 13:00 – 17:00

Open to visitors every Friday afternoon. To arrange a visit outside of these hours please email us.

Watershed Café & Bar

Open every day from early in the morning to late at night, offering breakfast, lunch and evening meals.

The Café & Bar is the perfect social space overlooking Bristol’s vibrant Harbourside with vegetarian and children's menus.

Menu & more

Family visits

Watershed is a family friendly venue with dedicated family screenings and events, children's menus and all the facilities you need to make your visit family friendly.

We have a range of films, events and activities for families, friends and children.

Family workshop at Watershed

Find out more

School screenings

Are you a teacher? We can organise school screenings for you – films that are either in our public programme or tie in with issues that are relevant to young people or the wider curriculum.

Film is a vehicle for young people to explore new ideas and enter different worlds.

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