Fancy making this year’s summer party an al fresco affair? There’s an excellent selection of venues in and around Bristol with outdoor space, where you can plan barbecues, summery cocktails and team building activities.
From unique city centre terraces to venues with acres of land, find the perfect outdoor space for your party here.
Aldwick Estate
Another charming countryside venue is Aldwick Estate, a working Somerset vineyard set in the rolling Mendip Hills – a secluded location that’s still easily accessible from Bristol and Bath. The two light and charming converted barns and the extensive outdoor grounds here are perfect for summer events. Vineyard tours can be arranged as part of your party package, as can fun games and activities led by ACF Teambuilding, who are based at the vineyard.
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Image: Aldwick Estate
BAWA Leisure
BAWA Leisure has eight excellent event spaces that are suitable for conferencing, meetings and training, a 33 acre sports field excellent for team building and away days and smaller meeting/syndicate rooms suitable for syndicate groups or interviews which make it the perfect venue for your event. Recently refurbished in a fresh contemporary style the meeting and conference rooms are spaces which your delegates will enjoy.
BAWA provide a friendly and professional service, with a reputation for excellence built up with their clients over many years. The in-house dedicated team will ensure that you and your delegates get the best out of your day. All catering and refreshments are provided by the in-house catering staff and freshly prepared on site. They provide a wide range of lunch options catering for all dietary requirements. BAWA has excellent transport links to the M4 and M5 motorway, minutes from Bristol Parkway station and there is a complimentary parking on site for up to 350 vehicles.
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Bambalan
With one of Bristol’s best rooftop terraces, Harbourside views, a Middle Eastern-inspired buffet menu and a lengthy cocktail list, Bambalan has all the ingredients for a fabulous summer party. There’s also outside entertainment on the games terrace, which includes foosball tables, ping-pong and a photo booth. The restaurant is located right in the city centre and can host 250 guests, plus an additional 150 outdoors depending on the weather.
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Brunel’s SS Great Britain
The world's first luxury ocean liner is a multi-award-winning venue for non-residential conferences, corporate and private functions, weddings and civil partnerships. Steeped in history, the ship makes a stunning and memorable setting at the heart of Bristol’s harbour. The neighbouring conference space, The Brunel Institute, hosts stunning views onto the historic steamship and offers up-to-date, flexible and modern facilities, with easy access, excellent transport links and good car and coach parking, within an historic dockyard setting. Venue hire space on board ship include the Top Deck, the Promenade Deck, the First Class Dining Saloon and Hayward Saloon. Clients are able to hire part of the ship or have exclusive use of the entire ship.
Image: Brunel's SS Great Britain
Bristol Rovers F.C.
The Memorial Stadium has individually designed rooms created to provide excellent facilities combining comfort with style and quality and is an ideal venue for every occasion. Having undergone a complete refurbishment, The Seat Unique Suite has further bolstered the facilities and contributed towards an excellent multi-purpose venue. Whatever your needs, the dedicated conferencing and events team provide a tailored service, experience and catering in a unique venue within Bristol.
Image: Bristol Rovers
Clifton Observatory
How about a summer party backdropped by Bristol’s most famous landmark? Clifton Observatory has a 360-degree roof terrace with panoramic views of Brunel’s magnificent Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge. It's undoubtedly a memorable setting. The terrace hosts up to 100 guests as does the William West Room, the Observatory's indoor event space.
Image - Clifton Observatory, credit Roger Harris
De Vere Tortworth Court
De Vere Tortworth Court is a historic hotel in the countryside, just a 20-minute drive from Bristol city centre and conveniently close to the M5 motorway. The Orangery, an impressive Victorian conservatory with a stunning ornamental ceiling, is a beautiful setting for summer parties. There’s an outdoor dining and seating area directly outside, as well as 30 acres of grounds with Wi-Fi to make the most of too. For delegates staying the night, De Vere Tortworth Court has a wide range of inviting, country-inspired bedrooms and luxurious suites available.
Image: De Vere Tortworth Court
Eastwood Park
Eastwood Park is a charming residential conference centre based in the Gloucestershire countryside, conveniently located just minutes away from the M4 and M5. With around 200 acres of stunning gardens and meadows, there’s ample outdoor space for summer parties as well as a host of function rooms inside the house. Arrange your drinks reception, evening event or barbecue on the large terrace with views of the surrounding countryside.
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Image: Eastwood Park
Folly Farm Centre
As part of a 250-acre nature reserve, Folly Farm Centre is surrounded by green space with views across Chew Valley Lake and the Mendip Hills. It makes an inspiring setting for summer parties, barbecues and teambuilding, with activities such as woodland crafts, sheep herding and mindfulness sessions on offer. Conveniently located between Bristol and Bath, this is an environmentally friendly venue owned by Avon Wildlife Trust, with all profits supporting their work.
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Image - Folly Farm Centre
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Entertain your guests with a game of cricket from the comfort of your own private balcony or roof terrace. Enjoy locally inspired cuisine and refreshing drinks throughout the day or indulge in a sit-down meal.
Image: Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Harbour House
A waterfront restaurant, bar and terrace set amongst a magnificent backdrop of original features in the oldest surviving dockside 19th century transit sheds in the Southwest. It has some of the most iconic views the city has to offer and steeped in history. Rumoured to be Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s private boathouse, designed by himself and a little known artist who you might’ve heard of called Banksy had his first exhibition in this very building in the year 2000. Summertime is where Harbour House blossoms! With an open plan venue and a capacity to house 200 guests and a sun drenched waterfront terrace open every day, it is the perfect place to celebrate during the summer months.
Image: Harbour House
Mercure Bristol North The Grange
Based on the edge of Bristol and easily accessible via the M4, M5 and M32, this country house hotel is an elegant setting for a summer party. Delegates will be met with a sweeping driveway, immaculate lawns and pretty Bath stone manor house on arrival. You can host your event in the secret garden or the courtyard and make use of the 18 acres of landscaped gardens – ideal if you're planning some outdoor teambuilding activities at your event.
Image: Mercure Bristol North The Grange
Mud Dock Café
A light and airy warehouse-style building with views over Bristol’s floating harbour. With a capacity of up to 120 guests, the flexible and informal space can be adapted to suit most events there are also two south-facing decks looking out over the boats, Prince Street Bridge and the iconic cranes next to the M-Shed on the harbour side. The café team are proud to have built a reputation for being professional, flexible, welcoming and open to all ideas for different decorations and layouts in the café. The experienced kitchen team have prepared and served thousands of freshly prepared a la carte meals and buffets using ingredients from local suppliers. They cater for all dietary requirements and are always happy to discuss specific requirements to create the perfect refreshments or meal for the event. With its central Bristol location, ample parking, proximity to Temple Meads Station and great hotels, Mud Dock is an informal and unique venue for many kinds of meetings and events.
Image: Mud Dock Cafe
M Shed
M Shed is based in a 1950s transit shed from the days when Bristol’s working docks were based on the Harbourside. Today, it’s an innovative museum that tells the city’s story through thought-provoking and fun exhibits. It’s also a sought-after event space, with a fabulous rooftop terrace overlooking the harbour that’s ideal for summer parties.
Image: M Shed
No.4 Clifton Village
Part of The Rodney Hotel, find restaurant No.4 Clifton Village inside a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse, behind which there’s a beautiful walled English garden. Ideal for an elegant outdoors get-together, this space is available to hire on Thursdays and Saturdays. Let the chefs prepare you a summer barbecue – menus range from a classic BBQ to a bottomless prosecco package, with all including excellent vegetarian and vegan options.
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Image: No. 4 Clifton Village
Racks Bar and Kitchen
Located in Clifton, just off Whiteladies Road, Racks Bar and Kitchen is a stand-out summer party venue thanks to the spacious and sunny terrace. The terrace is heated too, so even when the sun is hiding your guests can keep warm.
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Image - Racks, credit Evoke Pictures
St George’s Bristol
St George’s is a great location to host a Summer party! Located just off Park Street, beside Brandon Hill, the hall, gardens and contemporary extension combine classic elegance with modern architecture. The on-site team can provide delicious, locally-sourced catering options and refreshments. All of this plus the use of the beautiful terraced lawns, whilst still being in the city centre, makes us them an ideal choice for your event.
The Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin
With an unbeatable view of the magnificent Clifton Suspension Bridge and Avon Gorge, this hotel has one of the most enviable terraces in the city. The private terrace area is an ideal space for BBQs, drinks from the outdoor bar and photos. You can also make use of the elegant indoor space for more formal food, drinks and entertainment.
Image: The Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin
The Bath & West Showground
With vast open-air spaces, a woodland area, a 4x4 course, a miniature railway and even a lake, it is the ideal corporate getaway combining the modern requirements typically found in the city with the relaxing & beautiful Somerset countryside. Nestled in the heart of Somerset, across a stunning site of 240 acres, the Bath & West Showground features a variety of sizeable indoor spaces, with the ability to host large conferences for as many as 800 people. Smaller spaces are also on hand, which includes a theatre with a stage & seating for up to 120.
Image: The Bath & West Showground
The Square Club
The Square Club is another Clifton restaurant with an amazing al fresco space – The Secret Garden. This is a new covered and heated terrace with stylish furniture and décor, where your guests can sip on cocktails and enjoy delicious food.
Image - The Square Club, credit Evoke Pictures
The Wave
The Wave is an inland-surfing destination where everyone can surf on consistent safe waves all year round. It brings surfing, nature and a fresh way of thinking to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. It's the first destination of its kind in England and its Wavegarden Cove technology provides over 1,000 waves an hour. The Wave is not just an amazing surfing experience, it also has wonderful food and drink, event space, food pop-ups in the Summer months, plenty of space to explore and enjoy outdoors. Set in a private field close to the waves, The Camp at The Wave offers tents paying homage to the surfing spirit of adventure and are kitted out with comfortable beds, a kitchenette, private toilet, wood burner and large balconies.
Image: The Wave
Thornbury Castle
Built during the Tudor era, Thornbury Castle is a former royal residence just outside Bristol where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn once walked the grounds and rooms. Stunning period features and beautiful landscaped grounds make this a memorable summer party venue, with plenty of space for teambuilding activities and BBQs. While Thornbury Castle is tucked away on a private estate, it’s still easily accessible via the M4, M5 and Bristol.
Image: Thornbury Castle
University of Bristol
Based at Goldney House, University of Bristol's The Orangery is a graceful, light-filled event space. It opens out on to stunning landscaped gardens with a shell studded grotto, a rotunda and ornamental canal. Arrange a feast of freshly barbecued food from the catering team or champagne and canapes, served while guests watch the sunset over the gardens.
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Image - Goldney Hall, University of Bristol
We The Curious
Host a rooftop party at We The Curious, the city’s interactive science museum on the Harbourside. This year, their summer package includes exclusive access to Project What If, an exhibition which uses questions asked by real people to delve into the real world of science.
As well as exploring the exhibition, guests can enjoy views over Bristol from the terrace, kick back in a deckchair with drinks from the private bar and tuck into food from a summer buffet.
Image: We The Curious
To discuss hosting your event in Bristol or the surrounding areas, contact the Meet Bristol and Bath team on events@meetbristolbath.co.uk or make an enquiry.
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