Access & accessibility
Posted 1 day ago by Bristol Beacon
Permanent
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Gloucestershire, Bristol, United Kingdom, BS153
Job Description
Bristol Beacon is a space for everyone, and we want our buildings and spaces to be available to all
We're working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events, and musical experiences that we offer can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All of our performance spaces at Bristol Beacon are accessible to all, as well as our box office and toilets, cafes, bars and restaurants.
Hopefully any questions you have are answered on this page, but if you would like to speak to someone directly please contact us .
Contact us Our box office staff are highly trained to give you accurate information about any aspect of your visit or experience with us.
If you feel there is anything we can do to improve your visit, or if you would like to discuss your access requirements, then please get in touch.
Address: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
We aim to respond to all email enquiries within 72 hours.
We encourage Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people to join our register so we can help you buy tickets and attend events.
You will enjoy priority booking and a free ticket for your Personal Assistant to support you during your visit.
Bristol Beacon runs two venues and four performance spaces. Bristol Beacon in the city center has four performance spaces:
Beacon Music Centre in Southmead is our music education hub with lots of classrooms and a large hall.
For level access to Beacon Hall enter the venue from Colston Street to lower ground floor, or from Trenchard Street to ground floor.
The lift is beyond our cafe and bar on the lower ground floor, or opposite box office on ground floor. This lift takes you to all floors of Bridgehouse, our entrance foyer.
Your event ticket will tell you which level and door entrance you need.
For level access to Lantern Hall enter the venue from Colston Street to lower ground floor, or from Trenchard Street to ground floor.
The lift is beyond our cafe and bar on the lower ground floor, or opposite box office on ground floor. This lift takes you to all floors of Bridgehouse, our entrance foyer.
For Lantern Hall, enter through Door A (Level 1). There is step-free access to Lantern Hall on Level 1.
Weston Stage The Cellars
Weston Stage is the performance space in The Cellars.
For level access to Weston Stage, use either the entrance from Bridgehouse on lower ground floor following signs for The Cellars, or enter directly from Colston Street if this entrance is being used for your event.
Bridgehouse Stage is on the lower ground floor. For level access to Bridgehouse enter the venue from Colston Street to lower ground floor, or from Trenchard Street to ground floor.
The lift is beyond our cafe and bar on the lower ground floor, or opposite box office on ground floor. This lift takes you to all floors of Bridgehouse, our entrance foyer.
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Plan your visit to Bristol Beacon This video is for anyone planning to visit Bristol Beacon. Taking you for a visual tour of each space, including information on access to each area in the building, this video will help you feel prepared and welcome when you visit us.
David Ellington and Rebecca Vaughan welcome you to Bristol Beacon with a BSL signed tour of our venue.
They'll introduce some fascinating features of our building and our musical and cultural heritage following our major restoration and redesign project.
Join them as they introduce you to our centre for music in the heart of Bristol.
Travel Guide Useful information about getting to Bristol Beacon
Drop-off by taxi or car Taxi passengers, Blue Badge holders and those with access requirements can be dropped off and picked up on Pipe Lane or Colston Street. There are drop curbs in both of these laybys.
Accessible public car parking Trenchard Street car park is 200m from Bristol Beacon. There is level access via a lift within the multi-storey car park, exit on Level 2. There is asteep slopefrom the car park on pavement to Bristol Beacon. If possible, we recommend that wheelchair users are dropped off and picked up using the laybys on Pipe Lane or Colston Street.
There are 8accessibleparking spaces available in Trenchard Street Car Park (Level 8) directly behind Bristol Beacon. Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You'll still need to pay for the duration of your stay in the car park at one of the pay machines.
Limited access to Trenchard Street Car Park
Updated Thu 3 Apr
Trenchard Street car park is open. Please enter via Park Row for upper levels or Trenchard Street for lower levels.
Wheelchair access from the car park has been reinstated. Please note this is a steep slope from the car park across uneven ground to Bristol Beacon.
Two of the three lifts in Trenchard Street car park are currently out of order.
The city centre bus stop is 250m from Bristol Beacon where most bus services stop.
Bristol Bus and Coach Station is 800m from Bristol Beacon and is where National Express coaches stop. The Megabus and Flix Bus stops are located nearby on Bond Street.
Train
Bristol Temple Meads is the nearest train station. We are 1.6km west of the train station. The most direct pedestrian route to us from the station is via Queen Square.
Route maps Our step-free route maps show you the best routes to take from nearby transport hubs and car parks to our venues.
Phone lines are open from 14:00-17:00 for events taking places on Mon, Sat or Sun.
In-person counter
Mon-Fri, 10:00 - 17:00
Closed on bank holidays
Our creative learning centre in Southmead:
Open for pre-booked lessons and activities Monday - Sunday.
Our core opening hours (with the reception open) are Tuesday - Friday 9am - 3pm.
Beacon Music Centre office staff are available to meet in-person by appointment only. Should you wish to meet with a member of Beacon Music Centre staff, please arrange via telephone or email .
Stalls bar, Terrace bar, Simons's bar and Golding bar are open for events only. These bars open approximately 30 mins before the advertised doors time of your event.
What to expect when you arrive at Bristol Beacon
Arriving at the venue When you arrive at Bristol Beacon you will be greeted by a steward dressed in a blue shirt. There may be security personnel dressed in black with yellow armbands at the entrance. If you have any questions you can speak to one of our stewards dressed in blue.
Bristol Beacon uses e-tickets. These will have been emailed to you on the day of purchase. If you need help finding your tickets, please read our help articles .
Box Office is located on the ground floor. Box Office is to your left as if you enter from Trenchard Street. If you enter from Colston Street, take the lift beyond our cafe and bar on the lower ground floor to ground floor, box office is in front of you as you exit the lift.
Tickets will be checked and scanned on the door of the performance space.
Accessible Toilets There are accessible toilets on every floor with step-free access, grab rails, an emergency alarm cord, raised-height toilet, accessible sink with lever taps, and a sanitary bin.
Changing Places toilet A Changing Places toilet is located on lower ground floor in the Cellars. It includes an adult-sized height-adjustable changing bench and a ceiling track hoist.
These toilet facilities are open during standard Bristol Beacon opening times and for evening events.
Customers are welcome to bring medicine, food and drink to manage a medical condition or any medical equipment they may require.
In case of emergency, please contact one of our stewards in blue shirts who will radio for assistance and the emergency services if necessary.
Find out more about our seating plans for all our performance spaces, auditorium entrances and exits, accessible viewing areas and wheelchair positions.
Seats have a width of 44cm and a depth of 46cm. The armrests are 47cm apart and 22cm higher than the seat itself. The seat height is 45cm from the floor.
Beacon Hall - Side Tiers
Seats have a width of 44cm and a depth of 42cm. The armrests are 44cm apart and 24cm higher than the seat itself. The seat height is 50cm from the floor.
Beacon Hall - Choir
Choir seats are padded bench seats. An individual seat position on the bench has a width of 45cm and a depth of 36cm. There are no arm rests. The seat height is 44cm from the floor.
Lantern Hall - Front
Seats have a width of 44cm and a depth of 45cm. The armrests are 47cm apart and 21cm higher than the seat itself. The seat height is 45cm from the floor.
Lantern Hall - Back
Seats have a width of 46cm and a depth of 45cm . click apply for full job details
We're working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events, and musical experiences that we offer can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All of our performance spaces at Bristol Beacon are accessible to all, as well as our box office and toilets, cafes, bars and restaurants.
Hopefully any questions you have are answered on this page, but if you would like to speak to someone directly please contact us .
Contact us Our box office staff are highly trained to give you accurate information about any aspect of your visit or experience with us.
If you feel there is anything we can do to improve your visit, or if you would like to discuss your access requirements, then please get in touch.
Address: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
We aim to respond to all email enquiries within 72 hours.
We encourage Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people to join our register so we can help you buy tickets and attend events.
You will enjoy priority booking and a free ticket for your Personal Assistant to support you during your visit.
Bristol Beacon runs two venues and four performance spaces. Bristol Beacon in the city center has four performance spaces:
- Weston Stage
Beacon Music Centre in Southmead is our music education hub with lots of classrooms and a large hall.
For level access to Beacon Hall enter the venue from Colston Street to lower ground floor, or from Trenchard Street to ground floor.
The lift is beyond our cafe and bar on the lower ground floor, or opposite box office on ground floor. This lift takes you to all floors of Bridgehouse, our entrance foyer.
Your event ticket will tell you which level and door entrance you need.
- For Beacon Hall Stalls use Door A and B (Level 1)
- For Beacon Hall Lower Tier use Door C (Level 2)
- For Beacon Hall Upper Tier use Door D and E (Level 3)
For level access to Lantern Hall enter the venue from Colston Street to lower ground floor, or from Trenchard Street to ground floor.
The lift is beyond our cafe and bar on the lower ground floor, or opposite box office on ground floor. This lift takes you to all floors of Bridgehouse, our entrance foyer.
For Lantern Hall, enter through Door A (Level 1). There is step-free access to Lantern Hall on Level 1.
Weston Stage The Cellars
Weston Stage is the performance space in The Cellars.
For level access to Weston Stage, use either the entrance from Bridgehouse on lower ground floor following signs for The Cellars, or enter directly from Colston Street if this entrance is being used for your event.
Bridgehouse Stage is on the lower ground floor. For level access to Bridgehouse enter the venue from Colston Street to lower ground floor, or from Trenchard Street to ground floor.
The lift is beyond our cafe and bar on the lower ground floor, or opposite box office on ground floor. This lift takes you to all floors of Bridgehouse, our entrance foyer.
Presented by
Powered by
Plan your visit to Bristol Beacon This video is for anyone planning to visit Bristol Beacon. Taking you for a visual tour of each space, including information on access to each area in the building, this video will help you feel prepared and welcome when you visit us.
David Ellington and Rebecca Vaughan welcome you to Bristol Beacon with a BSL signed tour of our venue.
They'll introduce some fascinating features of our building and our musical and cultural heritage following our major restoration and redesign project.
Join them as they introduce you to our centre for music in the heart of Bristol.
Travel Guide Useful information about getting to Bristol Beacon
Drop-off by taxi or car Taxi passengers, Blue Badge holders and those with access requirements can be dropped off and picked up on Pipe Lane or Colston Street. There are drop curbs in both of these laybys.
Accessible public car parking Trenchard Street car park is 200m from Bristol Beacon. There is level access via a lift within the multi-storey car park, exit on Level 2. There is asteep slopefrom the car park on pavement to Bristol Beacon. If possible, we recommend that wheelchair users are dropped off and picked up using the laybys on Pipe Lane or Colston Street.
There are 8accessibleparking spaces available in Trenchard Street Car Park (Level 8) directly behind Bristol Beacon. Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You'll still need to pay for the duration of your stay in the car park at one of the pay machines.
Limited access to Trenchard Street Car Park
Updated Thu 3 Apr
Trenchard Street car park is open. Please enter via Park Row for upper levels or Trenchard Street for lower levels.
Wheelchair access from the car park has been reinstated. Please note this is a steep slope from the car park across uneven ground to Bristol Beacon.
Two of the three lifts in Trenchard Street car park are currently out of order.
The city centre bus stop is 250m from Bristol Beacon where most bus services stop.
Bristol Bus and Coach Station is 800m from Bristol Beacon and is where National Express coaches stop. The Megabus and Flix Bus stops are located nearby on Bond Street.
Train
Bristol Temple Meads is the nearest train station. We are 1.6km west of the train station. The most direct pedestrian route to us from the station is via Queen Square.
Route maps Our step-free route maps show you the best routes to take from nearby transport hubs and car parks to our venues.
Phone lines are open from 14:00-17:00 for events taking places on Mon, Sat or Sun.
In-person counter
Mon-Fri, 10:00 - 17:00
Closed on bank holidays
Our creative learning centre in Southmead:
Open for pre-booked lessons and activities Monday - Sunday.
Our core opening hours (with the reception open) are Tuesday - Friday 9am - 3pm.
Beacon Music Centre office staff are available to meet in-person by appointment only. Should you wish to meet with a member of Beacon Music Centre staff, please arrange via telephone or email .
Stalls bar, Terrace bar, Simons's bar and Golding bar are open for events only. These bars open approximately 30 mins before the advertised doors time of your event.
What to expect when you arrive at Bristol Beacon
Arriving at the venue When you arrive at Bristol Beacon you will be greeted by a steward dressed in a blue shirt. There may be security personnel dressed in black with yellow armbands at the entrance. If you have any questions you can speak to one of our stewards dressed in blue.
Bristol Beacon uses e-tickets. These will have been emailed to you on the day of purchase. If you need help finding your tickets, please read our help articles .
Box Office is located on the ground floor. Box Office is to your left as if you enter from Trenchard Street. If you enter from Colston Street, take the lift beyond our cafe and bar on the lower ground floor to ground floor, box office is in front of you as you exit the lift.
Tickets will be checked and scanned on the door of the performance space.
Accessible Toilets There are accessible toilets on every floor with step-free access, grab rails, an emergency alarm cord, raised-height toilet, accessible sink with lever taps, and a sanitary bin.
Changing Places toilet A Changing Places toilet is located on lower ground floor in the Cellars. It includes an adult-sized height-adjustable changing bench and a ceiling track hoist.
These toilet facilities are open during standard Bristol Beacon opening times and for evening events.
Customers are welcome to bring medicine, food and drink to manage a medical condition or any medical equipment they may require.
In case of emergency, please contact one of our stewards in blue shirts who will radio for assistance and the emergency services if necessary.
Find out more about our seating plans for all our performance spaces, auditorium entrances and exits, accessible viewing areas and wheelchair positions.
Seats have a width of 44cm and a depth of 46cm. The armrests are 47cm apart and 22cm higher than the seat itself. The seat height is 45cm from the floor.
Beacon Hall - Side Tiers
Seats have a width of 44cm and a depth of 42cm. The armrests are 44cm apart and 24cm higher than the seat itself. The seat height is 50cm from the floor.
Beacon Hall - Choir
Choir seats are padded bench seats. An individual seat position on the bench has a width of 45cm and a depth of 36cm. There are no arm rests. The seat height is 44cm from the floor.
Lantern Hall - Front
Seats have a width of 44cm and a depth of 45cm. The armrests are 47cm apart and 21cm higher than the seat itself. The seat height is 45cm from the floor.
Lantern Hall - Back
Seats have a width of 46cm and a depth of 45cm . click apply for full job details