
Bristol Beacon
Old City, King Street & Park Street, Bristol
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Photo: Tadeusz Hare · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
About Bristol Beacon
Bristol's concert hall, formerly Colston Hall and reopened as Bristol Beacon in 2023, with a large hall and smaller Lantern Hall for concerts.
Bristol Beacon is in Old City, King Street & Park Street, close to Bristol Temple Meads.
At a glance
- Address
- Trenchard Street, BS1 5AR
- Area
- Old City, King Street & Park Street
- Nearest station
- Bristol Temple Meads
- Type
- Concert hall
- Programme
- Concerts & live events, Comedy
- Seats
- About 1,800
- Opened
- 1867
- Website
- bristolbeacon.org
- Last checked
- 25 October 2026
Access
According to the venue's own access page. Check with the venue before you go. Venue access page
The venue says: Step-free access from street level to the box office and performance spaces; Beacon Hall has step-free doors A, B and C, a lift to all floors, and wheelchair positions booked through the Access Register.
Map
What's on at Bristol Beacon
Dates and tickets are on the venue's own site; we do not list individual productions.
Around Bristol Beacon



Walking times are rough estimates from the straight-line distance. Each photo links to the guide page that lists the place.
Nearby
From the Bristol guide, within 800 metres. Walking times are rough estimates from the straight-line distance.
Sights
- Bristol Beacon · Concert hall · 1 min walk
- Red Lodge Museum · Museum · 2 min walk
- Bristol Hippodrome · Theatre · 3 min walk
- St John on the Wall · Church · 4 min walk
- College Green · Public space · 5 min walk
- Watershed · Cinema and café · 5 min walk
Eat & drink
- The Bristol Loaf · Café · 1 min walk
- The Christmas Steps · Pub · 3 min walk
- Ciao Amici · Italian restaurant · 3 min walk
- Hat Bistro · Greek restaurant · 3 min walk
- In Via Lactea · Café · 4 min walk
- Pizzarova · Takeaway · 4 min walk
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