We The Curious - reopening in early summer 2024 - taking bookings from July 2024
Anchor Road
Bristol
Bristol
BS1 5DB
Overview
We The Curious is an imaginative and hands on attraction offering unique event spaces for hire on Bristol’s historic Harbourside. We’re an educational charity that removes boundaries around science – connecting art, people and ideas in a united culture of curiosity. So if you’re holding an awards night, launching a new product or just looking for a space to work and engage with your team, we can help you create the perfect event. Our versatile spaces are quirky and flexible to suit everything from your special celebration to the essential boardroom meeting. We are all about collaboration and will work with you to bring your event to life.
Venue Awards
Gold Green Tourism Award
Winner: Bristol Tourism and Hospitality Awards - Sustainable Tourism
Awarded: Soil Association Gold Food for Life Catering Mark
Awarded: Compassion in World Farming Good Egg Award
Awarded: Compassion in World Farming Good Chicken Award
Awarded one star: Sustainable Resturant Association Accreditation
Accreditations, Associations, Memberships and Affiliations
Venue Styles
Conference Centre, Museum/Gallery, Outdoor Area, Tourist Attraction, Unusual/Unique
Event Types
Activity Day, Awards Dinners, Away Day, Breakfast Meeting, Charity Ball, Christmas Package, Christmas Party, Company Fun Day, Conference, Congress, Corporate Hospitality, Dinner, Dinner Dance, Exam, Exhibition, Family Fun Day, Fashion Show, Gala Dinner, Incentive, Marquee Event, Meeting, Networking, Party, Presentation, Product Launch, Reception, Road Show, Seminar, Summer Party, Teambuilding, Training Course, Wedding, Workshop
Restaurants
Elior Catering
Parking
- 550 Onsite Car parking spaces available at £10.00 Per Day
- 5 Onsite Coach parking spaces available
Corporate Responsibility
We are proud of our green credentials, holding a Gold Green Tourism Business Scheme Award since 2011. The dedicated team can help you make your event and visit to Bristol more sustainable. The venue boasts a 100% renewable energy supply and electric vehicle charging, waterless urinals, a green roof. The menus produced using sustainable, local and seasonal produce where possible make them the perfect choice for your green event.
Not only this but holding your event here supports us as a charity. Every year We The Curious works with more than 50,000 school children, runs a range of community initiatives and local volunteers provide 7000 hours of support annually, with the aim of making science accessible to all.
Onsite Facilities and Leisure
Marquee Space, Places of Interest, Wedding Licence
Equipment
AV technician, Back Projection Kit, Dancefloor, Flipcharts, HDMI Cable, Internet Connection Cable, LCD/Data Projector, Lectern, Microphone, Overhead Projector, PA System, Radio Microphone, Remote Clicker, Screen, Sound Equipment, Staging, Video Conferencing, Wi-Fi
Meeting & Event Room Capacities
| Room Name | Boardroom | Cabaret | Classroom | Classroom + Back Projection | Dinner Dance | Exhibition | Lunch / Dinner | Reception | Theatre | Theatre + Back Projection | U-Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 The Rosalind Franklin Room | 0 | 240 | 116 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 480 | 450 | 320 | 0 |
| 1.2 The Annexe | 0 | 150 | 72 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 The Planetarium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.1 We The Curious Ground Floor Exhibition Space | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Galileo Gallery | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.1 Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins Rooms | 68 | 100 | 48 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 Learning Room 1 | 24 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 20 |
| 8.3 Learning Room 2 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 20 |
| 8.4 Learning Room 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 Learning Room 1 & 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Studio | 24 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 70 | 60 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 Foyer / Cafe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.2 We The Curious First Floor Exhibition Space | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 Francis Crick | 34 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 20 |
| 3.3 Maurice Wilkins | 34 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 20 |
| 3.4 Tu Youyou | 34 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 20 |
| 9.1 Millennium Square | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5000 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 Anchor Square | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1500 | 0 | 0 |
Location Map
Nearest train stations
- Bedminster (0.7 miles)
- Bristol Temple Meads (0.8 miles)
- Clifton Down (1.1 miles)
Nearest airports
- Bristol International Airport (6.4 miles)
- Cardiff International Airport (32.1 miles)
- Bournemouth International Airport (57.1 miles)
Nearest motorways
- M32 JCT 3 (1.9 miles)
- M32 JCT 2 (2.6 miles)
- M5 JCT 18A (4.8 miles)
Directions
Our city centre location is easy to get to by bike, train, bus or car. We are a 12minutes walk from Bristol Temple Meads station and also have a on site car park with over 500 spaces.
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