Watershed offers meeting rooms for 30 to 150 people, three cinemas seating 197, 100 and 42, and a team that runs conferences, parties and weddings. It is a cultural cinema and creative technology centre at 1 Canon's Road on the Harbourside in central Bristol.
Seminars and company events
The official site presents Watershed as a venue for conferences, meetings and events, with an in-house events team, AV and technical team and catering team. The standard AV package is included in the room hire, so no extra cost applies unless something additional is requested, and a technician stays for the duration of the event. Organisers can request a show-round and a quote through an enquiry form. The venue also sells Christmas packages for teams, colleagues and clients.
Weddings and receptions
Watershed is licensed for marriage and civil partnership ceremonies and receptions. It also hosts birthdays, graduations, family reunions, engagements and anniversaries. Each event has a dedicated event coordinator, event staff, a PA system and use of screens. The party packages include a classic party with private room hire, a movie party with private cinema hire and a gamer party on the cinema screen, where guests bring their own consoles. Optional extras include food and drink upgrades, quizzes and boat tours.
Rooms and capacities
Waterside 1 is a meeting room for up to 30 people, with a range of layouts.
Waterside 2 seats up to 40 people and can be connected to Waterside 1 to make a larger space.
Waterside 3 holds 150 standing or 120 seated, with views of the harbourside.
Waterside 4 holds 60 standing or seated, also with harbourside views.
The three cinemas can be hired for events or conferences. They seat 197, 100 and 42 people. The Pervasive Media Studio also has an event space, used for talks, with a hearing loop and wheelchair access.
The building is fully accessible.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The kitchen team prepares seasonal, freshly made food, with menus that can be adapted to the occasion. For larger events the venue works with two local catering partners. It names Bristol and South West suppliers for food, drink and coffee. Catering packages are listed on the official site.
History and setting
Watershed is a registered charity, number 284188, and describes itself as a cultural cinema, talent development and creative technology centre. It sits on the historic Harbourside in the city centre. The venue holds the Greengage ECOsmart certification for its environmental policy, which some organisers ask for when they report on the footprint of an event.
Getting there
The address is Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX. General enquiries are on 0117 927 6444. The site gives an Enquire now button for venue hire, and the team offers to organise a show-round before booking.
