Brunel’s restored steamship SS Great Britain and the surrounding Bristol Dockyards site on Bristol’s harbourside are hired out for conferences, meetings and dinners, with rooms in the dockside buildings and spaces on board the ship.
What the venue publishes
The largest conference room is the Great Eastern Hall, at 160 theatre style or 120 cabaret, with dual projectors and Wi-Fi. The Viridor Theatre takes 70 theatre style or 48 cabaret, and the Sir Daniel Gooch Suite (30 seated), the Great Western Room (14 seated) and the Sir Marc Brunel Room (12 boardroom) serve as meeting and breakout rooms.
On board, the First Class Dining Saloon seats 160, or 96 for a buffet, the Weather Deck takes 200 for receptions, the Promenade Deck 160 and the Hayward Saloon 80 standing or 40 seated. The whole ship can be hired for 200 standing or 160 seated. Delegates can visit the ship, the Dockyard Museum and the dry dock during the day, and each booking has a dedicated events coordinator. The venue says event income supports its work as a charity.
Source: bristoldockyards.org