Pick up the phone and give us a call if you would like to book onto one of our courses.
Term time lines open
Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 9.00pm
Friday - Saturday 9.00am - 4.00pm
Non-term time lines open
Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm
Summer Term 2025 – 10 weeks
Term 1 – 22nd April – 23rd May
Half Term – 26th – 30th May
Term 2 – 2nd June – 4th July
Enrolments - Early March
Monday Summer Term 1 courses will start on 14th April and run for 5 weeks and will be scheduled around the bank holiday Monday's 21st April and 5th May.
Visit the COURSES page to select your course and book.
You will need to set up an account to book.
If you already have an account, you can log in HERE.
Summer Schools 2025
21st July to 22nd August
Enrolments - Early May
Autumn Term 2025 – 12 weeks
Term 1 – 15th September – 24th October
Half Term – 27th October– 31st October
Term 2 – 3rd November - 12th December
Enrolments - Early July
By phone
Simply call 0117 926 2987 and leave a message.
In person
40A Park Street, BS1 5JG.
See Contact us page for opening time.
Please note we reserve the right to postpone a course if it does not reach minimum capacity. The course will then run 1 week later than the proposed dates and a refund or credit will only be issued for one class if you cannot make the new final date (you will not be entitled to a refund for the whole course)
If you wish to make an anonymous complaint please fill out this googleform.
Book a place on a course or workshop
Online - bristolfolkhouse.co.uk/courses
Call 0117 926 2987
For course information please visit our courses page.
For full terms and conditions and details on how to book take check out our How to Enrol page.
Feedback and complaints
For a direct response please use the enquiry form below or email admin@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk
We will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
Folk House Cafe
For all enquiries regarding the cafe please contact directly.
Email: folkhousecafe@gmail.com - Call: 0117 908 5035
Live Music
If you would like to be considered for our Music Programme please contact Richard Whitehead.
Email: richard@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk
Room Hire
If you would like to inquire about booking a room please contact Katie Whitford.
Email: events@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk
Running a Course or Workshop
If you would like to be considered for our Programme of Courses and Workshops please send a proposal to Alice Nava
Email: courses@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk
Bristol Folk House, 40A Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JG.
We are situated at 40a Park Street (BS1 5JG). You will find us down a corridor in our own city centre oasis on Park Street. You can also reach the Folk House from the Culver Street entrance at the back.
What 3 Words
Front: Patch, Unrealistic, Trying - https://what3words.com/patch.unrealistic.trying
Back: Spun, Fever, Apply - https://what3words.com/spun.fever.apply
For an up to date version of our parking info please click here
(https://www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk/event-detail/event/updated-parking-info)
By bike.
We have plenty of bike racks in our courtyard garden. Bristol bike route map.
By bus.
The 1, 2, 3, 4, 634, N7, U5 and X14 services all stop in the Park Street area. Plan your Bristol bus journey.
By car.
The nearest car park is just a 5-minute walk on Trenchard Street, see map. This is a large, multi-story car. Unfortunately, we have no onsite car parking at the Bristol Folk House.
Park and ride.
There are three Park and ride services that operate into Bristol
Due to the nature of our multi-level 1960's building, we apologise that the Bristol Folk House does not have level accessible or accessible facilities.
For a detailed building access plan, please visit:
https://www.accessable.co.uk/bristol-city-council/access-guides/bristol-folk-house
Building Walkthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVMlKkKcWGI
Within the physical constraints of the premises, we will seek to make the services of the Folk House available to as wide a range of people as is practically possible. If you have any questions - please do call us for more information. 0117 926 2987.
Accessibility Develop Plan
Accessibility is coming.
We have been working with an architectural firm to redesign parts of the building to make it accessible throughout.
Planning permission has been submitted and agreed. Work was due to start Summer 2020 and has been postponed to Summer 2022 due to COVID19.
This will be at minimum, a 5-year project.
Stage 1 will be a new entrance area with an accessible toilet (completed Summer 2022)
Stage 2 will be an office extension to make room for a platform lift in the foyer (summer 2025)
Stage 3 will be installing a lift from foyer upstairs (due 2026/2027)
Stages 4 will be lift access into the main hall and back entrance (Timescale TBC)
If you wish to make a donation to help fund this project, you can do so by clicking here
Bristol Folk House Gift vouchers make a great present for any occasion.
Gift Vouchers can be purchased for any amount of your choice.
Click HERE to buy a Gift Voucher.
You will recieve a digital voucher code via email - which you can chose to present as you wish.
Gift vouchers are valid for one year from date of purchase. They can only be used for courses, workshops & in house live music tickets.
They cannot be redeemed in the cafe.
For full terms and conditions visit our How to Enrol page.
Please note: If buying more than one voucher, you will need to put them through as separate transactions.