The Old Council House has two superb rooms available for hire for meetings and events.

Room hire available per hour, half day and full day.

Call 0117 922 4737 or fill in the following form if you'd like to enquire about hiring the Old Council House for a meeting or event.

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Meeting rooms can only be booked on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Room capacity by layout

Grand Council Chamber

  • Cabaret: 60
  • Theatre: 120
  • Boardroom: 40

The Lantern Room

  • Cabaret: 40
  • Theatre: 60
  • Boardroom: 30

Audio-visual equipment

Projector screens and flipcharts are available for all rooms.

We can provide details of local audio-visual equipment companies who'd be able to help if you'd like more sophisticated audio-visual equipment.

Food and drink

For information about catering options, email bookanevent@bristol.gov.uk

There are limited kitchen and preparation facilities, meaning that only cold buffets and refreshments are permitted.

Our other venues

We have other venues available in Bristol to hire for conferences, exhibitions, lectures and award ceremonies.