Watershed
Watershed opened in June 1982 as the United Kingdom's first dedicated media centre. Based in former warehouses on the harbourside at Bristol, it hosts three cinemas, a café/bar, events/conferencing spaces, the Pervasive Media Studio, and office spaces for administrative and creative staff.Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Email: info@watershed.co.uk
- Type: Movie theater
- Description: company in Bristol, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Watershed Arts Trust”, “Watershed Bristol”, and “Watershed, Bristol”
- Address: 1 Canons Road, City Centre, Bristol, BS1 5TX
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bristol Cathedral and Bristol Hippodrome.
Bristol Cathedral
Church
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. Bristol Cathedral is situated 580 feet west of Watershed.
Bristol Hippodrome
Theater building
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
The Bristol Hippodrome is a theatre located in The Centre, Bristol, England, United Kingdom with seating on three levels giving a capacity of 1,951. It frequently features shows from London's West End when they tour the UK, as well as regular visits by Welsh National Opera and an annual pantomime. Bristol Hippodrome is situated 550 feet north of Watershed.
Arnolfini
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Arnolfini is an international arts centre and gallery in Bristol, England. It has a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. Arnolfini is situated 920 feet south of Watershed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bristol city centre and Redcliffe.
Bristol city centre
Suburb
Bristol city centre is the commercial, cultural and business centre of Bristol, England. It is the area north of the New Cut of the River Avon, bounded by Clifton Wood and Clifton to the north-west, Kingsdown and Cotham to the north, and St Pauls, Lawrence Hill and St Phillip's Marsh to the east.
Redcliffe
Suburb
Broadmead
Suburb
Broadmead is a street in Bristol city centre in England, which has given its name to the principal shopping district of the city. It is part of Bristol Shopping Quarter.
Watershed
- Categories: arts venue and digital arts organisation
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45178° or 51° 27′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.59814° or 2° 35′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C3VFC22+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 12973154703OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cinemaOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7974412
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Watershed” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Watershed (Bristol)”
- Basque: “Watershed”
- Czech: “Watershed Bristol”
- Czech: “Watershed Media Centre”
- Japanese: “ウォーターシェッド”
- Slovak: “Watershed Bristol”
- Slovak: “Watershed Media Centre”
- Spanish: “Watershed Bristol”
- Spanish: “Watershed Media Centre”
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