FAQs for Visitors
Most venues are open 11am-5pm Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June 2026. If a venue’s opening hours differ from this, it will be noted on their listing. Please double check before your visit to avoid disappointment.
Community venue hours are listed below:
St Anne’s Open House BS4 4AB
Friday private view 6pm-11pm
Saturday 11am-4pm
Sunday 11am-4pm
St Christopher’s Church BS4 3HN
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday 11am-5pm
St Cuthbert’s Church Hall BS4 4HQ
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday 11.30am-5pm
The Engine Room BS4 5PF
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday 11am-5pm
The Langton BS4 4EG
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday 11am-5pm
These Two Hands BS4 3PG (BS4 Arts Trail HQ)
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 10am-5pm
Most participating artists will take card payments, but bear in mind that this won’t always be possible, so it’s worth having cash on you if you think you might want to buy something.
Generally, yes! Provided the house is definitely marked as a BS4 Arts Trail venue, you’re usually expected to just walk in. However, please look out for any signs and way-markers that indicate which door to use, or whether you need to knock first, go round the back or through a gate to access the open spaces.
Please make sure you respect the artists’ homes and privacy – don’t enter any spaces marked private, and don’t take it as an opportunity to have a nose around someone’s house!
All our community venues are wheelchair accessible and have public toilets. But remember that home venues are private spaces which may only be accessible via steps, uneven surfaces or steep inclines, and interiors may be narrow or cluttered. If you’re not sure, please contact the artist before visiting.
BS4 is quite a hilly area – this gives us fantastic views across Bristol and the surrounding countryside, but it can be a bit of a trek, so do bear this in mind before setting out, especially on a hot and sunny day. Bring water, dress for the weather, and give yourself time for breaks in the shade!
There is limited parking outside St Anne’s House, St Christopher’s Church, The Engine Room and The Langton, but the Trail can get very busy, and parking for other venues is often on-street in residential areas, so we’d recommend using public transport, bikes or walking as much as possible.
BS4 is a wide area, but well-served by bus from Bristol, Bath and Keynsham. These buses serve stops around the area. Please do your research to find the right route for you:
1 Cribbs Causeway – Bristol – Broomhill
9 Portway P&R – Bristol City Centre – Brislington P&R
36 Bedminster Down – St Anne’s Park
X39 Bath – Bristol
39 Bath – Keynsham – Bristol
73 Hengrove Depot – Knowle Broadwalk – Bristol – Frenchay Campus
349 Keynsham – Bristol Bus Station
522 Bath – Radstock – Midsummer Norton – Keynsham – Bristol
A4 Bristol Airport – Keynsham – Bath
Some workshops are free to drop-in, others require pre-booking and payment. Please check our workshops pages for all the info and any booking details
You can pick up a free, printed trail guide at any of our community venues in the lead up to the trail, or at any of the venues during the trail weekend. The These Two Hands shop at 83 Sandy Park Road is the arts trail map hub, so you will definitely be able to get a copy from there. If you can’t get a printed map, you can download the full map on the homepage of our website.
Sign up to our mailing list and keep an eye out for our application emails. Anyone can take part in the BS4 Arts Trail – professional or amateur, experienced or brand-new, so long as you’ve got your own creative practice and are ready to show the world (or, at least, our little corner of Bristol), we’d love to have you on the next BS4 Arts Trail!
Are dogs allowed?
This is at each venue/artist’s discretion. Most community venues allow clean, well-behaved dogs, and many artists will welcome them, but remember that private venues may have pets of their own, or have allergies or phobias, so if you’re walking the trail with your dog, please check with each venue before bringing them in, and respect the artists’ wishes.
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