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Locations & Travel Information
Please see details below of how to find our various departure points plus travel information if travelling to Bristol by car, coach, bus or train.
Accessibility
Detailed information on accessing our boats and landing stages.
Public Trips Departure Location
All public timetabled tours and cruises depart from Bristol Packet Office (SS Great Britain), BS1 6UN.
Bristol Packet Office
Private Hire Departure Locations
Check your booking confirmation for details of the pick-up and drop-off location booked in for your private party.
The Pump House
The Pump House
Merchants Rd, Hotwells, Bristol BS8 4PZ
The landing dock is at the far end from the road down some steps:
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The Cottage Inn
The Cottage Inn
Baltic Wharf, Cumberland Rd,
Bristol BS1 6XG
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Mardyke Ferry Landing
BS8 4UB
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Harbour Inlet
Harbour Inlet (Gas Ferry North),
BS1 5EL
The pontoons
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Bristol Packet Office
Bristol Packet Office
Gas Ferry Rd, Bristol
BS1 6UN
Steps to landing stage
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Brunel's Buttery
Brunel’s Buttery
Wapping Wharf,
BS1 6UD
Ramp to landing stage
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Bristol Packet Pontoon
Bristol Packet Pontoon
BS1 5UH
Ramp to a landing stage
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Cascade Steps
City Centre,
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Arnolfini Landing
Arnolfini Landing
Prince Street Bridge,
BS1 4RW
Steps to landing
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Mud Dock Landing
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Riverstation Restaurant
Riverstation Restaurant
The Grove,
BS1 4RB
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Ostrich Inn
Redcliffe Quay,
BS1 4RJ
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Welsh Back
Welsh Back
King Street,
BS1 4RR
Incline to landing stage
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Toto's By The River
Toto’s By The River,
BS1 6HU
Steps to landing stage
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Castle Park
Castle Park Landing,
BS1 2DP
Ramp & Step access to landing stage
Temple Bridge
Temple Back
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Temple Meads
Travel Information
Wondering how to get to us? Answers to common travel queries.
Most areas in the centre of the city are now included in the Bristol Clean Air Zone. You must pay to drive within the zone if your vehicle does not meet the zone’s emission standards, unless you have an exemption.
All public trips depart from the Bristol Packet Ticket Office on the quayside at Wapping Wharf, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6UN.
The closest car park is SS Great Britain Parking. This short stay car park is Pay & Display and does not accept card payments. Payment can be made with cash (COINS ONLY) or via the RingGo app. Maximum stay 5 hours.
Blue Badge holders are welcome to use the SS Great Britain car park free of charge and are not subject to the 5-hour time restriction.
To avoid the Clean Air Zone, use the Long Ashton Park and Ride and take the M2 Metro Bus to the SS Great Britain stop (see below).
There are several car parks close to the Harbour including:
There is good access for coaches to drop off passengers and park close to the Bristol Packet Ticket Office at SS Great Britain Parking. This short stay car park is Pay & Display and does not accept card payments. Payment can be made with cash (COINS ONLY) or via the RingGo app. Maximum stay 5 hours.
There is limited parking available for coaches around the Harbour, but for boat trips from the Watershed Pontoon or City Centre Landing stages, coaches can access Canons Way and Explore Lane (next to Millennium Square Car Park) to drop off and collect their passengers.
For boat trips departing from Temple Meads Landing, it is possible for coaches to avoid the Clean Air Zone and access Avon Street (BS2 0PS) to drop off or pick up their passengers.
All public trips depart from Bristol Packet Ticket Office on the quayside at Wapping Wharf, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6UN.
The closest bus stop is the ‘SS Great Britain’ stop (6 minutes walk) which is included on the M2 Metro Bus route. This service runs Monday to Saturday (NOT SUNDAYS) from 07:00 until 20:49. A full timetable and ticket prices can be found on the First Bus website.
There are several bus routes that stop on Broad Quay in the City Centre. This is 15 minutes walk away from Bristol Packet Ticket Office, and is close to the most common departure points for private bookings at the Watershed Pontoon and Welsh Back Landing.
The City’s main railway station, Bristol Temple Meads is conveniently located close to the Harbour.
There are several options for getting to Bristol Packet Ticket Office from Temple Meads:
Walking – the journey from Temple Meads to our Ticket Office takes approx. 30 minutes on foot.
Taxi – There is a taxi rank located directly outside the entrance to Temple Meads Station and the journey should take approximately 10 minutes.
Bus – The M2 Metro Bus route stops at Temple Meads before heading to the SS Great Britain stop on Cumberland Road (please see below).
Ferry – The Waterbus stops at Temple Meads Landing and includes a service to the SS Great Britain. See the Waterbus website for the current timetable and prices.
Private Hire bookings can start or finish at Temple Meads Landing which is just a 2 minute walk from the main ticket desks at the front of the station.
