Museums · South West England
Exchange, Bristol
In or near Bristol.
Exchange is a community-owned music venue in the Old Market area of the city of Bristol, in South West England; it was the first community-owned music venue in the city.
Neil Owen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Bristol Temple Meads · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Exchange is a community-owned music venue in the Old Market area of the city of Bristol, in South West England; it was the first community-owned music venue in the city.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Exchange is a community-owned music venue in the Old Market area of the city of Bristol, in South West England; it was the first community-owned music venue in the city.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The venue opened in August 2012. It was transferred to community ownership by becoming a Community Benefit Society in January 2019 after raising over their target of £250,000 through the selling of shares, making it the first community-owned music venue in the city. Adam Devonshire of the band Idles was bar manager at the venue for a time before the band took off. Independent record label Specialist Subject Records opened a record shop upstairs in the venue in August 2017. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue found its challenges continued after restrictions were lifted. In February 2022 they mentioned to BBC News that international artists were pulling events or postponing until spring.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4556, -2.5829
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS2 0EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol East
- Established
- 2012
- Nearest railway station
- Bristol Temple Meads — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Exchange, Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Exchange, Bristol?
- Exchange, Bristol is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS2 0EJ), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- What is Exchange, Bristol?
- Exchange is a community-owned music venue in the Old Market area of the city of Bristol, in South West England; it was the first community-owned music venue in the city.
- How do I get to Exchange, Bristol?
- The nearest railway station is Bristol Temple Meads, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS2 0EJ.
- When was Exchange, Bristol built?
- Built or established in 2012.
- Who owns Exchange, Bristol?
- Exchange, Bristol is owned by | opened = 2012.
- Is Exchange, Bristol a protected site?
- Yes — Exchange, Bristol is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Exchange, Bristol?
- The nearest railway station is Bristol Temple Meads, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS2 0EJ.