Getting to the University

Graduation is a very busy time of year and there may be congestion in and around the city. In order to ease traffic levels, and in line with our pledge to become a net zero carbon campus, we strongly recommend public transport.

Find out how to get to the University by train, bus, coach, car or plane. If you have to come by car, there are park and ride options.  

Clean Air Zone

A clean air zone operates in Bristol, so some vehicles may incur a charge on some routes to our graduation venues. See Bristol City Council's Clean Air Zone webpages for maps and information.

Venue information

Wills Memorial Building

The graduation ceremony takes place in the Wills Memorial Building. 

There is a gown drop-off point on the ground floor.

Find out about access information for Wills Memorial Building.

Richmond Building (The Students' Union)

Ticket and gown collection takes place in the Richmond Building. 

You can also find the official photography and merchandise stalls, gown drop-off point and live screening. 

Find out about access information for the Richmond Building.

Logistics

It is a downhill walk from the Richmond Building to the Wills Memorial Building which take about 15 minutes.

The areas around these buildings will be very busy, so you should take this into consideration.

Parking

There is no designated general car parking on the University precinct. However, there are various multi-storey car parks near the University. The nearest are:

• Trenchard Street, BS1 5AN
• West End (Berkeley Place), BS8 1EH

Disabled parking

We have limited disabled parking available if you have a blue badge, which is allocated on a first come first served basis.

If you have requested accessibility arrangements via your registration form, you can book car parking when you are contacted about your requirements.  If you have already completed registration and did not request assistance by ticking the box on the form, please contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk. 

Staying in Bristol

If you need to stay overnight in Bristol, we recommend you search for accommodation at Visit Bristol.

Bags and luggage

You will not be able to bring in luggage or large bags to the ceremony. We recommend you travel light or leave your luggage at your place of accommodation. Any small bag you do bring in may be subject to a search for security reasons. 

There are left-luggage facilities available in the city if you need to store items. See the Stasher website for locations. These are not very close to the University so we recommend organising this in advance.