Queen Square

Overview

• Public open space of level lawns and wide gravel paths just off the centre of Bristol. Perfect for picnics and events in the summer, including the annual Bristol Harbour Festival.
• Opening hours: Open at all times
• Admission is free. Please remember that access may be restricted on some major event days.
• Parking: There are pay and display parking bays around the site.

How to find us

Close to city centre bus routes and on the city centre cycle route. From the city centre it is a five minute walk.

Address
Queen Square, Bristol BS1 4LH

Map
Google map of Queen Square

Events

Queen Square is often used as an outdoor event venue. It holds a broad range of local, regional and national events with great attractions to visitors and residents.

Queens Square - events in 2013 (pdf, 85 KB) (opens new window)

Using Queen Square as an event venue

If you are interested in using Queen Square for an event you will need to apply for a licence

Apply for a licence to hold an event on in Queen Square.

For information about the spaces that are available, visit our City Spaces - Queen Square page.

Community engagement

The Queen Square Association is a local business group that welcomes local involvement and works in partnership with the council to assist with the management of Queen Square.

Awards

In recognition of Queen Square being managed to a high standard, it has been a Green Flag Award winning open space since 2008. The square also forms part of the successful annual Bristol in Bloom judging route.

• Green Flag Awards
• Bristol in Bloom

Crime and anti-social behaviour

The square is regularly patrolled by Police Beat and Community Support Officers and visited routinely by the Estate Wardens.

Report crime and anti-social behaviour:

• Online: Avon and Somerset Constabulary - Report a crime or incident
• Telephone: Emergencies: 999
• Telephone: Non-emergencies: 101

Wildlife

Queen Square is part of Bristol’s City Centre Nature Trail – for further information download a guide (pdf, 3.2 MB) (opens new window) or visit the Avon Wildlife Trust website.

Publications

Queen Square Bristol; a detailed and well-illustrated history of the square by Andrew Kelly, 2003. Redcliff Press Ltd. ISBN 1 900178 84 2.

The History and Development of Queen Square; a comprehensive and illuminating historical study by Bristol City Council, funded by English Heritage, 1996, prior to the Heritage Lottery Fund application.