Underfall Yard Visitor Centre and Café are open and operating normally. Please come and enjoy one of the best views in Bristol and learn about the history of the Yard. By supporting the Café you will be helping the Trust in its work including the restoration of buildings and support of businesses that have been affected by the fire. Mondays: Closed [Open on Bank [...]
Underfall Yard is a historic working boatyard, managed and maintained by the Underfall Yard Trust. In May 2023, there was a devastating fire on site which destroyed several workshops dedicated to maritime crafts. Thankfully no one was hurt, however the loss of these workshops has made a huge impact on the businesses that operate from these workshops, as well as the communities that surround [...]
This October, Docks Heritage Weekend returned to Bristol's Floating Harbour. The yard was a thriving hub of activity and it was brilliant to see so many visitors soaking up the living history around them. The Underfall Yard Trust would like to thank everyone who visited, as well as the volunteers, guest organisations and artists that contributed to the program of activities. See some highlights below... [...]
On 17th September 2022, Underfall Yard will serve as one of the hosts for the second annual Bristol Shanty Festival. Join us, free of charge, at the Visitor Centre to welcome some of the most talented local sea shanty groups around! Performances will be from 12pm until 6pm, with our café serving food and drinks. Find out more about our guest performers in their own [...]
The yard is benefiting from the first major tranche of funding from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund which will see almost 450 heritage organisations in England, including Underfall Yard have being awarded funding from the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage. Grants of up to £1 million will deliver a lifeline for the heritage sector in England with further support to follow and larger [...]
Butterfly knot instruction simple Bowline on a bight instruction simple
We love knots at Underfall Yard! Why not perfect your own knotting skills with our handy instruction guides? All you need is about one metre of rope. Click the links to download instructions. Bowline instruction simple
Underfall Yard Volunteer Writer Isabelle Compton caught up with Justin Quinnell to discuss his recent exhibition. Pinhole photographer and teacher, Justin Quinnell, combines art and science to produce stunning, and sometimes funny photos using pinhole cameras. The essence of his works is unpredictability and exploring the realms of the ‘what if...’ An exhibition of continuous exposures depicting views of the North Atlantic from the masts [...]
It was a crisp winter’s afternoon when I ventured out onto the harbour for a chat with Ben from the Harbour Master’s Office. It seems worlds away from the recent heatwave and, as we approached the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Bristol Flood, I found myself thinking a lot about that day. I was fortunate enough to join up with Ben on a day when he was working alongside [...]
Underfall Yard Trust is delighted to announce the launch of a new guide book: Heart of the Harbour: The Story of Underfall Yard. The book tells the fascinating story of the yard, which is bound up with the River Avon and the Floating Harbour. The book covers everything from the original course of the tidal River Avon, which ran through Underfall Yard; the creation of an [...]