Art galleries in Bristol
Bristol, England has 27 art galleries on the map. That's 27 galleries mapped around Bristol. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Many are free to enter, so the only cost of a gallery afternoon is your time.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Bristol (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include The Phone Box Gallery and 44AD Art Gallery and Studios, plus Martin Parr Foundation. If a gallery's missing from Bristol's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Bristol gallery lineup
27 mapped within about 40 km:
The Phone Box Gallery
Art gallery
The Phone Box Gallery is Art gallery.
44AD Art Gallery and Studios
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44AD Art Gallery and Studios is Art gallery on 4 Abbey Street, Bath. 44AD Art Gallery and Studios also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
4 Abbey Street, Bath, BA1 1NN
Martin Parr Foundation
Art gallery
Martin Parr Foundation is Art gallery on 316 Central Road, Bristol.
316 Central Road, Bristol, BS4 3AR
Celf Gallery
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Celf Gallery — Art gallery, found on Bangor Street in Cardiff.
Bangor Street, Cardiff
Oriel Makers Gallery
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Oriel Makers Gallery is Art gallery.
BayArt
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BayArt is Art gallery.
_form. gallery
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_form. gallery is Art gallery on 4 Market Street, Stroud. _form. gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th,Fr,Sa 11:00-16:00; "By appointment"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Market Street, Stroud, GL6 0BX
Hours: Tu,Th,Fr,Sa 11:00-16:00; "By appointment"
Phone: +44 1453 835434
Ffoto Newport
Art gallery
Ffoto Newport is Art gallery on Newport Arcade, Newport. Ffoto Newport also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th off; Fr-Su 12:00-18:00.
Newport Arcade, Newport, NP20 1GD
Hours: Mo-Th off; Fr-Su 12:00-18:00
WWT Slimbridge Gallery
Art galleryRun by Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Run by Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, WWT Slimbridge Gallery is Art gallery.
Cardiff M.A.D.E
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Cardiff M.A.D.E is Art gallery on 41 Lochaber Street, Cardiff. Cardiff M.A.D.E also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
41 Lochaber Street, Cardiff, CF24 3LS
Hours: Th-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 29 2047 3373
IC Visual Lab
Art gallery
IC Visual Lab is Art gallery on 6 West Street, Bristol. IC Visual Lab also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
6 West Street, Bristol, BS2 0BH
Old Market Lawn
Art galleryRun by BUILDHOLLYWOOD
Run by BUILDHOLLYWOOD, Old Market Lawn is Art gallery.
Quetzal Gallery
Art gallery
Quetzal Gallery is Art gallery on 60 New Road, Chippenham.
60 New Road, Chippenham, SN15 1ES
Undershed
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Undershed is Art gallery on Canons Road. Undershed also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Canons Road
The Corsham Gallery
Art gallery
The Corsham Gallery is Art gallery on Unit 15. The Corsham Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Unit 15, SN13 0HL
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +441249471447
Victoria Art Gallery
Art gallery
Victoria Art Gallery — Art gallery, found on Bridge Street in Bath. Also worth knowing about Victoria Art Gallery: the map lists its hours as PH,Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Mo off; it has a website with more detail.
Bridge Street, Bath, BA2 4AT
Hours: PH,Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Mo off
PRSC Outdoor Gallery
Art galleryRun by PRSC
PRSC Outdoor Gallery is Art gallery run by PRSC. PRSC Outdoor Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Here
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Here is Art gallery on 108b Stokes Croft, Bristol. Here also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:30-17:00; Sa 11:00-17:30; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
108b Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:30-17:00; Sa 11:00-17:30; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +44 117 942 2222
Spike Island
Art gallery
Spike Island is Art gallery on 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol. Spike Island also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 117 929 2266
Peter Hayes Studio Gallery
Art gallery
Peter Hayes Studio Gallery is Art gallery on 2 Cleveland Bridge.
2 Cleveland Bridge, BA1 5DH
Hauser and Wirth Somerset
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Hauser and Wirth Somerset is Art gallery. Hauser and Wirth Somerset also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Bourgeois Gallery
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Bourgeois Gallery — Art gallery.
Rhoades Gallery
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Rhoades Gallery — Art gallery.
Sefton Whorlow
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Sefton Whorlow — Art gallery.
Black Swan Arts
Art galleryRun by Black Swan Arts
Run by Black Swan Arts, Black Swan Arts is Art gallery, found on 2 Bridge Street in Frome. Also worth knowing about Black Swan Arts: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
2 Bridge Street, Frome, BA11 1BB
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00
g39
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g39 — Art gallery on Oxford Street.
Oxford Street
Hauser & Wirth Somerset
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Hauser & Wirth Somerset — Art gallery, found on Dropping Lane in Bruton.
Dropping Lane, Bruton, BA10 0NL
What the map tells us about art galleries in Bristol
8 of the 27 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
12 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
12 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Bristol gallery walk
Making a day of it in Bristol? Work this order: The Phone Box Gallery, 44AD Art Gallery and Studios on 4 Abbey Street, Martin Parr Foundation on 316 Central Road, Celf Gallery on Bangor Street, Oriel Makers Gallery, BayArt, _form. gallery on 4 Market Street, and Ffoto Newport on Newport Arcade. That's the gallery walk in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 19 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Bristol
Gallery-going in Bristol? A few habits help:
- Look at the building too at The Phone Box Gallery. Galleries often live in the most interesting architecture in town — converted warehouses, old banks, heritage houses.
- Buy the catalogue at 44AD Art Gallery and Studios. Exhibition catalogues are the affordable art book. They sell out after the show closes.
- Trust your own reaction. You don't need the wall text's permission to love or hate a piece. Your honest reaction is the whole point of going.
- Take the long way through. Galleries reward slow looking. One extra lap always reveals something the first pass missed.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Bristol — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Bristol can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 27 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 27 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Bristol: 27 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.