Bristol Crown Court
Location codes
The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.
Addresses
- Visit us
- , Bristol BS1 1DA
Contacts
- Telephone
- 0117 976 3030
- Telephone
- 0870 739 4136
- Telephone
- 0117 976 3046
- Telephone
- 0300 332 1137
- Telephone
- 78128 Bristol
- Admin
- [email protected]
- Case progression
- [email protected]
- Jury service
- [email protected]
- Admin
- [email protected]Clerks
- Listing
- [email protected]
Opening times
- Court open
- 8.30 am to 5.30pm
- Counter open
- Urgent enquiries only 09.00 am to 4.00pm
- Telephone enquiries answered
- Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
Areas of law
Facilities
- No parking
- There are no parking facilities at this building, however paid off site parking is available within 500 metres in the Galleries or Nelson Street.
- Disabled access
- This building has level access to the building entrance and all floors, lifts to all floors and level access into courtrooms.
- Assistance dogs
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- Hearing Loop
- The building has hearing enhancement facilities available by prior arrangement. Please contact the Court office by telephone or email if necessary.
- Security arch
- For safety and security, all users and their possessions will be searched by security when they enter this building. We have a security arch and x-ray machine for possessions. Please alert the security officer if you have a pacemaker.
- Lift
- Wheelchair accessible lifts are available in this building to all floors.
- Public toilets
- Public toilets are available on all floors.
- Disabled toilet
- Accessible toilets are available on all floors.
- Refreshments
- Snacks, hot and cold drinks vending machines are available on the 1st floor
- Interview room
- Consulting rooms are available in the building as follows: First floor 6 rooms, second floor 4 rooms, third floor 5 rooms, fourth floor 6 rooms. Please note that the consulting rooms can be booked in advance by using the admin email or phoning enquiries on Option 4.
- Waiting Room
- This building has a public area outside each court and a separate witness waiting area. Please ask for details on arrival.
- Baby changing facility
- Baby changing facilities are available in the disabled toilets on the ground floor
- Prayer / Quiet room
- A quiet consultation room for use for Prayer is available at this court upon request, please contact the listing office
- Video facilities
- Court room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement)
- Wireless network connection
- Wifi is available in all areas of the building which can be accessed via an on the day registration process. Further information on the Wi-Fi service can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/connect-to-govwifi
- Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
- Lanyards available on request.
Guidance naming this venue 4
Judicial guidance and court guides that name this venue explicitly.
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