Welcome aboard Bristol Ferry Boat Co.!
Situated in Bristol Floating Harbour; at the very heart of Bristol; our distinctive yellow and blue boats (and red ones too!) offer a range of services from within the city limits and out to the countryside beyond:
- TIMETABLED FERRY SERVICE (operating 364 days a year)
- Council subsidised COMMUTER SERVICE
- PRIVATE BOAT TRIPS (including River trips, Booze cruises, Commentary tours)
- PUBLIC CRUISES (including along the Avon Gorge, to Beeses Tea Gardens and Wildlife commentaries within the harbour).
We pride ourselves on providing a personal and high quality service combined with great local knowledge. Come onboard and see what we mean!
THIS WEEK!
Friday 3rd July -
TRAVEL ALONG 'THE CUT' - with local historical expert John Penny(Part of the BRISTOL FLOATING HARBOUR 200 EVENT); celebrating the 200th anniversary of this exciting and vibrant waterway!
Another one of our hugely popular and unique afternoon cruises 'Down the docks and up the cut' onboard ferry boat Brigantia. A rare opportunity to cruise along 'The Cut' with commentary from local historian John Penny; exploring the history and engineering behind this remarkable Bristol landmark.
Depart 15.00 from Ferry Station / City Centre
Saturday 4th July - 'GORGEOUS GORGE' CHAMPAGNE TASTER
Champagne and commentary while cruising beneath Clifton Suspension Bridge; sample one of Bristol's best views! Join us for a relaxing cruise along the Avon Gorge, departing 14.45 from the Ferry Station, City Centre.
Sunday 5th July - BEESES CREAM TEA TRIP
A leisurely river trip to the riverside Tea Gardens at Beeses. This is an idyllic cruise along the leafy countryside river banks to a great venue for cream teas in the garden (covered areas if wet!). Depart 2pm from Welsh Back landing stage.
Come down and jump onboard out TIMETABLED FERRIES!
Whether the sun is out or not there's loads to see and do by boat!
All day passes with our 'Multistop' tickets. Visit At Bristol, ssGreat Britain, go shopping at the brand new Cabot Circus, hire a bike from the Ferry Station or just head off to a pub seat for a harbour view with your pint!- Buy a round trip and settle into your ferry seat for a 40 or 60 minute circular tour around the docks; let the young ones check out the swans, ducks, bridges and cranes or just sit back and enjoy the unusual sights and the wind in your hair (or the cosy comfort of one of our covered boats instead!).
BUY TICKETS ONBOARD OR BUY IN ADVANCE AT THE FERRY STATION!
SPECIAL OFFERS AVAILABLE - Click here!
NEW TICKET SHOP & INFO POINT AT THE FERRY STATION.
For tickets and assorted gifts we are open Thursdays to Sundays 10.00am to 4pm. (During School holidays we are open daily)
Pop in and see us and maybe have a coffee too?!
(Situated next to our City Centre landing stage, and opposite The Watershed).
FERRIES TO CABOT CIRCUS (from Templemeads Train Station)
To reach Cabot Circus shopping centre please catch the Templemeads ferry. Please see TIMETABLE for full details.
GIFT VOUCHERS FOR SALE!
Ever thought of giving a gift of a Bristol Ferry Boat Co. voucher?
- Available for both our public and private trips.Vouchers for public trips are a great gift and can be used on any of our many and varied PUBLIC trips (ranging in price from £16 to £23 each per adult).
- OR why not give a voucher to pay for / towards a PRIVATE trip; for that much longed-for birthday booze cruise or maybe an hour-long anniversary cruise with champagne?
Vouchers made out to the value of your choice. Please do call us on 0117 927 3416 to order!
NEXT WEEK
Saturday 9th July - 'GORGEOUS GORGE' SUMMER SUPPER SPECIAL
A fantastic floating supper cruise with commentary while cruising beneath Clifton Suspension Bridge; sample one of Bristol's best views! Join us for a relaxing cruise along the Avon Gorge. Food courtesy of the award winning Rose of Denmark. Departing 18.15 from the Ferry Station, City Centre.
BRISTOL FOOD AND WINE FAIR
Friday 10th July to Sunday 12th July at Canon's Marsh - close to At Bristol.
This fair is now in its second year; celebrating quality wine, dining and good food over three days. The fair includes wine tutorials, kids cookery classes, many food and wine stalls, food & wine matching at the on-site restaurant, and plenty of covered bar and restaurant areas.
Travel to the Fair with us and not only get £1 off your fair ticket (normally Adult £8 / Child free on the door) purchased onboard, but also jump the queues and access the fair direct! ALSO we will be selling discounted ferry return tickets to fair-goers (Adult £3 / Child £2),
So that's £10 all in for each adult and just £2 for children how easy is that!
ALSO NOTE: that our additonal Temple Meads service will be operating for the Friday 10th as well as all weekend! Meaning there are departures at 10 minutes to and 10 minutes past each hour from the Temple Meads landing stage.
Sunday 12th July - BEESES CREAM TEA TRIP
A leisurely river trip to the riverside Tea Gardens at Beeses. This is an idyllic cruise along the leafy countryside river banks to a great venue for cream teas in the garden (covered areas if wet!). Depart 2pm from Welsh Back landing stage.
Friday 17rd July - TRAVEL ALONG 'THE CUT' - with local historical expert John Penny
(Part of the BRISTOL FLOATING HARBOUR 200 EVENT); celebrating the 200th anniversary of this exciting and vibrant waterway!
FINAL one of our hugely popular and unique afternoon cruises 
'Down the docks and up the cut' onboard ferry boat Brigantia. A rare opportunity to cruise along 'The Cut' with commentary from local historian John Penny; exploring the history and engineering behind this remarkable Bristol landmark.
Depart 12.45 from Ferry Station / City Centre
SOLD OUT!
COMING UP!
BEESES CREAM TEA TRIPS - Click here for more info!
River Trips to the lovely riverside Tea Gardens at Beeses near Hanham. This is an idyllic cruise along the leafy river banks to a great venue. To book online please click on date below:
TRIPS COMING UP:
Sunday 16th August
Sunday 30th August - last trip of the season!
GORGEOUS GORGE TRIPS - Click here for more info!
Our Gorge Trips have a whole host of themes from Champagne breakfast, Sunset Supper, Balloon Fiesta Specials through to Wildlife and 'Harbour 200' History Specials incorporating an adventurous jaunt up the Cut!! To book online please click on date below:
TRIPS COMING UP:
Sunday 12th July - Breakfast Champagne Special
Sunday 19th July - Daytime Gorge
JOIN US AT EVENTS AND FESTIVALS IN BRISTOL HARBOUR THIS SUMMER!
There are so many interesting events going on in Bristol's harbour this summer the tough one is deciding which ones to go to!
We're offering our usual ferry services (plus lots more including some special offers and specially tailored trips) to Bristol Festival of Nature, Bristol Food and Wine Fair, Soil Association's Organic Food Festival and not forgetting our fantastic Bristol Harbour Festival! Click on the above link to find out more!
BEESES BEER FESTIVAL
We're running our Beer Festival boat trips to the hugely popular beer festival again this year. Click above to find out more!
