Bristol Activities Centre

1BIGD Reference number: 838

General information

Address:
Avonquay
Cumberland Basin
Bristol
BS1 6XL (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Telephone: 0117 353 2299

Fax: 0117 353 2288

Website: http://www.bristolactivities.org.uk

Email: russ.scully@bristol.gov.uk

Ages services offered to: 10 – none

Contact person: Nicola Bushnell

Costs: Costs vary, depending on course duration.

Type of organisation: Statutory e.g. Government/local authority/health

Type of delivery point: Sport Centre/facility; Training provider; Youth Service

Aims: Bristol Activities Centre is a venue that provides opportunities to engage and assist with the development of young people. Through a mixture of outdoor activities, team building exercises and programmes, the Centre offers one off or a series of events. The dockside location provides easy access for canoeing and kayaking, raft building exercises, close proximity to the Avon Gorge for climbing and abseiling, Ashton Court and Leigh woods for mountain biking, orienteering and excellent terrain for many group exercises. The Mendip Hills for caving is only 20 minutes away. All specialist equipment and instruction is provided. Staff Development/ Teambuilding courses, using the outdoors are also a speciality.

Availability: Drop-in
Please phone to book activities. Many details available on our website.

Waiting list: No

Areas of support offered

Leisure and Personal Development: Adventure activities; Exercise

Education and Training: Award Schemes; Exclusion; Life skills

Crime and Offending: Young offenders

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: Yes

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): No

Bath & North East Somerset: The whole of the area

Bristol: The whole of the area

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes
Approximate distance and bus service numbers: 200m

Car park nearby: Yes
Approximate distance: on site

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes
Number of spaces: on site

Pedestrian route: Yes
Smooth and even with dropped kerbs: No

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: Yes

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: No

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: Yes

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: Yes
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: Yes

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: Yes

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: No


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