Bristol Safe Space at Night
Delivered by Bristol BID and Avon & Somerset Police, Bristol Safe Space at Night delivers a safety and wellbeing service on Friday and Saturday nights in the city centre.
Date
September 2026 - Present
Louisa Briggs
Project Manager
Bristol Safe Space at Night is a friendly place to reset, recharge and get a bit of help when you need it on a night out in Bristol. Whether your phone is out of battery, your feet have had enough, you’re feeling unwell, you’ve lost your mates or you just need somewhere to sit for a while, the Safe Space team is there to help you get your night back on track.
Bristol Safe Space at Night is there to give people a helping hand while enjoying a night out in the city centre. Launching Friday 4th September, the Safe Space will be open every Friday and Saturday from 10pm – 4am on the Central Promenade, opposite the Hippodrome. Drop in for practical help, first aid, phone charging, welfare essentials or simply somewhere to sit and regroup with a friendly team.
What the service provides
Bristol Safe Space at Night provides a warm and safe space for individuals to use while they wait for friends, family, or transport home. Other services include someone to talk to, guidance with accessing other safety services, phone charging, crime reporting, and basic first aid. Staffed by volunteers, the service focuses on wellbeing services dedicated to those who find themselves in need on a night out.
The team can help with:
- First aid from a trained first responder
- Phone charging
- Somewhere to sit, take a moment and regroup
- Period products and sexual health products
- Blister plasters and other basic welfare essentials
- Drink spiking test kits / drink testing
- A friendly, non-judgemental person to talk to
- Information about other support available in the city
- Help contacting other services, including medical support or the police, if needed
The launch of the Safe Space comes following two successful pilots of the service delivered by the BID and partners in December 2024 and February 2025 which assessed the demand for the service.
Part of Bristol’s night-time community
The Safe Space is another part of the network of people looking out for Bristol’s night-time community, it connects with organisations including Hope Against Suicide, Street Pastors and city centre businesses. The aim is for venues, businesses, support organisations and partners to work together to help everyone have a better night in Bristol.
Bristol has a brilliant nightlife, and the Safe Space is about adding another layer of support for the people enjoying it. It’s somewhere you can drop into before a small problem becomes a bigger one, whether that’s getting your phone charged so you can find your friends, sorting out sore feet, having somewhere to wait for a taxi or getting help when you’re not feeling quite right.
If you need more specialist support, the team can also help connect you with the right service. Bristol Safe Space at Night isn’t an emergency medical service. If someone is seriously ill, injured or in immediate danger, always contact the appropriate emergency service.
Look back at our pilot
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