Bristol Beacon

Win tickets to the 2026 New Year's Viennese Gala!

2026 Gala at the Bristol Beacon

Start the new year in style at Bristol Beacon. Join the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, their Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth and British soprano Elizabeth Watts for an evening of joyous music to welcome in 2026!

As part of our partnership, we are giving away 2 x tickets to the 2026 New Year's Viennese Gala on Saturday 3rd January to one lucky winner! The winner will also receive 2 x First Bus West of England day tickets!

To be in with a chance of winning, just fill out the form below by 17th December. For full T&Cs, click here.

Competition now closed.

Transformation of Bristol Beacon

Over the last 5 years, Bristol Beacon has undergone a massive transformation, with extensive renovations across the entire building. The aim was to create a vibrant and welcoming space for all visitors to enjoy music, arts, and cultural events. The performance spaces have been modernized with upgrades to the acoustics and they've also been made more accessible. The building's cellars are in use for the first time and have been repurposed as education and performance spaces.

See what's on at the Beacon.

How To Get There

We have lots of bus services which stop in the City Centre, which is just a few minutes walk from the Beacon.

We recommend downloading the First Bus app, so you can plan your journey & find out the best way to get there by bus. You can find our route maps here.

Daily Service Updates

	This is our Service Updates page. Information is listed by service number, and any major disruptions will be listed at the top of the page. For more detail of any planned diversions, please see the separate entries on the Current Issues page of our website. Individual journey cancellations are shown on our app.

	Last Updated:	21/12/2025	17:51

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	-Diversion for Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 41, 72, U2 Anchor Road and College Green will be closed overnight 2100-0530 Monday 22 December for ongoing works, services towards Clifton will divert Anchor Road and Jacobs Wells Road continuing Normal Route from Clifton Triangle. Use City Centre, Anchor Road or Clifton Triangle Bus stops. -Services towards City centre will operate From Park Street top Park Row, St James Barton Roundabout Rupert Street, Christmas Street to resume normal route from Nelson Street. Use Queens Road, or Broadmead Stops.
	North Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	Services X1,X4,X6,X7 and X9 towards Bristol will Divert Jacobs Wells Road, Clifton Triangle and St James Roundabout To Bristol Bus Station. Missing Gas works, Anchor Road and City Centre. Services out of Bristol will be unaffected.

Service		Current issues	Planned disruptions in the next week
1	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
1	Bath City Centre - Southdown	Normal service.
1	Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay	Normal service.
1s	Kewstoke - Worle	Normal service.
2/2a	Cribbs Causeway/Brentry - Bristol City Centre - Stockwood	-Due to lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to delays, particularly at peak times. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	Normal service.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	Normal service.
5/5a	Bath City Centre - Twerton - Whiteway	Normal service.
6	Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
6	Worle - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
6/6a/7	Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall	Normal service.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	Normal service.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Normal service.
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Normal service.
13	Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst	Normal service.
16	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions.
17	Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Runs on School Days Only. Normal service. Last day of operation before Christmas: Friday 19 December First day back after Christmas: Monday 5 January
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal service.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Normal service.
25	Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	Service 25 is suffering from delays, particularly in peak times due to congestion, especially around the Eastgate Centre.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Normal service.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	Normal service.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
42	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
43	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	Normal service.
44/45	Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Normal service.
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green	Normal service.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Emersons Green	Normal service.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 5 January.
58	Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill	Normal service.
70	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
72	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
73	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal service.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Runs on School Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 5 January.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
349	Bristol - Keynsham	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport AirDecker	Normal service. Check www.airdecker.com for on the day service information.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Normal service.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	Normal service. The northbound diversion at Bradley Stoke Way (no stops missed) is now expected to finish on 24 December.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	The Wapping Wharf stop towards the City Centre is closed. Buses are using a temporary stop situated around 250m before the usual stop, until October 2026.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	Normal service.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	Normal service.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Runs on School Days Only. Normal service. Last day of operation before Christmas: Friday 19 December First day back after Christmas: Monday 5 January
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 6 January.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	-Bradley Stoke Way is partially closed northbound until Christmas 2025. Buses towards Thornbury are unable to serve The Bridge/Savages Wood Roundabout stops, and are diverting via Brook Way and serving the Braydon Avenue stop instead. Update - works are overrunning, and the diversion is now expected to end on 24 December. -Alveston Hill is closed 24/7 towards Thornbury until February 2026. Buses are diverted via Grovesend Road Crossroads, Unable to serve Alveston The Ship/Thornbury Leisure Centre. This diversion will also apply to buses towards Bristol after 2000 each night Monday - Saturdays only. -This service is subject to significant delays due to the amount of diversions currently on route.	Alveston Hill will reopen on 24 December for The Christmas period and close again from 5 January 2026 until 13 February 2026
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	University holiday - No service. First day back after Christmas: 5 January (Revision Timetable)
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
U3	Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath	Normal service.	.
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Normal service.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Normal service.
X1/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Normal service.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. First day back after Christmas: 5 January.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service.
X18	Nailsea - Weston-super-Mare & Loxton Campus	Normal service.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Update - Park Lane in Frampton Cotterell will re-open on 19 December for Christmas. Works will recommence 07.00 5 January (until 17.00 16 January) during which the below diversion will resume: -Park Lane in Frampton Cotterell diversion - Unable to serve between/including Live and Let Live on Park Lane/Church Road on Badminton Road. Please use stops on Church Road.