Bristol Christmas Market 2026

Bristol Temple Meads is the main station, managed by Network Rail, with step-free access to all platforms. Cabot Circus, at the eastern end of the market, describes Temple Meads as its nearest mainline station and a 15 minute walk away along Temple Way, with buses from the station forecourt if you would rather ride. In a straight line the station is about three quarters of a mile from Broadmead. Cabot Circus also says there are direct trains from Bath, Cardiff, London and Exeter through the day.

Three park and ride sites have buses that serve Broadmead or Cabot Circus. Parking is free and you pay the bus fare. Service 9 (Stagecoach West) links Brislington and Portway through the centre, calling at Temple Meads, Cabot Circus and Broadmead. From Long Ashton, the 505 and the m2 metrobus run to the city centre and Broadmead. On services 9 and 505 an adult single was £2.60 and an anytime return £3.50 in October 2026. The sites are outside the Clean Air Zone. Brislington, Long Ashton and Portway are locked at night and close early on Sundays (19:30, 20:00 and 21:30), so check the last bus.

Cabot Circus car park is the big one beside the market, open 24 hours with 2,500 spaces and 75 disabled bays. It warns that it gets extremely busy at peak times, with delays getting out. The council's small Brunswick Square car park is on the St Pauls side of Broadmead but has a two hour limit. Trenchard Street is a large council multi-storey in the West End, further from the stalls, with 15 disabled bays; Blue Badge holders still pay there. Cabot Circus is inside Bristol's Clean Air Zone, so check whether your vehicle is charged. Prices below were read in October 2026.

Broadmead is in the middle of the shopping area, so the Old City, the Centre and Harbourside, Cabot Circus and the streets around Temple Meads are all within walking distance. Clifton and the top of Park Street are further and uphill on the way back, though buses run down to the centre.