Craft & Chat (CANCELLED)

MARCH, APRIL, MAY CRAFT & CHAT CANCELLED – we’ll be back when the New Room re-opens.

Please click here for the latest information on The New Room’s response to the Coronavirus.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month in the beautiful light atrium of the Cafe at The New Room for an afternoon of craft and chat.

Bristol Crafters groupFrom 1.30pm-3pm, come for some company and our amazing cakes!  Open to anyone who has a portable craft, patchwork, crochet, knitting, drawing… whatever you enjoy or come to learn something new…

Beginners welcome!  The group have lots of experience and are very willing to teach  and help in all areas of craft

To find out about other community events at the New Room, click here.

John Wesley's New Room

John Wesley’s New Room is a heritage site in the heart of Bristol. It houses a museum, library, café, events and hire space. It is home to the original 18th century chapel that started the Methodist movement.

It also houses an award-winning Café and a vast reference Library. John Wesley’s New Room hosts a range of art, music and family events and is also available to hire.

Explore the Museum of John & Charles Wesley’s life and work in Bristol.

John Wesley’s New Room is the oldest Methodist building in the world, located right in the heart of Bristol city centre. Founded in 1739 by John Wesley, the New Room became the cradle of the worldwide Methodist movement.

This is the place that completes the story of Bristol. This is the Room that changed the World.

It is a place where everyone is welcome to explore, step back, take time, reconnect and recharge.

Learn more