The New Room in Bristol is the oldest Methodist Chapel in the world (originally built in 1739) and the cradle of the early Methodist movement.
36 The Horsefair, Bristol, UK. BS1 3JE
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Venue Events
- Lunchtime Community Choir Concert
- Wesley Day Service
- Mr Onion’s Serenade
- Fellow Pynins
- Intarsia – Jo May & Sarah Matthews
- James Patterson & John Dipper – CANCELLED
- Singing for Wellbeing
- Half Term – Remarkable Remedies
- A Morning with Gary Best
- Online Wes Talk: Earn, Save, Give – John Wesley’s Advice on Money
- Online Wes Talk: Welcoming the Stranger
- Online Wes Talk: The Future of Fairtrade
- Salt House
- Sam Sweeney
- Three Cane Whale
- Christians at Bristol Pride – Carol Service
- Free Christmas Crafts
- Messy Nativity Carols
- Lunchtime Carol Service
- Carols By Candlelight
- Pop-up Health and Care Jobs Fair
- Craft and Chat
- Craft and Chat Monthly
- Half Term – Activities (Families year 7+)
- Half Term Activity Mornings – Back in Time: Costume!
- Wes Talk – Climate Change: Why Does COP26 Matter?
- Museum Tours – Every Tuesday and Saturday
- Art From Lockdown
- Black Lives Matter: Readings and Conversation
- Communion
- The Asbury Crossing: Responding to Call
- Magpie22 – The Asbury Crossing celebrations
- Back In Time Days
- The Secret Courtyard
- Ben Walker and Kirsty Merryn – ‘Life and the Land’ Tour
- Wes Talks Online – A Passion for Pilgrimage
- Half Term Creation Station
- Wes Talks Online – The Tolpuddle Martyrs: how does their story still speak today?
- Wesley Day Service
- Wes Talks Online – Craftivism: How can you gain a political voice through craft?
- Sri Lankan Mission – An Evening with Anne Baldwin
- Wes Talks: Hannah More: Moral Reformer or Political Manipulator?
- Singing and Stories Workshop
- Wes Talks: How did John Wesley speak out against the slave trade?
- Make Music Day Meet-Up – South West
- A New Room Christmas
- Singing for Wellbeing Workshop
- Folk at the New Room: The Hut People
- Easter Explorer Day (CANCELLED)
- Easter Explorer Day (CANCELLED)
- Easter Explorer Day (CANCELLED)
- Easter Explorer Day (CANCELLED)
- Easter Explorer Day (CANCELLED)
- Easter Explorer Day (CANCELLED)
- Online Friday Reflection (in place of Holy Communion Service)
- Holy Communion Service – cancelled
- Craft & Chat (CANCELLED)
- POSTPONED: Lunchtime Recital – Jonathan Price, organ
- (POSTPONED) Lunchtime Recital – Matthew Brown, organ
- (POSTPONED) Lunchtime Recital – Orbis Duo, flute and guitar
- Art Exhibition – Victoria Moreno
- Lunchtime Recital – Matt Norman, mandolin
- POSTPONED: Lunchtime Recital – Tim Forder, organ
- (POSTPONED) Lunchtime recital – Erika Severyns, folk singer
- (POSTPONED) Lunchtime Recital – Richard Leigh Harris, Organ
- Lunchtime Recital – Duo Fisarco, accordion & violin
- Lunchtime Recital – Jane Cottrell (contralto) with Philip Carter (organ)
- Back In Time Day (Half Term)
- Back In Time Day (Half Term)
- Back In Time Day (Half Term)
- CANCELLED: New Room Community Film Club
- CANCELLED: New Room Community Film Club
- New Room Community Film Club
- New Room Community Film Club
- Peggy Seeger with Calum MacColl – ‘The First Farewell Tour’ – SOLD OUT
- (POSTPONED) Wes Talks – Sit Down Next To Me
- Wes Talks – Penthouse and Pavement
- Wes Talks – Another Planet?
- Holy Communion Service
- (POSTPONED) Folk at the New Room: The Hut People
- Folk at the New Room: Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
- Folk at the New Room: Leveret
- Folk at the New Room: Owl Light Trio
- Away In A Stable All-Age Carol Service
- Lunchtime recital – Bristol Harmony West Gallery Quire
- Lunchtime Recital – Jonathan Price, organ
- Lunchtime Recital – The Band of Pilgrims
- Lunchtime Recital – All Saints Church, Virginia USA
- Andrew Bradstock book launch: David Sheppard, Batting for the Poor
- Why not try out our Community Choir?
- Health and Wellbeing Tour
- Healthier Bristol
- Back In Time Day (Half Term)
- Lunchtime Recital – Jonquil City Singers
- Holy Communion service
- Holy Communion service
- Holy Communion
- Post Retirement Opportunities Workshop
- Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) Fayre
- Faith In This Place Panel Discussion (Festival of the Future City)
- Study Morning with Tom Stuckey
- Lunchtime Recital – Orbis Duo, flute & guitar
- Insane Root presents Rumpelstiltskin
- Speranza, Music of Hope – Free Lunchtime Recital
- Lunchtime Recital – Ben de Souza, accordion & Chloe Meade, violin
- New Room Community Film Club
- Lunchtime Recital – James Drinkwater, organ
- Lunchtime Recital – Tim Forder, organ
- Lunchtime Recital – David Wilson, organ – Apologies but this event has now been cancelled
- Wildlife Craft Workshops
- Bring A Bear Story Time
- Bring A Bear Story Time
- Explore the Home of Hymn Writer Charles Wesley
- Explore the New Room Library
- Design a Miniature Room
- Architecture Spotlight Talks
- A Rainbow Service for Bristol Pride
- Jane Duffus Talk – Even More Women Who Built Bristol!
- A Life in Hymns – New Room Hymn Festival
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- #SeeTheFullPicture Exhibition
- Make Music Day 2019
- Stations of the Resurrection – Talk by the Author
- Holy Communion Service
- Lunchtime Recital – Matthew Sear, Classical Guitar
- Folk at the New Room: Ben Walker and Rob Harbron with Bristol Folk Singers
- Folk at the New Room: Dana & Susan Robinson
- Folk at the New Room: Alden, Patterson and Dashwood
- A Service for Wesley Day
- Lunchtime Recital – The Pilgrims Men’s Chorus
- Lunchtime Recital – Harris Becker, Classical Guitar
- Lunchtime Recital – The Chancel Choir, South Carolina
- Lunchtime Recital – Gordon Pullin, tenor
- Singing for Wellbeing Workshop
- Lunchtime Recital – Charlie Limm, folk singer
- Holy Communion Service
- Lunchtime Recital – Jane Cottrell (contralto) with Philip Carter (organ)
- One Chapel, Many Voices: Memories and Stories of The New Room
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Community Choir
- Community Choir
- Easter Discovery Trail – the Calmer Llamas
- Community Choir Spring Concert
- Museum Tours
- American Spirituals – United Methodist Choir
- Sturla Eide & Philip Miles, with Nordic Folk Tunes Workshop
- Half Term Quiz Trail at the New Room
- Erika Severyns – FREE lunchtime recital
- Henry Ford, Northumbrian Pipes – FREE lunchtime recital
- Susanna 350: a day celebrating the life and ministry of Susanna Wesley
- Folk at the New Room – Andy Cutting
- Folk at the New Room – Karen Tweed
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Habits Film Club
- Speranza Quintet – FREE lunchtime recital
- Holy Communion Service
- Carols by Candlelight
- Lunchtime Recital – organ and voice
- 100 First World War Advertisements Exhibition
- Superheroes – Free Half Term Crafts at the New Room
- Bristol’s Lost City: Exhibition and Talk
- Reflect Conference and AGM featuring President of Conference Rev Michaela Youngson
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Lunchtime Recital – Richard Leigh Harris, Organ
- Folk at the New Room presents Laurel Swift & Ben Moss
- Folk at the New Room presents Three Cane Whale – SOLD OUT
- A Recital of Baroque Arias – FREE
- Speranza, Music of Hope – Free Lunchtime Recital
- Extraordinary Women
- Cards for Good Causes pop-up shop
- Friends of the New Room Methodist Memorabilia Sale
- Community Choir
- Bristol Open Doors at The New Room
- (RE)Building Bristol
- Indian Summer – free recital
- The Channel: How do we end immigration detention?
- The Haunting
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Habits Film Club
- Holy Habits Film Club
- Holy Habits Film Club
- Holy Habits Film Club
- Beach Bonanza FREE Summer Holiday Crafts
- Recital featuring Marvin United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Texas
- Recital featuring St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Texas
- Bristol Hippodrome Choir Summer Concert
- George Whitefield Talk
- Holy Habits Film Club
- Holy Habits Film Club
- A Service for Wesley Day
- New Room Community Choir end of term concert
- Trevecca Nazarene singers to join Friday Holy Communion
- ‘Make Music Day’ 21st June
- Dementia Action Week
- Lunchtime Recital
- Kristu Bhakti and Krishna Bhakti
- ‘Light of the Heartline’ exhibition
- Discover Fairtrade Gold- photography exhibition
- Folk at the New Room presents Boldwood
- Folk at the New Room presents: Daniel & Emma Reid
- Folk at the New Room presents: Becki Driscoll & Nick Wyke
- Folk at the New Room presents: Stray Local
- George Whitefield Travelling Exhibition
- Flamboyant Flamingo Trail
- Lunchtime Concert – Baker University Choir
- Folk at the New Room presents: Travelling with Thomas
- Octopus for a Preemie UK Monthly Get-together
- Rescheduled Fairtrade Celebration to coincide with World Fair Trade Day
- Folk at the New Room presents: Jon Swayne & Becky Price
- Free – New Room Community Choir Concert
- Lunchtime Recital – Richard Leigh Harris, Organ
- Free Half Term Crafts in the Cafe
- “Kristu Bhakti and Krishna Bhakti” – Book Talk by Rev Dr Israel Selvanayagam
- Wesley’s Wellbeing Workshop
- A Morning with Tom Stuckey
- Folk at the New Room presents: Hannah Cumming & Jon Dyer with support from Ian. A. Anderson
- Holy Habits Film Club
- Holy Habits Film Club
- Holy Communion Service
- Bristol Harmony Quire – Lunchtime Recital
- Folk at the New Room presents: I Fratelli Tarzanelli & Dragoman
- Speranza, Music of Hope – Lunchtime Recital
- The Biber Recorder Duo – Lunchtime Recital
- Sanctuary Walk: Dignity not Destitution
- How Methodism became an international movement – Talk by Gary M. Best
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Folk at the New Room presents Methera
- Freedom of Mind Festival – Parental Mental Health
- Bristol Hippodrome Choir Christmas Concert
- Day of Prayer
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Holy Communion Service
- Wellbeing Day
- Bristol Doors Open Days 7-10th Sept
- Journeys to Justice – Wesley and the Anti-Slavery Movement
- Holy Communion Service