The team behind Motion and The Marble Factory has launched Document Bristol: a new event space on Pennywell Road that will cater for all types of events – including food and drink.
Located within a former Aviva document storage facility, Document Bristol features five different zones: a 3,000-capacity event space, 1,000 sq metre coworking studios, a bar and breakout space, contemporary stripped-back bespoke offices, a full gym and meeting rooms. This gives the building a whole host of uses: office and hot desk spaces, a gym, club nights and venue hire for events of all types.
Owner and director of Document Bristol and Motion Events Ltd, Martin Page, says, “We took hold of the former AVIVA document storage warehouse in January 2019. We saw the opportunity to breathe life into a building that had laid empty for a decade in a key central Bristol location. My business partner and I started the task of populating its many halls and rooms with artists, professionals, and creatives. Covid saw us shut down the site with a skeleton crew where commercial projects from Netflix and the BBC helped us stay afloat. Fast forward to 2023, we’ve now filled all the studios and offices with creative types and local businesses. And now, with Motion and the Marble factory as our guide, we’re planning some shows for our large 3,000 capacity venue Facility and bespoke cocktail area Record.”
Document Bristol has already hosted Alfresco Disco’s NYE rave, but there’s more on the horizon – both music-wise and beyond. On Saturday, March 18th, the venue will host the Free From Festival: the UK’s first festival focused on dairy, gluten and refined sugar-free food and drink – which will hopefully pave the way for more great food and drink events in the future!