19th - 20th September 2026 Have your eye-patches and hook hands at the ready! We are once again partnering with the High and Dry Shanty Crew for The Bristol Sea Shanty Shout 2026! Last year's event marked a major change for the event: Based at our boatyard, as well as SS Great Britain, with a ticket concert by our Visitor Centre in the evening, and [...]
17th to 19th July 2026 10 Years of Yard Fest: Underfall Yard's flagship summer festival - and we are planning our biggest celebration yet! Since 2016, Underfall Yard has gotten involved with the festivities along the harbour in July. Now, for the first time, we've been made an official location of Bristol Harbour Festival, as well as this year's charity partner. Live music, raving DJ [...]
Thursday 16th July 2026 Organised by The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain, this is an event to introduce you to the wonderful hobby of Steamboating. Even if you have no 'steamy' knowledge, you will be welcome to join us for a fun, easy going day of gentle learning and practical experience. The day will be centred at Underfall Yard and include a safety briefing, [...]
Sunday 28th June 2026 On 28th June, taking place on Baltic Wharf close to the Cottage Inn, The Dragon Boat Festival is a full day’s event with up to 36 teams competing in heats, semi-finals and a grand final. Organised by Bristol Breakfast Rotary Club, business and community groups come together in a racing tournament in Bristol’s Floating Harbour, all to raise money for chosen charities both [...]
Up on the patent slipway is the Matthew of Bristol. She is having maintenance work done and she was supposed to stay with us until 13th January. Unfortunately for her (but luckily for us!) she needs a bit more of repair done, as they have to replace more planks than expected. Therefore, she is going to stay with us a little bit longer (until the end [...]
On 18 March 2016 we opened our Visitor Centre and, just over 6 months later, we are delighted to share with you that over 40,000 people have visited. In this time we have organised visits and tours for schools and children’s centres from across Bristol; scouting organisations and groups for young people; and special interest and social clubs. Our wonderful volunteers have given over 2,800 hours [...]
Julie Sienesi takes over from Nicola Dyer, our former Project Director, who has been overseeing the £4million Heritage Lottery Fund capital works since commencement. Julie is passionate about the yard and joins us after 18 years at the ss Great Britain. Rachel Gollin is due to join us at the end of June as our Workshop Manager. Her first priority is getting the pumps up [...]
Both Star Yachts and RB Boatbuilding are working on new builds. Win, of Star Yachts, said they are looking forward to completing the 32ft twin engine motor launch later this summer. Work is progressing rapidly in the Big Shed (which is not open to the public) and we all look forward to seeing the end result. Visitors to the yard often want to see what [...]
Visit Underfall Yard on 15-17 July for a spectacular weekend of food, fun and fine boats. Underfall Yard, the historic heart of the harbour, is joining in with the Harbour Festival for the first time in 2016. We'll be hosting historic vessels including Olga, a 1909 Bristol Channel pilot cutter, and Vigilant, a vintage 1930 yacht designed by Uffa Fox - with lots of opportunities [...]
We are seeking friendly volunteers to join us for this exciting new step to help us welcome visitors to our site and be part of our growing team. We have several different roles available: Visitor Centre Volunteer Visitor Centre & Tour Leader Volunteer Weekend Visitor Centre Volunteer Weekend Visitor Centre & Tour Leader Volunteer Weekend Hydraulic Pump Operator Weekend Human Accumulator Operator Volunteer Registration Form If [...]