Place to explore / Fishponds
Glenside Hospital Museum
Explore the history of mental-health care in a former hospital chapel.
- Price
- Adult annual pass £5; up to two under-18s free per paying adult
- Where
- Glenside Hospital Museum, UWE Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, Bristol BS16 1DD
About this outing
The museum describes itself as in the Fishponds area, within the former asylum church at UWE’s Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill; its travel address also uses Stapleton. Collections explore mental-health care, hospital life and medical artefacts. Adult annual pass £5, with up to two under-18s free per paying adult. Drop-ins are welcome, or book ahead. Open Wednesdays 10:00–13:00 and Saturdays 10:00–16:00. The main museum is wheelchair accessible, with a step to the final metre of the altar display and an accessible toilet. Museum parking is available on Saturdays only, not Wednesdays. Allow around 90 minutes; adults can judge which medical displays suit their children.
Plan your visit
Source checked 23 October 2026 at 22:33.
Other sources
Supporting source — checked 23 October 2026 at 22:33
Guides & inspiration
Fishponds with children: library crafts, woodland play and a museum visit
Plan library crafts, coding, playground time at Oldbury Court and a creative visit to Glenside Hospital Museum, with local booking and access details.