28/10/2025
We are excited to announce that the building works to bring back The Big Shed and the adjoining workshops are due to start this December!
We cannot thank our community enough - thanks to the generous support from groups, businesses, and individuals, we are now in a position to rebuild. The works will take just over a year, so in January 2027 the Yard will be back to the thriving, working boatyard we all know and love.
From the entire team here at Underfall Yard, from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!
But the work is not done yet! We still have £100,000 to raise to make sure our historic site is suitable for the needs of a modern boatyard and to help us deliver exciting new boatbuilding projects and courses. You can donate to our JustGiving page or visit Underfall Cafe, where every purchase directly supports The Underfall Yard Trust.
https://www.justgiving.com/charity/theunderfallyardtrust
(and don't worry, The Yard, Visitor Centre and cafe will still be open during the rebuild - we're not going anywhere!)
The Recovery and Reinstatement Project has been supported by grants from:
The Architectural Heritage Fund
Garfield Weston Foundation
John James Bristol Foundation
The Kenny Family
The Nisbet Trust
Pople Charitable Trust
The Red Trouser Fund
Society of Merchant Venturers
Swire Charitable Trust
Triodos Bank UK
29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
and also supported by donations from local businesses such as:
Bristol Beer Factory
Renishaw Engineering
Seetru
SWNS
Thekla Bristol
TLT Solicitors
Wring Group ltd
as well as individuals from the local community and beyond over the past two years.
