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Hone Bristol · Fishponds Workshops in East Bristol, five minutes from the cycle path

Woodwork workshops to rent in Bristol: 6,000 sq ft on two floors, a working cabinet shop open since 2023, with jewellery opening early 2027. Shared part-time benches £220 a month, shared benches £410, full time from £720, plus waste and sundries.

The Hone sign on the brick wall of the Hone Bristol building in Fishponds

What’s here

Two workshops, one open and one opening. Nothing else, and nothing you don’t need.

Liberty at a bench in the woodwork shop at Hone Bristol

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Woodwork

A working cabinet shop for Bristol’s furniture makers, joiners and cabinet makers. Full-time, shared and shared part-time benches.

£220a month, fromBenches available
  • Martin and Altendorf panel saws, SCM planer thicknesser
  • Wadkin moulder and bandsaw, extracted spray booth
  • 24-hour access for bench members
See the woodwork shop
Rings and hand tools on a jeweller’s bench peg

Opening early 2027

Jewellery

Eight benches for jewellers, in the same building. The opening list hears first.

£150a monthOpening early 2027
  • 8 benches, each your own
  • Shared tool area
  • Same kitchen, coffee and yard
  • Opening list open now
Join the opening list

The building

6,000 sq ft of workshops on two floors in Fishponds, East Bristol, open since 2023. Runs on 100% renewable electricity.

The bench area and tool wall at Hone Bristol

The bays

Two floors of bays, upstairs and down.

The machine shop at Hone Bristol

The machine shop

Panel saws, planer thicknesser, moulder, spray booth.

The workshop doors open onto the yard

The yard

Outside seating, and room to load.

Hand tools on the tool wall

The tool wall

Hand tools where you can reach them.

Who’s here

Who you’ll find at Hone Bristol.

Austin and Rachel

Austin co-founded Hone Bristol
Austin and Rachel at a members’ evening
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Getting here

Fishponds, East Bristol, five minutes from the cycle path.

Address

Hone Bristol
2A and 2B Industrial Estate, Balaclava Road, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 3LJ

By bike

  • Five minutes from the Bristol and Bath cycle path

Where

  • East Bristol, Fishponds

The building

6,000 sq ft of workshops on two floors in Fishponds, East Bristol, open since 2023. Runs on 100% renewable electricity.

Questions

Plain answers. If yours isn’t here, ask on the tour.

All our questions
How much is a bench?

At Hone Bristol in Fishponds: full-time bench £720 a month, plus waste and sundries; shared bench £410; shared part-time bench £220, where four makers share one bench on part-time hours. 24-hour access comes with the full-time and shared benches.

What does the price include?

Your bay or bench, every machine after your induction, the spray booth, storage for materials and goods, the kitchen and coffee, wifi and the outside seating. No joining fee, no hidden costs.

What are the benches?

Three. A full-time bench, £720 a month, is your own bench and bay, with every machine, 24 hours. A shared bench, £410, is a bench and bay you share, with every machine, 24 hours. A shared part-time bench, £220, is one bench shared by four makers on part-time hours, for makers getting set up.

How do the contracts work?

Three-month minimum. Two months’ deposit. The same for every bench. Notice periods are set out in the agreement.

What’s coming?

Eight jewellery benches at £150 a month, opening early 2027. The opening list hears first.

How do I see it?

Book onto a weekly tour with Austin, Thursdays at 4pm or Fridays at 10am. About twenty minutes, longer if you get talking. It’s booked the moment you choose a time, and there’s no pitch at the end. If neither time works for you, request a call back and we’ll find one that does.

Can I speak to someone?

Email info@honeworkspace.com or WhatsApp 07424 105667. Or book a tour and ask on the way round.

Come and see it for yourself

The weekly tour takes you round both floors of the workshop, the bays and the machines, with whoever is making things that day. It’s booked the moment you choose a time.

When
Thursdays 4pm and Fridays 10am
Where
2A and 2B Industrial Estate, Balaclava Road, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 3LJ
Host
Austin
Takes
About twenty minutes, longer if you get talking
You’ll see
Both floors of the workshop, the bays, the machines, the spray booth and the yard
Then
Choose a bench, or don’t. There’s no pitch at the end.

Weekly tour · Hone Bristol

Book a tour

Pick a time. Places are live from the diary.

None of these work? Request a call back

Weekly tour · Hone Bristol

Book a tour

2A and 2B Industrial Estate, Balaclava Road, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 3LJWe’ll email you the day, the time and everything you need to find us.

Pick a time. Places are live from the diary.

None of these work? Request a call back

Request a call back

We’ll call you

Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll ring you back soon. We’ll email you a note as well.

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