John Wesley's New Room

Worth a visit. The chapel is beautiful and the museum is fascinating. Cute cafe and gift shop just inside the entrance.

Great museum space complete with cafe and shop right in the centre of town and yet had never been!

Mainly visit the cafe, only place in Bristol City centre that you can get good food without giving money to big business. Dog friendly. Museum is interesting.

Never knew this was here! Very informative lady on the desk. Great museum, highly recommend going. Looks like a nice cafe as well.

What a fantastic venue for live folk music! Intimate and full of character. Do remember to take a cushion in with you as the pews are unforgiving.

A fascinating chapel steeped in history and a museum, suitable for all ages and families. There are plenty of interactive exhibits, including dressing up and the museum is engaging for both young and old. The cafe is also well worth a visit and serves delicious home made cakes, soups and sandwiches. A super hidden gem in the centre of Bristol.

I shouldn't say this really!! But what a wonderful place this is . Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Bristol city centre here is a true oasis in the middle of concrete jungle . Here is a quiet warm cafe where you can enjoy Coffee and snacks at a very reasonable price.With the nicest staff I have ever had the good fortune to be served by my visit here was the highlight of my visit to Bristol city centre.An added bonus was the choir rehearsing in the lovely chapel nextdoor.Well done to all the staff here and thank you for cheering me up especially on cold December day!!

Wonderful Methodist Church, were John Wesley preached. This was the very first Methodist Church.
Lovely cafe at the back of the chapel were wholesome snacks can be had.
Nice shop and well worth having a look at the museum. 10/10

Fantastic visit! Lovely, helpful staff and a beautiful building. The museum is outstanding with lots of information clearly laid out. Thank you very much!

A lovely little chapel in the heart of the city nice to come to sit and take some silent the. They have books in the corner and a lovely cafe staff are friendly and helpful.

Fascinating history of how one family, the Wesley's, fired a revolution of justice,love and self-sacrifice with little more than a deep belief in the bible and its main subject, Jesus Christ.

What a gem of a place thoroughly enjoyed the experience educational staff very friendly and kind. Thank you in

The worlds first Methodist church. John Wesley was an English cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism. Educated at Charterhouse School and Christ Church, Oxford, Wesley was elected a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford in 1726 and ordained as an Anglican priest two years later. He rejected the established church..and preached wherever he could..

If you have even the slightest interest in either Methodist or Bristolian history, you will find much delight in this space.

Stepping into the chapel is a bit like time travelling, you can easily imagine the many gatherings and sermons delivered here, inspiring early Methodists and the general public to go out and make a positive impact in their city and the world at large.

The museum is amazing! For such a small exhibit, its curators have pulled out all the stops to create fascinating, engaging, and often entertainingly interact displays, covering all aspects of John Wesley's career and private life (including the bed he used to sleep on!) and offering a glimpse into Methodism's influence on Bristol's development. There's one entire display dedicated to Slavery, a bold statement in these contentious times.

The souvenir shop carries a nice selection of odds and ends to tempt the casual tourist, and many books are available on various subjects; there's also a huge selection of used books available for purchase in a corner of the chapel, not to be missed!

The café is a lovely little space of respite, where you can get a decently priced cup of tea and a sandwich or slice of cake.

I will also note that the space is very Accessible for people with physical disabilities, with lifts to the upper floors and carefully designed toilet spaces. I don't know about Deaf/HoH or Blind/VI options for the museum, as I haven't asked about them, but perhaps I will do so in a future visit and update this review to reflect the response.

Well worth a visit if you are near Broadmead. Chapel is free to enter, although there is an entrance fee for the upstairs museum. There is a charming little cafe in the nearly renovated front entrance.

Only been once in the cafe attached to the museum but very pleasant

Calm reflective space at the centre of Bristol

It's a wonderful little gem, steeped in history, learn visually about John Wesley, abolishment of slavery, history of faith in beautiful Bristol!!

Independent coffee shop near primark. Coffee is as good if not better than the Costa / Starbucks franchise. Staff are polite and helpful, area is clean well lit. If your in the area try it out, can't fault the place.

The oldest Methodist buíding in the World photos by Dirceu Antunes