There is more to Coastal Management 2025 than just the conference. Personalise your experience with our extra activities below.
Onboard the SS Great Britain
- Date: Monday, 17 September 2025
- Time: 18:30 onwards
- Location: SS Great Britain, Bristol Harbour
Join us aboard the SS Great Britain for an unforgettable evening of elegant dining and fascinating maritime history.
The conference’s gala dinner offers exceptional cuisine and entertainment in a truly unique venue. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and launched in 1843 as the world’s first iron-hulled, screw-propelled ocean liner, this pioneering vessel has been meticulously restored to her former glory.
The event will start with a drinks reception on the weather deck, offering fine views across Bristol Harbour, followed by a sumptuous three-course dinner menu. This will be served in the first-class dining saloon – a magnificent setting with period details that will transport you back to the golden age of ocean travel.
Throughout dinner, you’ll be entertained by live period music and regaled with stories about the ship’s remarkable past.
Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Your ticket will cover:
- Welcome drinks
- A guided tour of SS Great Britain
- A three-course dinner with wine
- Live entertainment
Visit to Avonmouth docks
- Date: Thursday, 18 September 2025
- Time: 09:00 to 13:00 (approximately)
- Location: Avonmouth Docks, Bristol, BS11 9DL
Make the most of your time at the conference by visiting Avonmouth Docks and some of the assets forming part of the Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area’s ecology mitigation and flood defence project.
The tour, which will start from the conference hotel includes a talk by staff from the Bristol Port Company and the Environment Agency.
This site visit can be booked as part of your delegate package, but places are limited. So please reserve your place early to avoid disappointment.