The Hydra is a community bookshop, community venue and meeting space. Run by local people as a workers co-operative, the shop grew out of Bristol Radical History Group and other similar networks across the city. Sadly the march of gentrification has forced us to take flight. Our new, nomadic Hydra can now be found downstairs at Cafe Kino on Stokes Croft, where we're continuing to provide our books, zines and meeting space.
The hunt continues for a new, permanent home, and if you think you can help us please get in touch! The bookshop provides a meeting space, as well as an outlet for independent non-commercial publishers and authors to make their books and ideas accessible to the wider community.
The hunt continues for a new, permanent home, and if you think you can help us please get in touch! The bookshop provides a meeting space, as well as an outlet for independent non-commercial publishers and authors to make their books and ideas accessible to the wider community.
Services
Contact
Report
One of the major aims of the Hydra is to provide a space which can accommodate and promote public events, meetings and discussion. The room comfortably seats around 35 people and we can also provide a video projector and screen, should you wish to use them. We charge a flat rate of 10 per meeting for regular meetings and 12 per hour for public events.
Event Booking
Report
Please try and book at least 2 weeks before your event (especially for gigs) and allow around a week for your event to appear before contacting us. For meetings which are open to the public, or that need someone to make coffee we have an hourly rate of 12 donation. For small private meetings (outside of opening hours) that don't require any Hydra crew we ask for a minimum donation of 12 flat rate for the space.
Reviews
Be the first to review Hydra Books.
Write a Review
