Event Space at Carriage Shed

Open Air / Outdoor Venue
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Whole venue
City Road, Chester, CH1 3DR
Chester

About this space

A unique semi-covered event space with a huge variety of events taking place throughout the year from music festivals to open air cinema.Our open-air venue is highly versatile and can adapt to accommodate a range of events and activities.

Final capacity depends on the area used, infrastructure, and event type. Standing capacity ranges between 600–750 guests. Seated capacity is subject to a site visit and approval. For events involving alcohol, security is mandatory — at least 1 licensed security guard per 100 attendees.

Utilities & Facilities

Electricity
2 pop-up power stations on-site, each offering 4 x 16A commando sockets.

Water
A standard non-potable outdoor tap is available.

Toilets
There are no permanent toilet facilities on-site. For any event lasting over 6 hours or involving a high volume of alcohol, temporary toilets must be hired in line with health and safety regulations.

Parking
There is no parking on site permitted. Public parking is available nearby at Queens Road NCP.


Prices

Monday
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Per day
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 21:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Per day
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 21:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Per day
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 21:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Per day
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 21:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Friday
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Per day
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 21:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Per day
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 21:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Per day
7:00 – 23:00
from £1794 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 21:30. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Pricing updated by venue 4 months ago

Capacity

Standing
up to 750
Dining
up to 600

Catering and drinks

No in-house catering available
External catering allowed
Unavailable: Buyout fee for external catering
Unavailable: Kitchen facilities available for guests
Venue provides alcohol
Alcohol licence until 21:30 (extension available)
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

PA system / speakers
Air conditioner
Natural light
Unavailable: Paid parking facilities available nearby
2 pop-up power points on site, each with 4 x 16amp commando sockets
Outdoor tap (non-drinking)
Unavailable: Wi-Fi available
Unavailable: Projector
Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
Unavailable: Whiteboard
Unavailable: Flipchart
Unavailable: Conference call facilities
Unavailable: Photo equipment
Unavailable: Video equipment
Unavailable: Lighting equipment
Unavailable: Greenscreen
Unavailable: Backdrops
Unavailable: Storage space
Unavailable: Quiet space
Unavailable: Dance floor
Unavailable: Soundproof
Unavailable: Mirrors
Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

Play your own music
Bring your own DJ
Space has noise restriction after 21:30

Accessibility

Unavailable: Accessible toilets
Unavailable: Ground level
Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
Unavailable: Lift to all floors
Unavailable: Cargo lift
Unavailable: Wheelchair accessible

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Temporary event notices available
No wedding licence

Host rules

For events involving alcohol, security is mandatory — at least 1 licensed security guard per 100 attendees.

Perimeter
A defined perimeter must be maintained for any ticketed events, in line with licensing and health & safety requirements. A perimeter map is available on request, and a site visit is required to review and confirm the boundaries, which must be included in the hire agreement.

Noise
Sound levels must not exceed 60–65 dB at the nearest residential boundary between 9:00 AM and 9:30 PM.

Access
Uninterrupted public and emergency access must be maintained to both Chester Rail Station and OnDry hire for the venue is £1495 + VAT per day. There will be an additional fee for a PRS / PPL license (subject to event and capacities proposed). Hire includes access to the venue from 7am – 11pm, with the event live from 9am – 9.30pm (not serving alcohol) or 12pm – 9.30pm (serving alcohol) along with use of our Premises License and electricity and full marketing support.

In order to comply with the licensing for the site, site must be clear of people by 9.30pm and plant by 11pm with no further noise or activity occurring past 11pm. Event organisers are responsible for distributing full event plans and safety documents 28 days prior to event & providing clear and safe signage throughout the site for their event.

Further information will be provided. For multi-day events, overnight security must be provided by the event organisers for any infrastructure or equipment left on-site. If serving alcohol, additional infrastructure must be hired, such as bar and portable toilets.

Additional fees excluded from the venue hire include:
• Markets Licence – these must be applied for directly with CWAC.
• PRS / PPL Licenses. These will be payable in advance of all events
subject to type of music, amount of attendees and line up.
• Any equipment or infrastructure that is left on-site to be collected out of
the originally hired dates, e.g. toilets, Heras fencing, generators, etc.


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