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It depends on your exact address in Bristol. We could not confirm a single verdict, so check your postcode.
Bristol has no hosepipe ban. Bristol Water supplies the city from the Mendip reservoirs at Chew Valley and Blagdon Lakes, which have held up in 2026.
We could not confirm Bristol Water’s current status from their own page, so we are not asserting a restriction. Check with your supplier before using a hosepipe.
We are an unofficial tracker, so Bristol Water’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.
A hosepipe ban is set by your water company, not your council, and most bans cover only part of a company’s area. Bristol is billed by Bristol Water, so its rules are the ones that apply here, but the boundary can run through a town: your postcode is the only certain answer.
Whatever the status, a watering can, a bucket and collected rainwater are never restricted. See what you can still do and how the fine works.
It depends on your exact address in Bristol. We could not confirm a single verdict, so check your postcode.
Bristol is supplied by Bristol Water. Your water bill confirms your supplier, and a ban is set per company, not per town, so the boundary can run through a town.
Up to 1,000 pounds, imposed by a magistrates' court on conviction, not a fixed penalty set by the water company. In practice enforcement starts with a warning.