About us.

Abbeyfield was founded in 1956 by Richard Carr-Gomm and has since flourished to become a leading national charity in the provision of housing for elderly people. Abbeyfield Bristol is a member of the national Abbeyfield Society, whose headquarters are in St Albans. Our Royal Patron is HRH the Prince of Wales and our National President is the Rt Hon Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE.

The Abbeyfield Bristol Society was founded in March 1996 and opened its first house in 1968 and has looked after many hundreds of people in Bristol. All the Bristol Society's houses are now north- west of the city centre including our only purpose built property in Easter Compton, South Gloucestershire. All houses are run by paid staff and are supported by local volunteers who make themselves available on the House Committee to be involved with the residents in many aspects of the house.

Since the early days of the Bristol Society a number of houses have not been adaptable to the requirements we see as being essential for the future. For example, we believe all our residents should have access to full en-suite facilities and all houses should provide rooms that allow our residents to re-create a home from home and provide adequate space for communal living.

Our Bristol based houses are all in residential areas with good local amenities. Please contact us for any further information about any of our locations and future vacancies.