DFS in Bristol
2 showrooms · Budget (£)Est. 1969
DFS is the UK's largest sofa retailer with 112 UK showrooms (store-locator verified July 2026) nationwide. Known for competitive pricing, frequent sales events, and a wide range of styles. They offer extensive customisation with hundreds of fabric and leather options, plus interest-free credit up to 4 years.
Known for: Value for money
DFS gets a lot of stick, but over 600,000 Trustpilot reviews at 4.9 stars don't lie — they've put more happy bums on sofas than anyone in the country. The perpetual sale is tiresome and some ranges are basic, but the sheer scale of satisfied customers speaks volumes. For accessible, well-priced sofas with nationwide showrooms, DFS delivers.
“600K happy customers can't all be wrong”
All 2 Showrooms
DFS Bristol
Highwood Lane, Patchway, Bristol
Bristol, BS34 5TQ
DFS Longwell Green
Aldermoor Way, Longwell Green Retail Park, Longwell Green
Bristol, BS30 7DA
What to Expect at DFS
- Price Range
- Budget (£)
- Trustpilot Rating
- ★ 4.9 / 5(Mixed)
- Sofa Styles
- Contemporary, Traditional, Family
- Style Focus
- Contemporary & classic mix
- Customisation
- high
- Delivery Time
- 6-12 weeks made-to-order; Quick Delivery from ~14 days; Express ranges ~1 week
- Delivery Cost
- £129 incl. two-person delivery & installation (UK mainland)
- Delivery Type
- Mix of own fleet & 3rd-party
Finance Options
0% APR on all terms (6/12/24/36/48 months). Zero deposit available. Intelligent lending platform with soft credit check. FCA-authorised broker. Finance line: 0800 110 5000.
Warranty
15-year frame & spring guarantee. 2-year cover on fabrics, leathers, stitching, fillings, recliner mechanisms, sofa bed mechanisms. 1-year on electrical parts. Optional Sofacare extends to 5 years + accidental damage. BSI Kitemark certified.
After-sales: Comprehensive — BSI Kitemark, Sofacare extended warranty available
Sustainability
Medium (some sustainable fabrics)
What DFS sofas actually cost
5 sofas we recorded from DFS's public listings on 15 July 2026 during their live sale event.
| Sofa | Price | since last week |
|---|---|---|
| Somerford 3 Seater Sofa | £699 | holding |
| Zana 3 Seater Sofa | £549 | holding |
| Foster Fabric 3 Seater Manual Recliner Sofa | £849 | holding |
| Lovise Velvet Left Hand Facing Arm 2 Piece Open End Corner | £1,299 | holding |
| Ronan Option C Power 2 Corner 2 | £1,799 | holding |
“since last week” compares our checks of 11 July 2026 and 15 July 2026 — 3 weekly checks so far, a short record.
Prices observed 15 July 2026 from public listings; not affiliate-driven. They change with sales and configuration — always confirm on DFS's site. See our price-tracking methodology.
Contact DFS
- Phone
- 0333 9999 777
- Hours
- 8am-11pm, 7 days a week
- Live Chat
- Available on website
The take — DFS in Bristol
Two DFS showrooms covering Bristol from opposite ends. Patchway (BS34 5TQ) sits up by Cribbs Causeway with the full retail-park experience and the bigger floor of the two. Longwell Green (BS30 7DA) is the South Gloucestershire option, useful if you're east of the city and don't fancy the M5 junction-17 weekend crawl. Both stock the standard DFS rota — Sophia, French Connection collabs, the rotating sale stickers — and finance staff who'll get you on a sofa-payment-plan in fifteen minutes. Tuesday afternoons are reliably empty.
Sofa Shopping in Bristol
Bristol's 17 sofa showrooms split cleanly between two camps, and once you understand the geography the trip plans itself. Cribbs Causeway up at the M5 junction is where the volume brands huddle for warmth — Dunelm at the Mall, Furniture Village, Loaf, John Lewis Cribbs Causeway, ScS Almondsbury, and Oak Furnitureland all within the one retail park complex. It's the obvious choice if you want to test multiple sofas in an afternoon without moving the car. Clifton and Whiteladies Road handle the design-led end: Neptune Bristol at 98B Whiteladies Road, BoConcept at Queens Road, and Sofas & Stuff at 80-82 Whiteladies are essentially neighbours, with Arlo & Jacob holding a Clifton postcode too. Ligne Roset Bristol has a city-centre presence at BS1 5SH, which is the city's lone proper luxury option — the rest tops out at high-end rather than pure luxury, so if you're after Italian designer furniture you'll be looking at Bath or back to London. IKEA Bristol at Eastgate Road in Easton handles the budget bracket alongside DFS at Patchway and DFS Longwell Green at Aldermoor Way. HSL Bristol keep their presence at Westbury-on-Trym off Greystoke Avenue for the comfort-seating crowd. Sofology Bristol sits at Highwood Lane next to DFS for the mid-tier customisable end. ScS Imperial down at Hartcliffe Way picks up the south Bristol catchment. Practical bits: Cribbs has free parking and you can hit five or six shops in a circuit, which is more than you'll manage central. Clifton parking is tight — try the Whiteladies Road pay-and-display or come in via the Suspension Bridge on a Sunday. The M32 funnel into Bristol clogs at rush hour, so plan a mid-morning arrival. The mix here covers genuinely everything from a £600 IKEA Friheten to a Ligne Roset Togo north of £4,000 — more breadth than most cities of this size deliver.
Browse all sofa showrooms in Bristol →Compare Sofa Brands in Bristol
In Bristol, DFS is one of 15 sofa brands with showrooms. We rate DFS 4/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFS | 4/5 | £ | 2 |
| Arlo & Jacob | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| BoConcept | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| Dunelm | 3/5 | £ | 1 |
| Furniture Village | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| HSL (High Seat Ltd) | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
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