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- Where
- Portsmouth
- Cost
- No ticket price
- Who
- Open to all
Conference centre, Portsmouth
Portsmouth Guildhall
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB. Portsmouth & Southsea station is a 2 minute walk.
Directions Checked 16 Oct
When you arrive
6 things, in the order you need them, from the venue and the places it points to.
- 1
The way in
Main entrance off Guildhall Square, with a gentle ramp into the main foyers; stewards direct anyone with access needs to the accessible entrance
- 2
On arrival
Box Office (with hearing loop and lowered counter) is open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri and from at least an hour before shows; ask there or front-of-house staff for help. Check your event's own joining instructions for the room.
- 3
Parking
No car park at the building and no accessible parking directly at the Guildhall; a very small number of on-street spaces on King Henry 1st Street. Nearest is Isambard Brunel multi-storey (Alec Rose Lane, about 200m; Portsmouth City Council; 1.9m height limit; Blue Badge exemption does NOT apply here). Blue Badge holders can park free in the Isambard Brunel pay-and-display surface car park and other council-owned pay-and-display car parks (not NCP).
- 4
By train
Portsmouth & Southsea station, a 2 minute walk. Portsmouth Harbour, a 18 minute walk.
- 5
Getting there
Portsmouth & Southsea station is just across the square (about 2 minutes on foot). Local and regional buses stop at Commercial Road City Centre (about 5 minutes); Guildhall Civic Offices stops are on Isambard Brunel Road. National coaches use The Hard Interchange, about 15 minutes' walk.
- 6
Step-free
Step-free access. Gentle ramp into the main foyers; Stalls, Lens Studio and Square Kitchen Café are step-free; lifts on both sides of the ground floor reach all other areas; hearing loops in the Box Office and auditorium; assistance dogs welcome. Access team: [email protected], 023 9387 0200.
About Portsmouth Guildhall
Portsmouth's civic concert hall and conference venue, right across the square from Portsmouth & Southsea station, with a main auditorium, studio and a run of meeting and banqueting rooms. It hosts business events such as the Cocktails & Connect networking evening (15 Sep 2026), and the Shaping Portsmouth business partnership is based on its upper second floor.
- Food and drink
- On-site catering for conferences with bespoke menus and all dietary requirements; Square Kitchen Café in the foyer area; Stalls Bar (lowered counter)
- Toilets
- Basement (lift access), including accessible toilets with left and right transfer and an adult changing bed with hoist; also accessible toilets on the 1st floor
- Has
- Paid parking, Step-free access, Accessible toilets, Hearing loop, Near a station.
Contact the venue 023 9387 0182[email protected]
What’s on at Portsmouth Guildhall
Every event booked here, nearest first.
Wednesday 25 Nov
Tuesday 15 Dec
Run by Shaping Portsmouth
Other venues in Portsmouth
- Biscoes Solicitors, Lake House2 coming up
- Casemates Coffee Hut
- CCIXR, University of Portsmouth
- Fratton ParkNot step-free. Free parking on site. Fratton station is a 11 minute walk.
- Hilsea LidoFree parking on site. Cosham station is a 15 minute walk.
- Lakeside North Harbour (2000 Lakeside)Step-free. Free parking on site. Cosham station is a 20 minute walk.
The week ahead, every Monday.
Every event in the county for the next seven days, posted first thing on Monday on LinkedIn and Facebook.
So You Want To Start A Business?
- Where
- Portsmouth
- Cost
- No ticket price
- Who
- Open to all