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The Spark, Solent University

East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN. Southampton Central is a 12 minute walk.

Directions Checked 16 Oct

Southampton, the town The Spark, Solent University is in: ocean Village marina in Southampton. Photo: Colin Osborne, Unsplash

When you arrive

4 things, in the order you need them, from the venue and the places it points to.

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Parking
Very little parking on campus. East Park Terrace campus car parks run a RingGo pay-to-park scheme for non-permit holders, 08:30 (car parks C, D, F) or 10:00 (car park B) to midnight on weekdays and all day at weekends; spaces are first come first served. Car Park E is permit only. Blue Badge holders should email the university for permit guidance. Council car parks at Six Dials and Trinity Road are about 4 minutes away. Sat nav: SO14 0YN.
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By train
Southampton Central, a 12 minute walk (South Western Railway, Great Western Railway, Southern, CrossCountry).
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Getting there
A 10–15 minute walk from Southampton Central: from platform 1 turn right (from platform 4 turn left), walk up towards the Civic Centre clock tower, then follow Civic Centre Road and New Road. The Unilink U6 stops right outside The Spark; more buses stop on Above Bar Street. East Park Terrace has been closed to through traffic since September 2023.
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Step-free
The university publishes an East Park Terrace campus map with wheelchair access routes.

About The Spark, Solent University

The Spark is Solent University's main teaching building, on the city-centre campus beside East Park. Hampshire Chamber of Commerce held its SOGROW summit for about 200 business leaders here in October 2025, and its 'Chamber Connects!' morning networking has also visited the university.

Has: Paid parking, Wifi, Near a station.

At a glance

Parking: Parking nearby
Station: 12 minutes on foot

Southampton Central, 12 minutes' walkSouthampton Solent University (Stop IC), 1 minute's walkSolent University East Park Terrace car park, 1 minute's walk

Map OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap

The Spark, Solent UniversityEast Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN
Southampton Central12 minutes on foot. South Western Railway, Great Western Railway, Southern, CrossCountry. The university says 10–15 minutes on foot, uphill past the Civic Centre.
Southampton Solent University (Stop IC)Bus stop. 1 minute on foot. Unilink U6C; Bluestar 506. Outside The Spark.
Southampton Solent University (Stop ID)Bus stop. 2 minutes on foot. Unilink U6H; Bluestar 506.
Southampton Solent University (Stops IA / IE)Bus stop. 3 minutes on foot. Bluestar 3, 10, 14, 16, 26, N18.
Solent University East Park Terrace car parkCar park. 1 minute on foot. On site. Weekdays from 08:30: 1 hr £1.00, 3 hrs £2.50, 4 hrs £4.70, max £5.75; evening £2.00. RingGo location 24703. Includes Blue Badge spaces.
Solent University car park B (East Park Terrace)Car park. 2 minutes on foot. On site. Weekdays from 10:00: 1 hr £1.10, 3 hrs £2.60, 4 hrs £4.70, max £5.75; evening £2.00. Weekends: 3 hrs £2.60, 4 hrs or 24 hrs £4.70. Run by Total Parking Solutions for the university. RingGo location 24763, or pay by card. First come first served.
Six Dials council car park (Trinity Road)Car park. 4 minutes on foot. Charged 08:00–midnight: 1 hr £1.20, 2 hrs £2.20, 3 hrs £2.70, 4 hrs £3.20, 5 hrs £3.70, 10 hrs £6.00, max £8.00. Run by Southampton City Council. Pay by card, coins or PayByPhone (location 805221). Blue Badge spaces.
Campus cycle parkingBikes. Over 200 free cycle spaces on the main campus.

Checked 16 OctFrom Solent University find-us page, Hampshire Chamber news, Parkopedia, bustimes.org, Wikipedia, OSM. Checked 16 October. Not yet confirmed by the venue.

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