Conference centre, Winchester
Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium
Telegraph Way, Morn Hill, Winchester, SO21 1HZ. Holds up to 600.
When you arrive
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The way in
Main visitor entrance of the pyramid building, reached from the car park off Telegraph Way
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On arrival
Venue hire is arranged with the hire team; the Planetarium seats 168 at a time, so larger groups may need several showings.
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Parking
Private car park for Science Centre users, free for event hire. Nine Blue Badge bays near the main entrance (short steps or a sloping path), plus more Blue Badge bays at the top of the main car park with a completely flat route to the entrance.
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By train
Winchester station (South Western Railway, CrossCountry).
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Getting there
About three miles east of Winchester city centre, just off the Alresford Road (B3404) near M3 junction 10: take the A272 then A31 towards Alton and follow brown signs. Bus 64 (Winchester–Alresford) stops at No Man's Land, about 300 m away. From Winchester station it is a short taxi ride.
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Step-free
Step-free access. Open-plan building with level floors and a lift big enough for a wheelchair user and companion. Accessible toilets on both floors and a Changing Places facility. Induction loop in the Planetarium (T setting) and subtitled films. A quiet room (the Recombobulation Room) on the lower level. Wheelchairs can be borrowed by booking via [email protected].
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Good to know
Assistance dogs welcome.
About Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium
A science discovery centre in a pyramid building on the eastern edge of Winchester, run by the education charity Wonderseekers, that hires out its 168-seat domed Planetarium for presentations and the whole centre (up to 600 guests) for conferences, awards and receptions. It suits an out-of-the-ordinary conference, launch or evening networking event, with optional science demos and team-building workshops; café catering or outside caterers. Free parking on site.
- Food and drink
- In-house café can do light catering (arrival fizz, tea and coffee, pastries, sandwich lunches, cold canapés) or run as a bar for evening events; outside caterers allowed for formal dining, possibly with a kitchen fee.
- Toilets
- Accessible toilets on both floors; a Changing Places toilet on the lower floor (open 24 hours via radar key from outside)
- Has
- Free parking, Step-free access, Accessible toilets, Hearing loop.
Contact the venue 01962 863791[email protected]
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