Emsworth Community Centre

About Emsworth Community Centre

A charity-run community centre in a former Victorian school on North Street, a few minutes from Emsworth station, with an Assembly Room (bookable whole or in halves), the Lumley Room and three Mountford rooms that can be combined. Published 2026 commercial rates run from about £18.50 to £23 an hour per room, or £190 for a whole day (09:00-18:00), with a kitchen for teas or buffets. A low-cost option for workshops, training sessions and local networking groups.

• Paid parking
• Near station

Finding the door

Entrance next to the surgery, reached through the car park

Centre open weekdays 09:00-23:00; office open 09:30-13:30. Rooms: Assembly Room (whole or two halves), Lumley Room, Mountford 1, 2 (combinable) and 3. Hire is by availability calendar and online form. Defibrillator at the main entrance.

Parking

Havant Borough Council North Street pay-and-display car park adjoins the centre (the entrance is through the car park). Palmers Road car park is a couple of minutes away.

• North Street car park (Emsworth)

  Nearby

  Time limit: No maximum stay (over-4-hours tariff)

  Mon-Sat 08:00-18:00: 1 hr £1.70, 2 hrs £2.90, 3 hrs £3.70, 4 hrs £4.20, over 4 hrs £7.60. Sun and bank holidays: up to 4 hrs £1.60, over 4 hrs £2.20

Getting here

Emsworth station (Southern and South Western Railway on the coastway line) is about 6 minutes' walk. Bus 27 stops opposite the Baptist Church on North Street; 700 (Coastliner) on the A259 by-pass.

• Emsworth, opp Baptist Church · 1 min walk

  27

  Walk time estimated from straight-line distance.

• Emsworth By-Pass (E-bound) · 2 min walk

  700

  Walk time estimated from straight-line distance.

• Emsworth · 6 min walk

  Southern, South Western Railway

  Walk time estimated from straight-line distance.

Inside

Access: The association says it aims to be accessible to all; specific step-free access, accessible toilet and hearing loop details are not published.

Food and drink

Kitchen available to hirers (tea/coffee £3, buffet use £7.50, full use from £26); a café area for small gatherings. All-day commercial catering incurs an extra hire and cleaning charge.