Fareham Live

About Fareham Live

Fareham's new theatre on the old Ferneham Hall site, run by Trafalgar Entertainment, hires out its main auditorium (800 theatre-style with retractable seating, 700 standing, 220 banquet) for conferences, award ceremonies and exhibitions. Two smaller studios take 100-120 theatre-style or 40 boardroom, suiting seminars, training and receptions, with in-house AV, technicians and catering, plus terraces and private bars.

• Paid parking
• Wifi

Finding the door

Spaces: Main Auditorium (theatre 800, cabaret 176, banquet 220, standing 700); Studio One (theatre 120, cabaret 56, banquet 80, boardroom 40, 150 standing); Studio Two in the upper foyer (theatre 100, cabaret 48, banquet 70, boardroom 40). Events hire line open Monday-Saturday 10:00-16:00.

Parking

No dedicated venue car park; several Fareham Borough Council car parks sit beside the venue on Osborn Road, including Ferneham Hall car park (pay by cash, card or PayByPhone), and the venue cites 1,400 spaces within walking distance. When parking at Market Quay or Holy Trinity, the shopping centre walk-through is open 09:00-23:30.

• Ferneham Hall car park (Fareham Borough Council)

  Nearby

  Time limit: Maximum stay 24 hours

  Council inner car parks: 1 hr £1.00, 2 hrs £2.00, 3 hrs £3.00, 4 hrs £4.00, then £1/hr; outer car parks: up to 1 hr £0.70 rising to £3.50 for 5+ hrs…

• Civic Offices car park

  Nearby · 2 min walk

  Time limit: Maximum stay 24 hours

  Fareham Borough Council tariff (see Ferneham Hall entry)

Getting here

About a 15-minute walk from Fareham station (per the venue); Fareham bus station (First, Stagecoach, National Express) is a short walk. MV1 stops at Wallington Library next to the venue.

• Wallington Library (N-bound) · 1 min walk

  MV1

  Walk time estimated from straight-line distance.

• Fareham Bus Station (Stop A) · 6 min walk

  Stop A: 11 plus coach services; Stop B: 28, 28A, SD4, SD5; other stands serve further routes

  Walk time estimated from straight-line distance.

• Fareham · 15 min walk

  South Western Railway, Southern, GWR

  Walk time as published by the venue; taxis at the station.

Inside

Access: The venue's brochure refers to a comprehensive access policy; details (lifts, accessible toilets, hearing loop) were not readable on the public pages checked - confirm with the venue.

Food and drink

Daytime café; terrace bar; bespoke event catering by the in-house hospitality team.