Guildhall Winchester

About Guildhall Winchester

The council-run Victorian Guildhall at the foot of Winchester High Street, hired out for conferences, exhibitions, receptions and networking events. It has around a dozen rooms, from small meeting rooms up to the Bapsy Hall, and is hired on a venue-only basis with approved suppliers. The building is due to close for restoration works for about 14 months from March 2027.

• Paid parking
• Step free
• Accessible loos
• Wifi

Finding the door

Main entrance on The Broadway, opposite the bus station (the Visitor Information Centre has its own separate doors off the Broadway pavement)

Events are run by the hirer, not the Guildhall, so check the organiser's joining instructions for the room. The building is otherwise closed except to people attending a booked meeting or event.

• Only guide dogs allowed inside
• Bars run by the approved suppliers are card/contactless only; no cash machine on site

Parking

The Guildhall has only 6 spaces, hired to event clients first come first served. Otherwise use the city-centre council car parks or Park & Ride (£3.50 maximum). Guildhall Yard car park behind the building is open to the public at weekends only. Blue Badge holders park free in council city-centre pay and display car parks.

• Colebrook Street car park

  Nearby · 1 min walk · 86 spaces

  £2.00–£18.60 daytime (08:00–19:00); £2.00–£3.60 overnight (19:00–08:00). Blue Badge holders park free in city-centre pay and display car parks.

  24 hours, Mon–Sun incl. bank holidays

• Guildhall Yard car park (weekends only)

  Nearby · 1 min walk · 43 spaces

  £2.00–£18.60 daytime (08:00–19:00); £2.00–£3.60 overnight (19:00–08:00). Blue Badge holders park free in city-centre pay and display car parks.

  Saturday and Sunday only, 24 hours

• The Brooks car park

  Nearby · 4 min walk · 313 spaces

  £2.00–£18.60 (pay on foot)

  08:00–18:00, Mon–Sun incl. bank holidays

• Middle Brook Street car park

  Nearby · 4 min walk · 142 spaces

  £2.00–£18.60 daytime (08:00–19:00); £2.00–£3.60 overnight (19:00–08:00). Blue Badge holders park free in city-centre pay and display car parks.

  24 hours, Mon–Sun incl. bank holidays

• Chesil Street Multi Storey

  Nearby · 6 min walk · 616 spaces

  £1.50–£7.30; first hour free; free evenings and Sundays

• Guildhall own spaces

  On site · 6 spaces

Getting here

Winchester is off M3 junctions 9, 10 and 11 and the A34. The bus station is directly opposite. The East Park & Ride bus drops right outside. National Express coaches use St Catherine's Park & Ride. Taxi rank outside the Guildhall.

• Taxi rank outside the Guildhall on The Broadway

  Further ranks at the station, Silver Hill and Jewry Street

• Broadway The Guildhall (Stand 4) · 1 min walk

  Stands on The Broadway beside the Guildhall

• Winchester Bus Station · 1 min walk

  Bluestar 1 (from Southampton, about every 20 minutes); Stagecoach local and county routes

  Directly opposite the Guildhall

• Winchester · 15 min walk

  South Western Railway, CrossCountry

  The Guildhall says the station is a 15-minute walk; Park & Ride buses also link the station area to the lower city.

Inside

Access: Lift access to all floors. Most rooms have disabled access, except the Mayor's Parlour, Wykeham Room, Kingsgate Room and the green room behind the Bapsy Hall. The Bapsy stage is reached by a stair-lift at the rear only.

Food and drink

Catering and licensed bars are provided by the Guildhall's approved suppliers when the hirer books them; bars are cashless.

Cloakroom

A cloakroom can be hired for an event; the hirer staffs it