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Mayflower Theatre

22–26 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GE

Parking
Nearby
Step-free
Not given
Nearest station
Southampton Central, 5 min
Room for
Up to 120
Photo of Southampton
Southampton. Photo: Dan Norris, Unsplash · not the venue itself

About Mayflower Theatre

The city's big touring theatre, five minutes from Southampton Central, hires out hospitality suites for meetings and away days: the top-floor Ovation Suite (60 seated, 120 standing, level access), the 1920s-panelled Encore Suite with private bar (30 seated, 50 standing), the Barova boardroom for 14 and the Executive Suite. Its sister venue Mayflower Studios on Guildhall Square adds a 449-seat studio for conferences.

  • Paid parking
  • Hearing loop
  • Near station

Finding the door

Main entrance on Commercial Road (street level to foyer and box office)

Hospitality suites inside the theatre; the Ovation Suite is on the top floor.

Parking

No parking of its own. West Park Road (SO15 1FZ, closed midnight–5.30am) and Grosvenor Square (SO15 2BE) multi-storeys are within 5 minutes' walk; one Blue Badge space opposite the theatre and a drop-off lay-by next to the accessible entrance.

  • Grosvenor Square multi-storey car park

    Nearby · 5 min walk · 532 spaces · EV charging

    Time limit: No maximum stay; the council allows stays of more than one day

    Charged 08:00–midnight: 2 hrs £2.90, 3 hrs £3.80, 4 hrs £4.70, 5 hrs £5.60, 10 hrs £9.00, 24 hrs £11.00, then £5 for each extra day

    05:30–midnight daily

  • West Park Road multi-storey

    Nearby · 5 min walk

    Closed for entry/exit midnight–5.30am

Getting here

5 minutes' walk from Southampton Central (exit from platform 1) and from city-centre bus stops (First, Bluestar, Unilink). Coach and minibus drop-off on Blechynden Terrace.

  • Southampton Mayflower Halls (Stop SG) · 1 min walk

    U2B, U2C

  • Southampton Central Station (Stop SA) · 3 min walk

    7, 16, 17, N17, 18, N18, 19, 19a, 28, 61, U2B, U2C

  • Southampton Central Station (Stop SD) · 3 min walk

    4, X7, X7R, 8, 9, 11, 12, 86

  • Southampton Central · 5 min walk

    South Western Railway, Great Western Railway, Southern, CrossCountry

    Theatre's walking time, leaving by platform 1.

  • Lay-by next to the accessible entrance on Commercial Road

    Coaches and minibuses use Blechynden Terrace.

Inside

Access: Level access to the Ovation Suite; a stalls-front door can be used by arrangement for limited mobility. Free headsets and neck loops (telecoil) from the box office.

Food and drink
Theatre bars and café; Encore Suite has a private bar.

These details were gathered from public sources and have not been confirmed by the venue yet. General information only: check with the venue or organiser before you travel.