Portsmouth Guildhall

About Portsmouth Guildhall

Portsmouth's civic concert hall and conference venue, right across the square from Portsmouth & Southsea station, with a main auditorium, studio and a run of meeting and banqueting rooms. It hosts business events such as the Cocktails & Connect networking evening (15 Sep 2026), and the Shaping Portsmouth business partnership is based on its upper second floor.

• Paid parking
• Step free
• Accessible loos
• Hearing loop
• Near station

Finding the door

Main entrance off Guildhall Square, with a gentle ramp into the main foyers; stewards direct anyone with access needs to the accessible entrance

Box Office (with hearing loop and lowered counter) is open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri and from at least an hour before shows; ask there or front-of-house staff for help. Check your event's own joining instructions for the room.

Parking

No car park at the building and no accessible parking directly at the Guildhall; a very small number of on-street spaces on King Henry 1st Street. Nearest is Isambard Brunel multi-storey (Alec Rose Lane, about 200m; Portsmouth City Council; 1.9m height limit; Blue Badge exemption does NOT apply here). Blue Badge holders can park free in the Isambard Brunel pay-and-display surface car park and other council-owned pay-and-display car parks (not NCP).

• Isambard Brunel multi-storey car park

  Nearby · 4 min walk · 468 spaces

  £1.70 up to 1h, £2.90 up to 2h, £3.90 up to 3h, £5.00 up to 4h, £8.70 up to 5h, £13.00 over 5h; charges apply 24/7 incl. bank holidays

  24 hours

• Isambard Brunel surface car park

  Nearby · 3 min walk · 83 spaces

  £1.70 up to 1h, £2.90 up to 2h, £3.90 up to 3h, £5.00 up to 4h, £8.70 up to 5h, £13.00 over 5h; charges apply 24/7 incl. bank holidays

  24 hours

Getting here

Portsmouth & Southsea station is just across the square (about 2 minutes on foot). Local and regional buses stop at Commercial Road City Centre (about 5 minutes); Guildhall Civic Offices stops are on Isambard Brunel Road. National coaches use The Hard Interchange, about 15 minutes' walk.

• Drop-off on King Henry 1st Street

  Dropped kerb outside the venue for car and taxi drop-off.

• Portsmouth & Southsea · 2 min walk

  Just across the square; services to London Waterloo, Southampton and Brighton (per the Guildhall).

• Guildhall Civic Offices (Stop K) · 3 min walk

  1, 2, 7, 700, PR4

  Isambard Brunel Road. Lines per bustimes.org; 1, 2, 7 and PR4 are First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport, 700 is Stagecoach South.

• Guildhall Civic Offices (Stop M) · 3 min walk

  1, 2, 7, 700, H1, PR4

  Opposite direction to Stop K. Lines per bustimes.org.

• City Centre Station Street (Stands H/J) · 4 min walk

  13, 14, 21

  Lines per bustimes.org.

• Portsmouth Harbour · 18 min walk

  Next to The Hard Interchange (national coaches, Gosport Ferry, Isle of Wight ferries). Walk time estimated from straight-line distance.

• Taxi rank on Guildhall Walk

  Metered taxi rank outside the venue.

Inside

Access: Gentle ramp into the main foyers; Stalls, Lens Studio and Square Kitchen Café are step-free; lifts on both sides of the ground floor reach all other areas; hearing loops in the Box Office and auditorium; assistance dogs welcome. Access team: [email protected], 023 9387 0200.

Toilets

Basement (lift access), including accessible toilets with left and right transfer and an adult changing bed with hoist; also accessible toilets on the 1st floor

Food and drink

On-site catering for conferences with bespoke menus and all dietary requirements; Square Kitchen Café in the foyer area; Stalls Bar (lowered counter)