Princes Hall

About Princes Hall

Rushmoor Borough Council's theatre in Aldershot town centre, which also hires out three function suites for business meetings, training days, conferences and away-days. The Princes Suite takes up to 90 theatre-style or 80 cabaret, the Tichbourne Suite up to 60 theatre-style, and the second-floor Edinburgh Suite up to 30; the first-floor main hall seats 595 for larger presentations. In-house catering and a technical team are offered.

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

Finding the door

Rooms: Princes Suite (178 sq m; 90 theatre, 80 cabaret, 60 U-shape, 40 boardroom; has a bar and links to the Tichbourne Suite), Tichbourne Suite (107 sq m; 60 theatre, 36 cabaret, 40 U-shape, 30 boardroom), Edinburgh Suite (second floor, 61 sq m; 30 theatre, 24 cabaret, 16 boardroom, balcony access), and the first-floor Main Hall (595 seated, 250 cabaret).

Parking

The venue recommends the council's High Street multi-storey (sat nav GU11 1SD, about 4 minutes' walk; ground floor limited to 3 hours, upper floors no limit). The small Princes Hall & Magistrates car park beside the building is pay and display only on weekday evenings after 6pm and at weekends, so it is not usable for daytime weekday events. Two Blue Badge bays at the side (off Wellington Avenue) and two at the front on Princes Way. Blue Badge holders pay in Rushmoor car parks.

• High Street multi-storey car park

  Nearby · 4 min walk · 326 spaces

  Time limit: Ground floor 3 hours (per Princes Hall); upper levels no time limit

  Levels 2–4 Mon–Sat 8am–6pm: 70p 1 h, £2.80 4 h, £3.50 5 h, £4.50 all day. Ground floor: £1.40 2 h, £2.10 3 h, £6.50 all day. Sundays £1.50; nights 6pm–9am £2.

  24 hours

• Princes Gardens car park

  Nearby · 3 min walk · 71 spaces

  Time limit: Short stay recommended by the venue; all-day ticket sold

  Mon–Sat 8am–6pm: £1.10 1 h, £2.20 2 h, £3.30 3 h, £11 all day. Sundays £1.50; nights 6pm–9am £2.

  24 hours

• Princes Hall & Magistrates car park

  On site · 1 min walk · 29 spaces

  Time limit: Not available 7am–6pm on weekdays

  Rushmoor pay and display tariff

  Weekdays after 6pm; any time at weekends and bank holidays

Getting here

On Princes Way beside Westgate Leisure Centre, the police station and magistrates' court, two to three minutes' walk from Union Street. About 10 minutes' walk from Aldershot station. By car, leave the M3 at junction 4 and take the A331 south for about four miles.

• Princes Hall · 1 min walk

• Princes Gardens (stop E) · 3 min walk

• Taxi rank by Union Yard · 5 min walk

  From OpenStreetMap.

• Aldershot · 10 min walk

  South Western Railway

  The venue gives a 10-minute walk.

Inside

Access: Lift to all floors; accessible toilets on ground and first floors; hearing system in the main auditorium and selected areas, induction loop at the box office.

Toilets

Accessible toilets on the ground and first floors

Food and drink

In-house catering on request; bars in the Princes and Tichbourne suites.