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Southampton City Art Gallery

Civic Centre, Commercial Road, Southampton, SO14 7LP

Parking
Nearby
Step-free
Yes
Nearest station
Southampton Central, 8 min
Room for
Up to 120
Photo of Southampton
Southampton. Photo: Dan Norris, Unsplash · not the venue itself

About Southampton City Art Gallery

A major public art gallery in the Civic Centre's north wing that hires its galleries for business events, launches, conferences and drinks receptions, with seating for up to 120 and smaller rooms for break-out sessions. The council's in-house team does the catering, and Southampton Central is a short walk away.

  • Paid parking
  • Accessible loos
  • Near station

Finding the door

Front desk in the ground-floor foyer; the exhibition galleries are on the first floor.

  • Bags over 40 x 80 cm and all wheeled luggage must be stored at the front desk (£3 per item)

Parking

No visitor car park. Grosvenor Square and Marlands multi-storeys are each about 4–6 minutes' walk.

  • Grosvenor Square multi-storey car park

    Nearby · 4 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

  • Marlands multi-storey

    Nearby · 6 min walk · 810 spaces · EV charging

    Charged 08:00–midnight: 1 hr £1.60, 2 hrs £2.90, 3 hrs £3.80, 4 hrs £4.70, 5 hrs £5.60, 10 hrs £7.00, max £9.00

    05:30–midnight daily

Getting here

On Commercial Road in the Cultural Quarter, next to the Art Gallery bus stops; Southampton Central is about 8 minutes' walk (straight-line estimate).

  • Southampton Art Gallery (Stop HF) · 1 min walk

    4, 16, 17, N17, 19, 19a, 61

  • Southampton Art Gallery (Stop HE) · 1 min walk

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

  • Southampton Central · 8 min walk

    South Western Railway, Great Western Railway, Southern, CrossCountry

    Straight-line estimate.

Inside

Access: Step-free from the street to the ground-floor foyer, then a small lift to the first floor; larger powered wheelchairs cannot currently get up because of works (call ahead). Accessible toilet on the ground floor (key from front desk); no Changing Places toilet.

Food and drink
In-house catering team.
Cloakroom
No cloakroom (gallery says space is limited).

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.