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Utilita Bowl And Hilton Southampton – Utilita Bowl

Botley Road, West End, Southampton, SO30 3XH

Parking
Onsite free
Step-free
Not given
Nearest station
Hedge End, 35 min
Room for
Up to 700
Photo of Southampton
Southampton. Photo: Dan Norris, Unsplash · not the venue itself

About Utilita Bowl And Hilton Southampton – Utilita Bowl

Hampshire Cricket's ground at West End, near M27 junction 7, with a Hilton hotel on site. Between them they run conference and event suites, from a 10-person boardroom up to the Hilton Ballroom for about 700, and both are used for business networking events. Parking is free for meetings and business events.

  • Free parking
  • Wifi
  • Breakfast
  • Ev charging

Finding the door

Walking or arriving by bus: go up Marshall Drive from Botley Road (look for the giant cricket stumps). At the roundabout, bear left for the Hilton or go straight on for the stadium.

Event suites include the Hilton Ballroom (up to about 700), the pitch-facing Shane Warne Suite, the Robin Smith Suite, the Derek Shackleton Suite, the Arlott Atrium, the Hambledon Suites, a boardroom and Hilton meeting rooms. Hilton front office: [email protected].

Parking

Free parking for people attending meetings or business events. For ticketed events (cricket, concerts) parking is sold separately through Utilita Bowl ticketing. Six pay-as-you-charge EV chargers just outside Boundary Lakes Golf Course, paid through the Carbon3 app.

  • Utilita Bowl / Hilton on-site parking

    On site · 1 min walk · EV charging

    Free for people attending meetings and business events

Getting here

1.2 miles from M27 junction 7; follow the signs for Utilita Bowl. Hedge End station is under 2 miles away (about 35 minutes on foot). Bluestar 14 and 24 stop on Botley Road at Shaw Road and Moorgreen Hospital, 4–6 minutes' walk away. The venue says the 24 runs from Southampton Airport Parkway (stop outside the platform 1 entrance) and the 14 links to Hedge End and Southampton city centre.

  • West End, opp Shaw Road · 4 min walk

    Bluestar 14, 24, 424, 425

    On Botley Road

  • West End, adj Shaw Road · 4 min walk

    Bluestar 14, 24, 425

  • West End Moorgreen Hospital (E-bound / W-bound) · 6 min walk

    Bluestar 14, 24, 424, 425

    The drop-off stop the venue names for the 24 from Airport Parkway

  • Hedge End · 35 min walk

    South Western Railway

    On the Portsmouth line. The venue says about 35 minutes on foot; Bluestar buses also run to the ground.

  • Southampton Airport Parkway

    South Western Railway (London Waterloo–Weymouth main line)

    About 3.5 miles away. Take Bluestar 24 from outside the platform 1 entrance to the Moorgreen Hospital stop on Botley Road.

  • Free bicycle storage

    Near the Hampshire Wellbeing Centre, opposite the stadium's East Gate.

Inside

Food and drink
Event catering with bespoke menus; restaurants on site, including BEEFY'S
Charging
EV chargers outside Boundary Lakes Golf Course

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.