Winchester Science Centre And Planetarium

About Winchester Science Centre And Planetarium

A science discovery centre in a pyramid building on the eastern edge of Winchester, run by the education charity Wonderseekers, that hires out its 168-seat domed Planetarium for presentations and the whole centre (up to 600 guests) for conferences, awards and receptions. It suits an out-of-the-ordinary conference, launch or evening networking event, with optional science demos and team-building workshops; café catering or outside caterers. Free parking on site.

• Free parking
• Step free
• Accessible loos
• Hearing loop

Finding the door

Main visitor entrance of the pyramid building, reached from the car park off Telegraph Way

Venue hire is arranged with the hire team; the Planetarium seats 168 at a time, so larger groups may need several showings.

• Assistance dogs welcome

Parking

Private car park for Science Centre users, free for event hire. Nine Blue Badge bays near the main entrance (short steps or a sloping path), plus more Blue Badge bays at the top of the main car park with a completely flat route to the entrance.

• Science Centre car park

  On site · 1 min walk

  Free for event hire

Getting here

About three miles east of Winchester city centre, just off the Alresford Road (B3404) near M3 junction 10: take the A272 then A31 towards Alton and follow brown signs. Bus 64 (Winchester–Alresford) stops at No Man's Land, about 300 m away. From Winchester station it is a short taxi ride.

• No Man's Land Science Centre (W-bound) · 5 min walk

  64, SDR

  Bus 64 runs Winchester–Alresford; the centre says the stop is about 300 m away at the bottom of Morn Hill.

• No Man's Land Science Centre (E-bound) · 6 min walk

  64, SDR

• Winchester

  South Western Railway, CrossCountry

  About 3.9 km away in a straight line; take a taxi or the 64 bus rather than walking.

Inside

Access: Open-plan building with level floors and a lift big enough for a wheelchair user and companion. Accessible toilets on both floors and a Changing Places facility. Induction loop in the Planetarium (T setting) and subtitled films. A quiet room (the Recombobulation Room) on the lower level. Wheelchairs can be borrowed by booking via [email protected].

Toilets

Accessible toilets on both floors; a Changing Places toilet on the lower floor (open 24 hours via radar key from outside)

Food and drink

In-house café can do light catering (arrival fizz, tea and coffee, pastries, sandwich lunches, cold canapés) or run as a bar for evening events; outside caterers allowed for formal dining, possibly with a kitchen fee.