Portsmouth Guildhall
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB
Main entrance off Guildhall Square, with a gentle ramp into the main foyers; stewards direct anyone with access needs to the accessible entrance
Parking
Parking nearbyIsambard Brunel surface car park
Public car park · 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 · Open 24 hours
Alec Rose Lane. Portsmouth City Council pay and display; RingGo location 1382. Blue Badge holders park free. Max stay not stated by the council.
Isambard Brunel multi-storey car park
Public car park · 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 · Open 24 hours
Alec Rose Lane, PO1 2BX. Portsmouth City Council. 5 Blue Badge bays (but Blue Badge exemption does not apply here); 1.9m height limit; Park-It cards accepted. The Guildhall sells car-park 'exit tickets' to show-goers. Guildhall puts it about 200m away. Max stay not stated by the council.
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).
Getting here
City Centre Station Street (Stands H/J)
Bus stop · 4 min walk
13, 14, 21
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.
Getting in
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.
Finding your way
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 & drink
On-site catering for conferences with bespoke menus and all dietary requirements; Square Kitchen Café in the foyer area; Stalls Bar (lowered counter)
What's on offer
What's on here
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.
- Contact
- [email protected]023 9387 0182
These visitor details were gathered from public sources (Portsmouth Guildhall conferencing page and Access Guide (Sep 2025); Portsmouth City Council car park pages; bustimes.org; OpenStreetMap) on 16 October 2026 and haven't been confirmed by the venue yet. Parking charges, time limits and access can change, so check with Portsmouth Guildhall before you travel. This is general information, not advice.