The Spark, Solent University
East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN
Southampton — photo: Colin Osborne, Unsplash
Parking
Parking nearbySolent University East Park Terrace car park
The venue's own · 1 min walk · 40 spaces
Weekdays from 08:30: 1 hr £1.00, 3 hrs £2.50, 4 hrs £4.70, max £5.75; evening £2.00 · Open Weekdays 08:30–midnight; weekends 06:00–midnight
RingGo location 24703. Includes Blue Badge spaces.
Solent University car park B (East Park Terrace)
The venue's own · 2 min walk · 110 spaces
Weekdays from 10:00: 1 hr £1.10, 3 hrs £2.60, 4 hrs £4.70, max £5.75; evening £2.00. Weekends: 3 hrs £2.60, 4 hrs or 24 hrs £4.70 · Open Pay-to-park from 10:00 on weekdays (permit holders only before then); all day at weekends
Run by Total Parking Solutions for the university. RingGo location 24763, or pay by card. First come first served.
Six Dials council car park (Trinity Road)
Public car park · 4 min walk · 72 spaces
Charged 08:00–midnight: 1 hr £1.20, 2 hrs £2.20, 3 hrs £2.70, 4 hrs £3.20, 5 hrs £3.70, 10 hrs £6.00, max £8.00 · Open 24 hours
Run by Southampton City Council. Pay by card, coins or PayByPhone (location 805221). Blue Badge spaces.
Very little parking on campus. East Park Terrace campus car parks run a RingGo pay-to-park scheme for non-permit holders, 08:30 (car parks C, D, F) or 10:00 (car park B) to midnight on weekdays and all day at weekends; spaces are first come first served. Car Park E is permit only. Blue Badge holders should email the university for permit guidance. Council car parks at Six Dials and Trinity Road are about 4 minutes away. Sat nav: SO14 0YN.
Getting here
Southampton Solent University (Stop ID)
Bus stop · 2 min walk
Unilink U6H; Bluestar 506
Southampton Solent University (Stops IA / IE)
Bus stop · 3 min walk
Bluestar 3, 10, 14, 16, 26, N18
A 10–15 minute walk from Southampton Central: from platform 1 turn right (from platform 4 turn left), walk up towards the Civic Centre clock tower, then follow Civic Centre Road and New Road. The Unilink U6 stops right outside The Spark; more buses stop on Above Bar Street. East Park Terrace has been closed to through traffic since September 2023.
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What's on offer
What's on here
Nothing scheduled at The Spark, Solent University yet.
About The Spark, Solent University
The Spark is Solent University's main teaching building, on the city-centre campus beside East Park. Hampshire Chamber of Commerce held its SOGROW summit for about 200 business leaders here in October 2025, and its 'Chamber Connects!' morning networking has also visited the university.
These visitor details were gathered from public sources (Solent University find-us page, Hampshire Chamber news, Parkopedia, bustimes.org, Wikipedia, OSM) on 16 October 2026 and haven't been confirmed by the venue yet. Parking charges, time limits and access can change, so check with The Spark, Solent University before you travel. This is general information, not advice.