University of Portsmouth Conference and Events (Portland Building)
Portland Building, St James's Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3HN
Portsmouth — photo: Sohaim Siddiquee, Unsplash
Parking
Parking nearbyIsambard Brunel multi-storey car park
Public car park · 468 spaces
No maximum stay (over-5-hours tariff)
Up to 1 hr £1.70; 2 hrs £2.90; 3 hrs £3.90; 4 hrs £5.00; 5 hrs £8.70; over 5 hrs £13.00 (charged 24/7) · Open 24 hours
Portsmouth City Council, Alec Rose Lane PO1 2BX; 5 Blue Badge bays; 1.9 m height limit; Park-It cards accepted.
No visitor parking stated for the Portland Building. Portsmouth City Council's Isambard Brunel multi-storey (Alec Rose Lane) is the nearest large public car park.
Getting here
Portsmouth & Southsea
Train station · 10 min walk
South Western Railway, Southern, GWR
Portsmouth Harbour
Train station · 11 min walk
South Western Railway, Southern
Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour stations are each about 10-11 minutes' walk. Many routes (1, 2, 3, X3-X5, 8, 13, 14, 20, 21, 23, PR1 Park and Ride) stop at Portsea HMS Nelson on Queen Street, a few minutes away.
Getting in
Bookings and room choice are handled by the university's conference and events team via an online enquiry; midweek term-time availability is limited because rooms are used for teaching. Enquiry address: Mercantile House, Hampshire Terrace, PO1 2EG.
Finding your way
Food & drink
Catering provided by the university; day delegate packages available (third-party listing quotes from £35 per person for the Portland Building).
What's on offer
What's on here
Nothing scheduled at University of Portsmouth Conference and Events (Portland Building) yet.
About University of Portsmouth Conference and Events (Portland Building)
The university hires out more than 150 rooms across its city-centre campus, from 20-person meeting rooms to lecture theatres for up to 1,000, plus function rooms for up to 300, with day delegate rates and a conference team that can handle registration and accommodation. The Portland Building atrium is listed for corporate events and presentations of up to 150 seated or 200 standing. Availability is best in the Easter break, June to September, evenings and weekends.
These visitor details were gathered from public sources (University of Portsmouth conference space page; Hire Space Portland Building listing; Portsmouth City Council car park page; Nominatim/OSM; bustimes.org) on 16 October 2026 and haven't been confirmed by the venue yet. Parking charges, time limits and access can change, so check with University of Portsmouth Conference and Events (Portland Building) before you travel. This is general information, not advice.