Show Facilities & Disabled Visitor Info
For travel information relating to the Show, please see the
Travel page.
Avoiding the Bridges - for pram and wheelchair users
Our Bridge Avoidance Wristbands will help you avoid the
temporary bridges that expand over the two main roads and
divide the Show into different areas. Please request the Bridge
Avoidance Wristband from security staff at each relevant Gate, i.e.
Gate A to access Gate C, Gate E to access Gate H and vice
versa for your return journey.
The Police request that visitors must use the Pelican Crossing
when crossing West Quay Road between Gate A and Gate C.
Care of Children
Don’t forget to obtain a children's wristband from security.
This helps us reunite children quickly with their parents if they
become lost. We follow a strict lost children’s policy. Please
encourage young children to only speak to Security
Personnel or a Show Information Host - they will
be able to help. Please ensure older
children experiencing the Show on their own or with friends
know where to meet parents and how to contact them at a set time at
the end of the day.
DISABLED VISITORS
Visitors displaying a valid blue badge (disabled parking)
can park free of charge in all City Council surface car parks and
on-street parking bays. For people with disabilities there is
parking around the city centre and close to the main Show entrance.
Look out for the road signs for directions as you get closer to the
Show.
Southampton has a Shopmobility service which operates from
Castle Way, which can provide electric and manual operated
wheelchairs and scooters. There is a small charge for this service,
however with every customer there will be a free car parking space
available at their offices, which are in close proximity to
the Show.
For further information tel 023 8063 1263 or email city.shopmobility@southamptonvs.org.uk.
Alternatively hire a wheelchair at the Show; just ask a cashier at
the main entrance for details. The wheelchairs must be returned to
the cashiers at the main entrance upon exiting the Show.
Attendants cannot be provided on site, but one companion is
admitted free of charge per disabled person (should the disability
necessitate a Carer).
All areas of the show are accessible to disabled visitors and
accessible toilets are located in every area of the show.
Disabled visitors should use the main entrance for access to the
Show.
Hotels
For details of hotel accommodation, contact Expotel on Tel: 0845
054 8470, Fax: 0141 331 1117 or email events@expotel.com or
www.expotel.com/SBS2010
DOGS
The event is not suitable and has no facilities for dogs or any
other animals. No animals, except assistance dogs, will be
admitted.
LEFT LUGGAGE
There are no cloakroom or left luggage facilities at the
Show.
BABYCARE UNIT
There are free babycare facilities at the Show; located in
Mayflower Park, adjacent to Windward Hall.
CASH AND BANKING
Cash and banking facilities are provided by Thomas Cook; located
in the Holiday Inn area.
Meeting Point
The designated Meeting Point is under the entrance canopy of the
Holiday Inn Hotel.
FIRST AID
First Aid facilities are provided by South Central
Ambulance Service and St John Ambulance and are located
in Mayflower Park, by Gate E.
Access to the Marina
Access to the Marina is controlled for safety reasons.
Pushchairs and prams are not permitted on the marina. Please use
the Push Chair /Pram Park nearby. Visitors in wheelchairs, or
with assistance dogs, may experience delays in getting onto
the Marina during busy periods, especially weekends.
Babys can be carried onto the marina although the organisers
recommend visitors use an appropriate baby carrying devise.
Security at the Marina entrance will advise.
SMOKING
Smoking is not permitted in any halls or marquee structures.
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