Venue & Travel

Venue

The conference will take place at the Brighton Centre:

Kings Road, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2GR United Kingdom.

Venue Security and Bag Policy

In line with enhanced venue security measures introduced across the UK following the Manchester Arena attack and the implementation of “Martyn’s Law”, the Brighton Centre has strict restrictions on luggage and large bags entering the venue.

Delegates are strongly encouraged not to bring luggage to the venue wherever possible. Large suitcases, holdalls and excessive baggage should be left securely at your hotel or accommodation before arriving at the conference.

Only small bags and handbags will be permitted inside the venue. As a guide, permitted bags should be no larger than 21cm x 30cm x 19cm (approximately A4 size).

Please note that delegates arriving with large bags or excessive luggage may experience delays, additional security screening or refusal of entry. Any permitted large items may need to be stored by the venue for a fee and cannot be kept with you during the event.

For delegates travelling directly to or from Brighton, there are a number of secure luggage storage facilities located close to the Brighton Centre. Please use the link provided to locate and pre-book a suitable luggage drop-off point before arriving at the venue.

Travel

By car

From London and the North the easiest way to get to Brighton is to connect via the M25 London orbital motorway.

The Brighton Centre is about 45 minutes once you leave the M25; leave the M25 at junction 7 southbound onto the M23, which later becomes A23 directly into Brighton. The road will continue through the City straight to Brighton Seafront where the Brighton Centre is located.

Brighton and its closest neighbours to the East and West are linked via the A27. This is the easiest route to Brighton from both directions. Leave the A27 via the A23 ramp (signposted Brighton), take the 3rd exit on the first roundabout and 1st exit on the second roundabout, this will join you onto the A23 / London Road directly into Brighton. The road will continue through the City straight to Brighton Seafront where the Brighton Centre is located.

Parking

As with most cities, parking in Brighton is at a premium. Please be aware that we do not have a venue car park. There are lots of options for car parking near the venue. Please find car park information here.   For customers who are Blue Badge holders there are lay-bys at the front and back of the venue where you can drop off or pick up but we would discourage parking in these areas as there is a 3 hour limit. Blue Badge regulations apply to other on-street parking, e.g. yellow lines. For more information about accessible parking in and around the venue please visit the city council’s dedicated web page where you will find a PDF that lists accessible bays in the city, the Brighton Centre is located in “Zone Z” and the closest bays are on West Street and Cannon Place. 

The closest accessible bays to the venue are in Churchill Square 1 car park, West Street BN1 2RU, on the ground floor opposite the rear entrance to the Brighton Centre on Russell Road but please note that charges are applicable.

By train

Brighton is served by direct rail links from many major central London stations and has frequent services from Portsmouth, Worthing, Lewes, Seaford, Eastbourne and Hastings.

For train times and prices visit the Southern Railway website.

Brighton Train Station is centrally located within a 10 minute walk of the Brighton Centre.