Venue
Bournemouth International Centre,
Exeter Road,
Bournemouth,
Dorset
BH2 5BH
Telephone: 01202 456 400 for general enquiries
How to get to the BIC
Map: View the map here
By plane
Bournemouth International Airport is 10 minutes from the town centre via the A338 (Wessex Way). For more information on what flights fly to and from Bournemouth visit www.bournemouthairport.com.
By train
Bournemouth is served by two trains an hour from London Waterloo. The journey time is around two hours - visit the South West Trains website for timetable information.
Main line links from the North and Scotland arrive at Bournemouth Railway Station - visit the Virgin Trains website for timetable information.
Bournemouth Station is a 10 minute taxi ride from the Bournemouth International Centre.
For more information on the rail network within the UK click here or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
By car
From London:
Take the M25, then the M3, M27 and A31 to Ringwood. From Ringwood, follow the A338 (Wessex Way) to the Bournemouth West Roundabout.
From the Bournemouth West Roundabout:
Take the first exit and follow the brown signs to the BIC. The BIC multi-storey car park is off the roundabout at the bottom of Priory Road.
From the north and west:
Head for the A31 / A338 junction (Ashley Heath) just outside Ringwood, taking the A338 (Wessex Way) to Bournemouth. Then follow the directions from the Bournemouth West Roundabout.
For directions from your home or office visit www.multimap.com and input BH2 5BH for the destination postcode.
Car parking
The car parks at the BIC (650 spaces) and Pavilion (185 spaces) are both public pay and display and are not reserved exclusively for patrons. There are many other car parks within walking distance. For more details regarding parking at and around the centre see the BIC website.
Disabled visitors
Visitors in wheelchairs are welcome at the TSI Conference and every effort is made to assist them. Wheelchairs can be battery or manually operated but, for safety reasons, users should be accompanied by an able-bodied adult. The main front entrance, Purbeck Hall Foyer entrance and the first floor Tregonwell corridor from the sun terrace can be accessed by wheelchairs as they are either flat access routes or have built in ramps. For more detailed information regarding facilities for attendees with a disability see the BIC website.
