Opening Hours

The building is open from 9:00am to 5:30pm, seven days a week.

Opening hours of main facilities:
Main Reception – 9:00am to 5:30pm
Piacetto Coffee Bar – 9:00am – 5:00pm
Solent Hall – 9:00am to 5:30pm
Solent Hall Café – 9:00am to 5:00pm

Exhibitors will be able to access the venue from 8:00am to 18:00pm on build-up and open days.

Disabled Access

BIC Car Park:
17 (14 regular and 3 overlength) disabled parking spaces located on level 1. Automatic doors provide access to the foyer of the building .

External Entrances:
The main front entrance and the Solent Hall are either flat access routes or have built in ramps.

Bar and refreshment areas:
From the main foyer area there are three ramped accesses to various bar and refreshment areas located off this area. These include:

• The Foyer Coffee Bar (Roux Express)
• The BH2 Bar
• The Avon Room
• The President's Suite

Accessible Toilets on the Ground Floor:

• Foyer Bar Right adjacent to the Reception Desk
• Solent Corridor adjacent to the Roux Express Coffee Bar

Disabled toilets are fitted with audible emergency alarms.

Guide Dogs & Assistance Dogs:
Guide Dogs and Assistance Dogs are permitted into all areas of the BIC. They are to be kept on a lead at all times and under control. Water is provided on request.