travel and parking
Train
Tip! The station for Portsmouth City Centre is Portsmouth & Southsea and NOT Portsmouth Harbour.
Car
Cascades Shopping Centre is easy to find by car from the M3, the A3M and the A27 all of which join the M27 which links to the M275 coming straight into Portsmouth. Follow the signs to the City Centre and Cascades is on the left.
Follow this link to find out about Portsmouth City Council’s park and ride scheme
FREE PARKING FOR LATE NIGHTS AT CHRISTMAS
Remember we are offering FREE car parking for late night shopping between 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
If you park in the car park before 6 p.m. you will have to pay for the time parked up to 6 p.m.
If you enter the car park after 6 p.m. DO NOT discard your entry ticket, this will need to be used at the barrier to allow you to exit. Any lost tickets will be charged at the full day rate of £10.00.
Cascades multi-storey car park – NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO CHARGES. Cascades car park is managed in partnership with NCP and offers fantastic value from just £1.00 per hour. From Tuesday 4th January 2011 the half hourly band for car parking will be removed. The minimum stay will become 1 hour and parking will then be purchased in one hour increments up to 5 hours. The £10 charge will cover the period of 5 – 12 hours, and any cars left in the car park overnight will be charged at a new band of £25. The Cascades car park is pay on foot on exit. Additional parking spaces under a fully glazed atrium have been created as part of the new mall works, with parent and child spaces and disabled parking spaces on levels 2, 4 and 6. The car park operates to Cascades shopping hours and so you can park as close to the Centre as possible and not get wet in bad weather – perfect! Please note: the car park is locked overnight. No overnight parking. Please see the map below for alternative car parks close to the city centre.
Car Valet UK
Car Valet UK are now open for business on level 1 of Cascades Shopping Centre multi storey car park. Car Valet UK are one of the largest car wash and valet companies with over 50 sites throughout the UK. We provide a professional valeting service operating from designated areas within Shopping Centre car parks. For more details visit our website www.carvaletuk.co.uk or telephone 01920 444344.
Bus
There are many bus services which stop at the city centre. Check out the First Bus Timetable to find out which one is best for you.
There are also direct fast coach services from Southampton.
Ferry
Ferry travel is easy from Gosport, Hayling Island and the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth Harbour, a short bus or train link or a 10 minute walk from the city centre.
Follow this link for details of the Gosport Ferry
For more information
Please contact the Portsmouth Visitor Information Centre on 023 9282 6722, e-mail vis@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or follow this link for Portsmouth public transport
Maps to Cascades
Map via streetmap.co.uk
Map via multimap.com
