Bournemouth International Centre hosts conferences, exhibitions, banquets and awards evenings for up to 10,000 delegates, and a dinner or reception for 300 or 1,000 guests. The centre stands on Exeter Road in Bournemouth, on England's south coast, and can be hired as a whole building.
Seminars and company events
The BIC sells the entire complex to organisers. It has four halls with 5,798 square meters of floor space that can be configured and branded for the event, plus 15 fully equipped break-out rooms. A conference can therefore run a plenary session in one hall and parallel workshops in the smaller rooms.
The centre also covers exhibitions, proms and award ceremonies. Its in-house team coordinates the event from the first day, and production capabilities for staging, lighting and audio-visual work are available on site. One client described a 300-person event with a full stage and a live link to a partner venue abroad. Free Wi-Fi covers the building, with enhanced connections on request.
Weddings and receptions
The official site does not offer weddings. It presents dinners and receptions for corporate and social groups instead. Plan a gala dinner, a charity evening or an awards night for 300 or up to 1,000 people. Organisers planning a private celebration should ask the venue directly what it accepts.
Rooms and capacities
The halls named on the official site are Windsor Hall, Solent Hall, Purbeck Hall and the Art Deco Pavilion Ballroom. Solent Hall is pillar-free and has sea views. Windsor Hall is described as large and versatile. The Purbeck Lounge is used for Christmas party packages. The site gives no capacity per hall, so ask for the plan and the seating limit of each layout before you choose.
The headline figures are 5,798 square meters in total, up to 10,000 delegates for a conference using the whole building, and 15 break-out rooms.
Accommodation
The centre has no bedrooms of its own. The official site points to hotels and accommodation in Bournemouth, which it describes as moments away. Ask the team for the hotel options for your group.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The venue describes its menus as built around local produce, and it offers food and drink services for conferences, dinners and receptions. Festive packages are sold for the Christmas season.
History and setting
The Bournemouth International Centre is operated by BH Live in partnership with BCP Council. The site overlooks Bournemouth Bay, and the centre also programs concerts, sport and shows, so event dates are shared with a public calendar. Check availability early for peak weeks.
Getting there
The centre is at Exeter Road, Bournemouth BH2 5BH. The official site has a How to Get Here page with travel details for rail, road and parking.
