How to find us

The Old Fire Station is situated at the top of old Bournemouth town centre. We have excellent transport links however you plan to travel.

By foot from Bournemouth Town Centre

If stood in the square, walk up the main pedestrian route to the right of Natwest bank. When you reach a roundabout, continue to follow the road up the hill, to the right.
At the top of the road is another roundabout, take the second turning, just to the left of KFC. 200 yards along you will come accross the Old Fire Station front entrance, on the right hand side.

By road from the A338, Wessex Way

If traveling from the north on the A338 take the 4th exit off, after passing the Welcome to Bournemouth sign.Once off the A338, follow the road until you reach a roundabout,
and take the 3rd exit onto Holdenhurst Road. We are just past the first turning on the left, on the left hand side of the road.

There is a large car park at the rear of the venue. To find this, After the right turn onto Holdenhurst Road, take the first left turn into Cotlands Road.
Follow the road around to the left and take the right turn into a public pay and display car park.

By train

Get off at the train at Bournemouth station and follow the signs towards the town centre. You will go through an underpass.
Once out of the underpass keep walking along Holdenhurst Road. If you are on the left side of the road, you will come accross the firestation on the left, just after the first left turning.
If you are on the right hand side of the road, walk until you come accross the second crossing (it is a simple island with bollards) and cross the road. Straight ahead is the Old Fire Station.

The front entrance is used for live gigs, some public events and daytime events. For most student events the rear entrance is used.
To find the rear entrance, continue walking along Holdenhurst Road to the corner of Cotlands road and take a right.
50yrds down on the right is the entrace to our rear yard, signed with a Bournemouth University notice on the gateaway.

Local Accommodation

If you are requiring local accommodation near to our venue, there are a handful of Travelodgers in Bournemouth withing a short distance.Travelodge is also offering customers of
The Old Fire Station a 5% discount on their next stay at any Travelodge. Click here to receive the discount.
The closest Travelodge to The Old Fire Station is in Christchurch , Bournemouth, approximately 0.4 miles away.For further information , see this page

Lost Property?

Please click here and report your lost items and we will get back to you as soon as possible

Any urgent lost property enquires please phone 01202 963039 between 12pm - 2pm. Mondays & Tuesdays only. 

General Enquiries:

Management:

Venue Manager / Bookings:

Sam Cox

Operations Manager:

Tony Greenhalgh

Marketing:

Marketing & Promotions Manager:

Adam Fox

Venue Address:

The Old Fire Station

36 Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth, Dorset
BH8 8AD

Employment Information

There are no current opportunities available

NUS, 18+ and 16+ Entry Requirements

We have events open to both students and non-students. Please use the table below to find the entry rules for the night you are interested in.

Proof of age always required - NUS cards are not proof of age.

Privacy Policy

The Old Fire Station's Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect and use the personal information you decide to share, and help you make informed decisions when using The Old Fire Station, located at www.oldfirestation.co.uk and its directly associated domains (collectively, "The Old Fire Station" or "Website").

By using or accessing The Old Fire Station website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

The Information We Collect

When you visit The Old Fire Station you provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected by us and Web Site use information collected by us as you interact with our Web Site.

When you register with The Old Fire Station website, you provide us with certain personal information, such as your name, your email address, your telephone number, your location and any other personal or preference information that you provide to us.

When you enter The Old Fire Station website, we may collect your browser type and IP address. In addition, we store certain information from your browser using "cookies." A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. We use session ID cookies to confirm that users are logged in. These cookies terminate once the user closes the browser. By default, we use a persistent cookie that stores your login ID (but not your password) to make it easier for you to login when you come back to The Old Fire Station. You can remove or block this cookie using the settings in your browser if you want to disable this convenience feature.

Any improper collection or misuse of information provided on The Old Fire Station website is a violation of the The Old Fire Station Terms of Service and should be reported to  administrator@oldfirestation.co.uk .

If you choose to use our invitation service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for information needed to send the invitation, such as your friend's email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email or instant message inviting him or her to visit the site. The Old Fire Station website only stores this information for the time taken to send this one-time invitation. Once the email is dispatched, the information is deleted.

By using The Old Fire Station website, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United Kingdom.

Children & Anyone Under 18 Years

The Old Fire Station website does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 18, please do not attempt to register for The Old Fire Station website or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 18 may provide any personal information to or on The Old Fire Station website. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 18, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at  administrator@oldfirestation.co.uk
 

Use of Information Obtained by The Old Fire Station

When you register with The Old Fire Station website, you create your own profile. We may occasionally use your name and email address to send you notifications regarding new services offered by The Old Fire Station that we think you may find valuable.

Profile information is used by The Old Fire Station website primarily to be presented back to and edited by you when you access the service.

The Old Fire Station may send you service-related announcements from time to time through the general operation of the service.

Generally, you may opt out of emails, though The Old Fire Station reserves the right to send you notices about your account even if you opt out of all voluntary email notifications.

The Old Fire Station may use information in your profile without identifying you as an individual to third parties. We do this for purposes such as aggregating how many people like a brand or music genre and promotions so that we can provide you a personalised The Old Fire Station website. We believe this benefits you.
 

Sharing Your Information with Third Parties

We do not provide contact information to third party marketers without your permission. We share your information with third parties only in limited circumstances where we believe such sharing is 1) reasonably necessary to offer the service, 2) legally required or, 3) permitted by you. For example:

We may provide information to service providers to help us bring you the services we offer. Specifically, we may use third parties to facilitate our business, such as to host the service at a co-location facility for servers, to send out email updates about The Old Fire Station, to remove repetitive information from our user lists, to process payments for products or services, to offer an online job application process, or to provide search results or links (including sponsored links). In connection with these offerings and business operations, our service providers may have access to your personal information for use for a limited time in connection with these business activities. Where we utilize third parties for the processing of any personal information, we implement reasonable contractual and technical protections limiting the use of that information to the The Old Fire Station-specified purposes.
We occasionally provide demonstration accounts that allow non-users a glimpse into the The Old Fire Station wesbite. Such accounts have only limited capabilities and passwords are changed regularly to limit possible misuse.
We may be required to disclose user information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws. We do not reveal information until we have a good faith belief that an information request by law enforcement or private litigants meets applicable legal standards. Additionally, we may share account or other information when we believe it is necessary to comply with law, to protect our interests or property, to prevent fraud or other illegal activity perpetrated through the The Old Fire Station website service or using the The Old Fire Station name, or to prevent imminent bodily harm. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, agents or government agencies.
We let you choose to share information with marketers or electronic commerce providers through sponsored groups or other on-site offers.
We may offer stores or provide services jointly with other companies on The Old Fire Station. You can tell when another company is involved in any store or service provided on The Old Fire Station, and we may share customer information with that company in connection with your use of that store or service.
If the ownership of all or substantially all of the The Old Fire Station business, or individual business units owned by FeelPrime Ltd., were to change, your user information may be transferred to the new owner so the service can continue operations. In any such transfer of information, your user information would remain subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy.
 

Links

The Old Fire Station may contain links to other websites. We are of course not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by The Old Fire Station.
 

Changing or Removing Information

Access and control over most personal information on The Old Fire Station website is readily available through the profile editing tools. The Old Fire Station website users may modify or delete any of their profile information at any time by logging into their account. Information will be updated immediately. Individuals who wish to deactivate their The Old Fire Station account may do so on the My Account page. Removed information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time.
 

Security

The Old Fire Station takes appropriate precautions to protect our users' information. Because email and instant messaging are not recognized as secure communications, we request that you not send private information to us by email or instant messaging services. If you have any questions about the security of The Old Fire Station Web Site, please contact us at  administrator@oldfirestation.co.uk
 

Terms of Use, Notices and Revisions

Your use of The Old Fire Station, and any disputes arising from it, is subject to this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use and all of its dispute resolution provisions including arbitration, limitation on damages and choice of law. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. Non-material changes and clarifications will take effect immediately, and material changes will take effect within 30 days of their posting on this site. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate at the top of this page the policy's new effective date. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or through notice on our home page. We encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.

Contacting the Web Site

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at  administrator@oldfirestation.co.uk . You may also contact us by mail at The old Fire Station, 36 Holdernhurst Rd, Bournemouth, BH8 8AD,  United Kingdom.

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There is step free access from the car park and other drop off points to the venue box office. There is step free access from the box office into the venue. Once inside the venue, there is step free access to all facilities, including toilets, cloakroom and the bar. The venue is split over two floors for some events and there is a lift.

Inside the venue, there are some raised areas which are accessible by ramps. Some of these raised areas provide better viewing opportunities for the stage and other areas.

The stage has no wheelchair access. There is no dedicated viewing platform or area.

5. Bookable Free Personal Assistant Access & How To Apply

Deaf and disabled customers, who would be unable to attend a gig without assistance, are entitled to free event access for their ‘Personal Assistant’.

Please purchase one standard ticket. Once you have purchased a ticket, you should then contact us (see contact section) with your booking reference and name. We will then arrange and confirm your free access pass to be used by your 'Personal Assistant'.

Please note that our staff are not trained to lift or carry people who may need help or to assist with personal or medical needs. We provide a free personal assistant access in order that customers with these needs may be able to attend.

There is parking adjacent to the venue in Cotlands Road. There is also street parking directly in front of the venue on Holdenhurst Road. The nearest National Rail Station is Bournemouth. On foot it is a 650m walk to the venue, ramped through an underpass.

There are multiple main route bus stops within 100m of the venue on Holdenhurst Road.

Taxi ranks are within 150m of the venue on Holdenhurst Road and Cotlands Road.

On the evening of an event, we offer for disabled customers to arrive at the venue 10-15 minutes prior to the doors opening to allow for early entrance. The doors opening time can vary per event, so please check in advance. Please ask at the Box Office or Security Staff upon arrival. If you have a chair that needs storing or require a toilet key, please ask at this point too.

There are 3 sets of male, female and 2 gender neutral accessible toilets in the venue. The accessible toilets all require a radar key for access, please ask on arrival if you need a key.

Ground floor male and female toilets are located by the bar and doors in the main room, the accessible toilet is access through the ‘Engine Room’ door with the toilet sign above it. First floor male and female toilets are located off the dancefloor and the red stair case foyer, the accessible toilet is in the foyer of the blue staircase.

We welcome attendees to bring medicine, food or drink needed to manage a medical condition as well as medical equipment with them to our venue. We do ask that you let staff know of any medicine, equipment or needed food and drink that is on your person upon arrival. In the event of an emergency, please contact security or ask to speak to the Duty Manager on shift.

At present the Old Fire Station does not have an induction loop or infra-red hearing assistance system fitted.

Registered (with Assistance Dogs UK) assistance dogs are welcome, please to let us know when you book if possible.

Strobe lighting, lighting that produces stroboscopic effects, smoke machines and other theatrical effects may be used during shows in our venue.

The bars in the venue are not currently lowered.