Get away from it all in the heart of Southsea.
The Parlour is the perfect place to retreat to when you need some time out or a change of scene. With an intimate onsite café and garden you can make full use of our resources and make your event a real success.
Close to Fratton train station, with ample on street parking and disabled access, this really is the ideal place to meet. Our on site café can provide refreshments and lunches with freshly cooked food and at least 80% of ingredients used are organic, fair trade or home grown.
With its unique combination of light airy spaces to hire, The Parlour can be used flexibly for a multitude of events. From team meetings to workshops, training courses to networking and special interest groups, we can cater for your needs.
Whatever your agenda we can accommodate you in comfort and style.
>From therapists to training providers, life coaches to style advisors, SMEs to voluntary and community groups, come and see how our flexible workspace can work for you.
Based at The Parlour, Wayfinder Associates provide specialist training, research and consultancy services to organisations and businesses working in social care and the community sectors. A programme of professional and personal development training workshops is available at The Parlour, delivered by Carolyn Barber and associate business colleagues.
Carolyn Barber established Wayfinder Associates in 2006, and set up The Parlour as a social business with its mission to provide quality venue and workspace to support local business and the community.
For any event to be successful, the quality of food is essential. At The Parlour our on-site cafe provides a choice of authentic Indian cuisine, seasonal salads and delicious home baked cakes cooked on the premises.
In addition to tea and coffee, our refreshments include an unusual range of Ayurvedic teas and refreshing organic cordials.
At least 80 per cent of all our ingredients are organic, Fair Trade or home grown.
Local photographers are regularly invited to exhibit their work for viewing and sale. Current exhibitors are Janet Ayers, Jan Fowler, Lindsay Poole and Steve Crabtree. Framed prints range in cost from £15 - £60, and special viewing events take place through the year.
The main downstairs space is wheelchair friendly, and there is a disabled access toilet by the front entrance. Our aim is to make any necessary arrangements to support and enable customers with disabilities to access our events, activities and services. Please discuss particular requirements at the time of booking.
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