Welcome to the venue information page for The Ageas Bowl, home of Southern Brave.
Here you can find all the information you need ahead of your matchday, including gate opening times, food & drink, travel options, accessibility provision and on-site facilities.
Sustainability
The green choices available to you on a matchday are highlighted as bold* throughout this page.
Opening times
Your ticket gives you access to both the men’s and women’s matches on the same day, so make sure you get there for the first match!
Match day start times vary, so make sure you’ve looked at your ticket in the app to see what time the first match starts.
Click here to view The Ageas Bowl’s full Ground Regulations.
Click here to view a ground map of The Ageas Bowl.
FOOD & DRINK
We’ve got a huge selection of food and drink stands at The Ageas Bowl, making sure to cater for all requirements. Further information will be available in due course.
Spectators can bring in food, a sealed soft drink up to 500ml, or an empty water bottle to fill at the water fountains. Please note, no alcohol can be brought into the ground, only alcohol purchased on-site may be consumed.
Water fountains will be available to fill water bottles up at the Hotel ends of the CIM and Shane Warne stands.
In-ground activities
Live music & team DJ
Enjoy live music at every matchday through The Hundred’s partnership with BBC Music Introducing. A local BBC Music Introducing DJ will also perform throughout the day. From walk out music, to match reaction sounds, the venue DJ is in full control of the sounds of Southern Brave.
Games & activities
There’s a host of interactive, family-friendly games and activities around the ground to get involved in.
TRAVEL
By Bike
The Ageas Bowl provides a free bicycle* storage facility. Please head towards the roundabout and follow directions from our traffic operatives. All parking is subject to availability and on a first come first served basis.
By Bus/Train
Hedge End train* station is less than 2 miles away, approximately a 35-minute walk from The Ageas Bowl and Hilton at The Ageas Bowl.
Southampton Airport Parkway station is approximately 3.5 miles from The Ageas Bowl and Hilton at The Ageas Bowl and services the Waterloo to Weymouth South Western Railway Main Line.
Free rail shuttle buses* will be operating from and to Southampton Airport Parkway and Hedge End Railway Stations from 1 hour before gates open and to 30 minutes after the matchday has ended. Click here to find out more.
Find a train to either Southampton Airport Parkway or Hedge End for easiest access to the ground by clicking this link.
By Car
The roads around The Ageas Bowl are likely to be busy throughout The Hundred, so please allow plenty of time for your journey.
Parking must be pre-booked and will be available to purchase in due course.
Please be aware that on-site car parking may be located a short walk away from the gate and the surface may be grass.
On-site car parks will open 30 minutes before the scheduled gates opening time of the fixture, and will close 90 minutes after the match. Cars are not permitted to stay overnight.
Drivers on the day who have not pre-booked, please use Southampton Airport Parkway Station’s Multi-Storey Car Park. From here you can catch the Shuttle Bus to the ground.
There is no car parking in local residential areas. Supporters should use official transport routes or get dropped off at the venue.
FACILITIES
Accessibility
To book a wheelchair or accessible ticket, contact 023 8047 2002 (option 2), 10am – 4pm, Monday – Friday, or email tickets@ageasbowl.com to request a call back.
The Ageas Bowl has a number of wheelchair accessible areas available to be booked. These areas will be supported by a dedicated Matchday Steward and provide space for an essential companion to sit alongside. It should be noted that the vast majority of seats at The Ageas Bowl are not covered.
The Ageas Bowl provides blue badge parking and accessible bus services from local transport hubs. To arrange this, contact the phone number or email outlined above.
There are clearly marked accessible gates at all entrances, these entrances allow access to The Ageas Bowl’s famous berm, which provides a level surface around the entire ground.
Accessible lifts provide access to hospitality suites and the Roof Terrace and are positioned in the lobbies of the main stands, pavilion and hotel. Some areas of the ground, including pitch level, require navigation via a short flight of stairs.
There are Accessible Toilets located around the ground, at both ends of the Shane Warne and Ingleby-Mackenzie Stands, in the pavilion and at the Hilton End. For some matches these toilets are controlled by a RADAR key. If you have forgotten or do not have access to a RADAR key please ask an Information Steward or staff in The Ageas Bowl Store.
Assistance dogs are welcome at the venue.
Multi-faith Room
The Contemplation Room is located in the Colin Ingleby Mackenzie Concourse.
Shop
Make sure you visit the on-site shop at The Ageas Bowl, located under the Shane Warne Stand, to get your Southern Brave kit. You can also get the kit online here, in The Hundred's Online Store.
Sustainability at The Ageas Bowl
The Ageas Bowl is one of the country’s most modern and innovative sports, music and leisure destinations. Set in 150 acres of natural beauty, we respect nature and are committed to preserving the environment and making net positive contributions through our influence and actions.
Sustainable Transport
Transport contributes a significant proportion of carbon emissions at major events. As part of our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment we actively encourage supporters to use public transport through our rail shuttle bus provision.
In 2022, we provided over 20,000 journeys on our bus services, removing almost 5,000 vehicles from local roads.
Waste Reduction
Wherever possible our concessions and suppliers use biodegradable packaging and responsibly sourced products.
Our self-destructing cups prevent ocean plastic pollution by degrading within two years of being used and our ORCA food waste processor digests all of our food waste into water, eliminating landfill and carbon heavy waste disposal processes.
Energy Saving
Across our site, we have installed energy saving measures including LED lighting and smart energy monitoring systems, as well as solar powered lighting for the Park & Walk walkway. Solar powered lighting will also be used across other customer car parks on major matchdays.
We continue to investigate opportunities to generate green power onsite and will introduce EV charging points in our new supporter car parks.
Water Saving
In 2022, 50% of our golf and cricket irrigation requirements were supplied through recycled greywater.
By 2024, we plan to supply over 20,000 cubic metres of water for this purpose, completely removing our reliance on mains water while maintaining picture perfect outfields, fairways and greens.
Tree Planting
Over the next ten years, we plan to plant over 15,000 trees across our site, providing a significant biodiversity gain and carbon capture opportunity.
Alongside this, we will continue to manage thousands of existing trees and further offset our environmental impact.
Crowd Behaviour
The Hundred is for everyone. We want everyone to feel welcome on our match days and to have a brilliant experience. Anti-social or discriminatory behaviour of any kind is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Reporting these types of behaviour will help us to ensure The Hundred is a welcoming and inclusive competition and experience for everyone.
If you experience or witness any anti-social or discriminatory behaviour on a match day at The Ageas Bowl, please report it as soon as possible by using the fan reporting and feedback tool accessible via the Hampshire Cricket App, so that The Ageas Bowl can try to deal with the issue at the time.
If you wish to report discrimination direct to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), click here.
Click here to view The Ageas Bowl’s full Ground Regulations.