Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and the Pavilion

About the BIC

The BIC was conceived, designed and built in the late 1970s/early 1980s as a multipurpose Conference, Entertainment, Leisure and Exhibition Venue. Opened on 6th September 1984, at a cost of approx. £19.5 million, the Centre boasted two halls, a leisure pool, gymnasium area and a multi-storey car park for over 700 cars, offering a larger,modern addition to Bournemouth's established Winter Gardens Concert Hall (now demolished), Pavilion and Pier Theatres.

Immediately attracting a range of major international artistes and large Conferences, Bournemouth Borough Council recognised the urgent need to expand the facilities and added the circular Purbeck Hall in 1990 at a further investment of over £6million. By now establishing itself as one of the most popular venues of its type, additional funding was made available to add smaller meeting and breakout rooms, until 2004 when a massive £22million expansion and redevelopment programme was commenced, providing a 4th auditoria, the Solent Hall (at the expense of the under-used leisure facilities) and an increased capacity Windsor Hall, making the BIC the largest venue on the South Coast.

For further information about the facilities available at the BIC please visit the Organising an Event section.