general information

opening times

Monday – Friday 9am – 7pm
Saturday – 9am – 5pm
Closed Sundays, Bank Holidays and between exhibitions for installation.
Please see our ‘Current Exhibition’ page for show dates.

location

Focal Point Gallery is situated on the second floor of Southend Central Library.

location map

link to multimap

transport

Train: ONE from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria Station and C2C from London Fenchurch Street to Southend Central Station. The gallery is 5 minutes walk from Southend Victoria and 15 minutes from Southend Central Stations.

Buses: All buses to Victoria Avenue, Queensway and Southend Town Centre.

Parking: There is a public car park adjacent to Southend Central Library.

Disabled Parking: There are three disabled parking spaces to the side of the library building with a level accessible route to the main entrance of the building. These are reached by driving past the main public car park and through the staff parking area at the rear of the building.

For information and a map of car parks in Southend please click here

access

The gallery is accessible from the ground floor of Southend Central Library via a public lift. Signage for the gallery is adequate, but staff at the library front desk will be happy to give you directions or assistance. There is a toilet for wheelchair users on the ground floor of the building. This is located in a staff area and is kept locked when not in use for security reasons. A key is obtainable from the library front desk. A wheelchair is available for use in the building and is also kept at the front desk. There is a café on the first floor of the building which is wheelchair accessible. If you inform us of any special needs when booking a place on an event or workshop we will endeavour to make sure your needs are met.