The Buckland Family Hub is located in the centre of Buckland, near the Charles Dickens Community Centre and Lake Road. It has areas for activities, playgroups, and meetings with professionals like midwives and health visitors.

The Hub has a great team who can answer your questions and connect you with the right activities and support.

How to get there and opening times

 

The hub is open:

  • Monday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Tuesday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Friday: 8.30am to 4.30pm

Address: Turner Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4PN

The entrance to Buckland Family Hub is through a wooden gate on Turner Road. The Family Hub has a circular blue sign on the second floor of the building, and there is parking available on Turner Road.

Your Family Hub Champion

Steph is your Buckland Family Hub Champion. She works for Home-Start Portsmouth, which runs the Portsmouth Family Hub and Start for Life programme.

Steph joined Buckland Family hub as a Family Hub Champion in July 2025, keen to support families in Portsmouth. Before taking on this role, she worked as a secondary school teacher for 15 years both in Portsmouth and in London. Steph has always worked with children and families and loves being part of Home-Start Portsmouth, working with families as part of a supportive and caring organisation. Steph also volunteers with the Breast Feeding Network.

What's on

At Buckland Family Hub, you can join various activities such as:

  • Stay and Play groups for kids aged 0-5, young mums up to 25, and dads
  • Mobile toy library
  • Courses on pregnancy, labour, birth, and caring for your baby
  • Drop-in sessions and advice on infant feeding
  • Get, Set, Go! sessions to prepare your kids for school
  • Wellbeing groups and drop-in sessions with NHS Talking Therapies, See Saw Group, and Dadzchat

Check the Buckland Family Hub timetable for details.

See what activities and sessions are available:

You can also visit our other Hubs to see what’s available.

These sessions are run by various partners like Portsmouth City Council, Solent NHS Trust, Home-Start Portsmouth, The Parenting Network, The Breastfeeding Network, Connor’s Toy Library, and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.