Battlelab hot desk bookings

Information on accessing the BattleLab and hot desk bookings

Please note that the BattleLab hot desk booking is very much a self service process. Once your details have been approved and added to the system, you can then book using the Mobile App, turn up and use the facilities.

Getting to the Dorset Innovation Park

Whilst the main post code given is DT2 8ZB, it is important to check whether your Sat Nav will bring you to the correct gate that is closer to Dorset Police HQ (W3W location: ///runways.launch.redeeming).

If you are driving from the west of Winfrith Newburgh (Wool), sat nav may take you to a different entrance on Gatemore Road that has no access to the Dorset Innovation Park.

If you have booked for a hot desk at the BattleLab, there is no need to park up outside of the security gate, just approach the gate with Photo ID ready.

Public transport

The nearest train station is Wool, which is a short taxi ride or 45 minute walk to the park. The bus routes are not great in this part of Dorset.

Photo ID needed for security gate

Please always bring photo ID for the front security gate. A passport or drivers licence are what we suggest. Just say you have booked a desk at the BattleLab.

The BattleLab office building

Once you get past the security gate, drive towards the roundabout and turn right. Ignore the first grey hangar building and proceed to the grey and yellow windowed building.

Park in the car park in front of the building. The central door should be unlocked for entry.

Depending on which desk you booked, it may be on the ground floor at the back left hand corner, or up the stairs to the first floor, to the left hand side.

Car Charging ports available

We welcome sustainable travel to the Innovation Park. There are four free to use charging ports of electric vehicles outside the BattleLab. They are type 2 chargers by Pod Point, so you do need your own cables. No need to use an app or payment card, just plug in to start charging.

Out of courtesy to other EV users, please move your car to free up the space when you have charged up.

What facilities are at BattleLab?

There are tea/coffee making facilities, so please bring your own cup.

There are accessible toilets on all floors and a lift. There are showers too.

There is no canteen but for food there is a sandwich van that visits the park in the morning. There are shops in nearby Wool that sell sandwiches, such as The Hidden Deli and Williams Village Bakery.

You can also get fresh barista coffee from Unit 6, The Quadrant, home to Evocatus consulting.

Accommodation

Should you require overnight stay, we would recommend Dorchester as a place for hotels. There are hotels in the Poole and Weymouth area but morning traffic is not great.