Office Move FAQs

Starting Monday 7 March 2022, Devon Mind will no longer be based at its current offices at 8 Woodside. The organisation is moving to a new co-located space in the Mannamead area of Plymouth, with an additional space to be used for service delivery in the city centre. Read on for answers to a few of the most common questions. If you have any other concerns, please email admin@devonmind.com.

  • Our new head office address is Devon Mind, Mannamead Wellbeing Hub, 156 Mannamead Road, Plymouth PL3 5QL. The what3words address of the Mannamead Wellbeing Hub is ///window.minus.mops.

  • No, we will also be using a space in the city centre for some services. The address of this office is Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA. The what3words address of Ernest English House is ///format.tapes.tricky.

  • Mannamead Wellbeing Hub โ€” By car: free parking is available at the front of the office. By bus: the nearest bus stops are Torr Lane Church (Citybus 39), Hartley Reservoir (Citybus 39, 40, 40A, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, 44, 44A, 807 and Stagecoach 1), and Russell Avenue (Citybus 40, 41, 41A, 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, 44, 44A, 807 and Stagecoach 1).

    Ernest English House โ€” By car: pay and display parking is available nearby at St Andrew Street/Whimple Street and The Barcode. By bus: the nearest bus stop is Buckwell Street (Citybus 25). The Viaduct bus stops are only 3 minutesโ€™ walk away.

  • Our new offices provide much better accessibility, lower operating costs, better facilities, better connectivity, and more flexibility for staff and service users. We also recognise the huge advantage for our service users if we are co-located with other agencies they might need to access, such as the Carersโ€™ Hub, Money Advice Plymouth, and Veterans Support.

  • Devon Mindโ€™s relocation went through a rigorous approval process involving the organisationโ€™s senior leadership team, the Board of Trustees, and several external financial and legal advisors. The move was one of five different scenarios explored by the organisation and was ultimately signed off as the most financially viable and practical by the Board.

  • Our Woodside and Parkside offices are currently on the market for sale.

  • Face-to-face appointments will not be available for the week before the move (28th February to 4th March 2022), however everything will be conducted online or postponed to the week after if not able to be delivered remotely. All contact lines will remain open as normal.