Southbank Centre
Overview
"Southbank Centre is the UK's largest arts centre and one of the UK's top five visitor attractions, occupying a 17 acre site that sits in the midst of London's most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. We exist to present great cultural experiences that bring people together and we achieve this by providing the space for artists to create and present their best work and by creating a place where as many people as possible can come together to experience bold, unusual and eye-opening work. We want to take people out of the everyday, every day."
Contact details
Belvedere Road London London SE1 8XX United Kingdom
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/visit/facilities-access
Access guidance
- Talk to a member of staff at the auditorium entrance if you have a disability that means you can't queue, or you need extra time to take your seat. They can arrange priority entry for you as soon as the doors open.
- Blue Badge holders and those with access requirements can be dropped off on the Queen Elizabeth Hall slip road off Belvedere Road (the road between Royal Festival Hall and Hayward Gallery). The Hayward car park is now closed to cars. There are four Blue Badge parking spaces available for visitors located on the Queen Elizabeth Hall slip road off Belvedere Road
- There are accessible toilets on every level of Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and in the Hayward Gallery Foyer. A Changing Places toilet is located on Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, next to the JCB Glass Lift, for the exclusive use of disabled people who need personal assistance to use the toilet.
- You may be eligible for concessionary tickets if you have specific seating requirements, with a complimentary seat for your companion
- Assistance is available for blind and visually impaired visitors, including guiding and narration. Phone or email our access team to find out more.
- Sound enhancement systems are available in all our venues. Contact the Welcome Desk, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall or the Ticket Office at Queen Elizabeth Hall to collect one (subject to availability).
- Strobe lighting is rarely used in performances. We will put warning signs on auditorium entry doors of any event where it is used. We welcome visitors who need to bring medicines, food or soft drinks to manage a medical condition, or medical equipment.