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Purcell Room

Venue Accessibility Profile

Address Details
Name	Purcell Room
Address	South Bank Centre
Borough	Southwark
Town/City	London
Post Code	SE1 8XX View map of this area via Google Maps
Within the congestion charging zone?	Yes
Access summary	Access is a high priority and staff are willing to assist. This is an exceptionally good venue.
Further Details
Type of venue	Music, Performing Arts

Contact Information
Box Office No.	020 7928 8800
Fax	020 7921 0765
Email	customer@rfh.org.uk
Getting To
Nearest BR station and approximate distance (metres)	Waterloo 350m
Nearest tube station and approximate distance (metres)	Waterloo 350m
Parking
On-site parking availability	Yes
Designated disabled bays	Yes
Number of disabled bays	More
Off site parking?	The on site spaces, free for blue badge holders are on the road by the riverside entrance to the RFH. There are 4 spaces outside the QEH artists entrance.
Taxi services	Taxis are frequent and easy to get after a show

Main Entrance
Level Access	Yes
Door Type	Double
Door Opening	Other
Further Entrance Notes	The main entrance is not at street level. You have to take the lift from level 1 to level 2 terrace, and go over the public concourse to this venue. The Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room share the same entrance and foyer. The Purcell Room has its entrance to the right of the foyer up 4 steps with a stair lift. Doors for the main entrance are wide, double, heavy, glass and open in and out.

Image: Purcell Room

Access Inside
Number of steps between each floor	From the foyer there are 4 steps up to the hall, there is a stair lift available, a member of staff is needed to use this lift.
Are the steps highlighted?	Yes
Are there any handrails?	Two side
Floors served by lift	Foyer and the hall.
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair accessible screens/areas	All areas
Wheelchair inaccessible screens/areas	The hall can be accessed by steps or a stair lift, a member of staff is needed to operate the lift.
Limited Mobility
Staff will assist	Yes
Facilities for Hearing Impaired
Induction loop available	Yes
Locations of induction loops / infra red systems	In the hall.
Details of signed events	When appropriate
Services for Visually Impaired
Information Formats
General information	Front row seating can be requested. For those whose vision will make it difficult to evacuate the building in emergency.
Braille	Yes
Large print	Yes
Tape	Yes
Guide Dogs
Are guide dogs welcome?	Yes
Guide dogs can remain with owner	Yes
Restrictions	No

Refreshments
Availability	Restaurant: Bar: Café:
Location	In the foyer.
Movable seating available?	Yes
Toilets and Phones
Adapted toilets	Male: Female: Unisex:
Nearest adapted toilet off site	Through Queen Elizabeth Hall, located by the artists' entrance.
Public telephone available	Yes
Public telephone accepts...	Cash
Location of public telephones	In the main foyer.
Use of private phone available if necessary	Yes
Seating, Concessions and Activities
Seating bookable	Yes
Available concessions	Wheelchair users Escorts

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