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HMS Belfast

Venue Accessibility Profile

Address Details
Name	HMS Belfast
Address	Morgans Lane, Tooley Street
Borough	Corporation of London
Town/City	City of London
County	London
Post Code	SE1 2JH View map of this area via Google Maps
Within the congestion charging zone?	Yes
Access summary	Some of the ship is accessible for wheelchair users, but it is not easy going.
Further Details
Type of venue	Tourist Attraction
General information	The ship will sound quite inaccessible but it has very high staffing levels trained to assist and very helpful. It is more physically accessible than it sounds.
Venue leaflet available	Yes

Contact Information
Fax	020 7403 0719
Email	hmsbelfast@iwm.org.uk
Website	www.iwm.org.uk/hmsbelfast
Getting To
Nearest BR station and approximate distance (metres)	London Bridge 350m
Nearest tube station and approximate distance (metres)	London Bridge 350m
Parking
On-site parking availability	By special arrangement
Designated disabled bays	No
Off site parking?	Tooley Street car park is approx400 m away. The by special arrangment on site parking will be in Southwark Crown Courts car park 50m away.
Best place to drop off passengers	Tooley Street
Taxi services	Black Cab

Main Entrance
Level Access	No
Ramp Type	Fixed
Steps Highlighted?	Yes
Further Entrance Notes	The ramp from the riverside onto the ship is pivoted to allow for the movement of the tides. As such the gradient of the ramp will vary a lot as the ship goes up and down. To board the ship is down four steps or a platform lift.

Access Inside
Venue has unavoidable steps	Yes
Number of steps between each floor	Many different flights. A portable ramp gives access to the quarterdeck which is the main exhibition area. There is a very steep long ramp up to the boat deck.
Are there any handrails?	Two side
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair accessible screens/areas	Most areas
Wheelchair inaccessible screens/areas	The gun deck up 12 steps, the admirals deck up another 11 steps and the operations room up another 20 steps. There are also two lower decks down 12 steps and another 11 steps.
Wheelchair and Scooter Users
Floor surfaces	Much of the deck surfaces is bumpy and uneven especially the boat deck.
Limited Mobility
Staff will assist	Yes
Facilities for Hearing Impaired
Other services for hearing impaired	No facilities at present.
Services for Visually Impaired
Are touch tours available?	Are available on request.
Guide Dogs
Are guide dogs welcome?	Yes
Guide dogs can remain with owner	Yes
Restrictions	No

Refreshments
Availability	Restaurant: Bar: Yes Café: Yes
Location	On the boat deck via a portable ramp.
Accessibility	One at door.
Are there unavoidable steps?	Yes
Can carrying assistance be provided?	Yes
Refreshments service offered	Self service
Toilets and Phones
Adapted toilets	Male: Female: Unisex: Yes
Location of toilets	On the quarterdeck. You will need to ask a staff member for the portable ramp and the key to the door.
Unavoidable steps to one or more of the above	Yes
Further details	One very high step at the door into the quarterdeck.
Public telephone available	Yes
Location of public telephones	A high public phone is located near the toilets on the quater deck.
Use of private phone available if necessary	Yes
Seating, Concessions and Activities
Available concessions	All disabled people Wheelchair users Children Students Senior citizens

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