Dissection Room at Summerhall- EDINBURGH FRINGE

Entrance

The step-free mobility aid accessible entrance to the venue is through an alternate entrance located:

The main entrance to Summerhall has 9 stone steps with no railing. Step-free access is via the side entrance on Summerhall Square. As you enter through the side entrance, The Royal Dick bar is situated to your right (with a ramp at the rear of the bar). There is a ramp directly ahead of you across the courtyard – this leads to the Main Building, including the Box Office, exhibitions and Café.

Car parking

No designated wheelchair accessible car parking.

Drop off point

Safe wheelchair accessible drop off/pick up area in close proximity to the venue entrance.

The path of travel from the street or drop off point to the entrance is not level, firm and obstacle free, please be aware: The main entrance to Summerhall has 9 stone steps with no railing. Step-free access is via the side entrance on Summerhall Square. As you enter through the side entrance, The Royal Dick bar is situated to your right (with a ramp at the rear of the bar). There is a ramp directly ahead of you across the courtyard – this leads to the Main Building, including the Box Office, exhibitions and Café.

Box Office

No box office available at this venue.

Toilet facilities

Designated wheelchair accessible unisex toilet/s.

Food and Drink

Food and drink available but the service areas are not accessible.

Additional information

Entrance

The entrance to the event space has step-free access suitable for people using mobility aids.

The step-free mobility aid accessible entrance to the event space is through an alternate entrance located: true

All internal pathways, including to and from seating are well lit.

Wheelchair companions

The spaces for people with limited mobility or who use a wheelchair are located: People with limited mobility can move anywhere within the space. The Dissection Room entrance has no raised platform but is 27 steps up. Lift access is available

There is no space for a service animal to be with a patron.

A carer/partner/companion can sit directly next to the patron using the wheelchair.

The patron using a wheelchair can sit directly next to 1 other patrons.

Number of wheelchair spaces in this space

450

Additional information

Summerhall is committed to improving access to the building, exhibitions and events. We welcome D/deaf and disabled customers and aim to make your visit as enjoyable and stress-free as possible. Where possible, reasonable adjustments have been made to the venue to give the best access for disabled customers. However Summerhall is B-listed and over one hundred years old and not all of our venue spaces are fully accessible. We continue to upgrade our facilities and welcome any suggestions and advice. TOILET LOCATIONS Ground floor • Reception – 1 unisex toilet (1 step up) • Sciennes Gallery corridor – Ladies toilets, 4 cubicles (level access) • Cafe Corridor – 3 unisex toilets, 1 adapted with baby change facilities (level access) • Anatomy Lobby – 1 unisex toilet (level access) • Techcube – 1 unisex toilet (level access via lift) • Old Lab – 1 unisex toilet (level access, closed in Festival period) 1st Floor • Main Hall (Galleries-side) – 2 unisex toilets (lift to 1st floor, 2 steps up) • Main Hall (Demarco wing-side) – 1 unisex toilet (lift to 1st floor, level access) • Dissection Room 2 toilets, 1 male with urinals & 1 cubicle, 1 female with 3 cubicles (27 steps up) • Cairns Lecture Theatre – 1 unisex toilet (27 steps up) The Royal Dick Bar • 1 male toilet, 1 cubicle & urinals (1 step down) • 1 female toilet, 3 cubicles – 1 large (1 step down) • 1 unisex toilet, adapted (level access)

Food and Drink

The Dissection Room at Summerhall- EDINBURGH FRINGE is 10 metres away from the closest accessible bar.

The Dissection Room at Summerhall- EDINBURGH FRINGE is 10 metres away from the nearest accessible toilet.