Royal Academy of Arts

Fully accessible, lovely staff, a brilliant accessible toilet, a superb lift: full marks!

Wheelchair accessible courtyard leading to small exterior cafe no wet weather cover. Ramp to entrance separate for wheelchairs, visitors with disabilities. Once inside a bit of a crush to ticket desk to collect pre booked tickets desk at good height. Lift to main gallery no provision for wheelchairs around a queuing rope system. Small exhibition labels made it very difficult to go close enough to read altho there were handlists in holders with large print etc.

If you are in London and want to enjoy some art then visit the RA or Art as it is a great venue with some impressive art collections. The website has detailed Information on access, how to get there and facilities available. Discounted rates are available (e.g just £10 plus carer free to see the current Painting the modern garden exhibition - Monet, Matisse) etc). It does however, get very crowded and in a wheelchair it is hard to both get around the building and see the exhibits unless people are prepared to make space for you. Today I visited in a manual wheelchair but I normally go in my powerchair which enables me to see the paintings more easily. Restaurants and Cafes are accessible but get very crowded. Gallery cafe is currently closed which makes it even more difficult. Gallery does run some special tours between 9 -11 am for wheelchair users to certain exhibition so check the website and prebook if you are able to get there by 9 !