Venue location
Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA
Building information and facilities
Event rooms:
Portico and Navy board rooms on first floor
Lifts and ramps:
The venue has six floors and three lifts.
Lift 2 will be in use on the event day and the lift measurements are as follows:
- Door width= 100 cm
- Depth = 145 cm
- Height = 215 cm
- Width = 158 cm
- Max Weight = 1,000kg or 13 persons
The venue is fully accessible for users with a wheelchair. There is a ramped entrance through the stamp entrance or the café entrance then straight up in a lift to the first floor.
Stairs and steps:
The Nelson Stairs have 30 steps comprising; 19, a landing, and then a further 11.
Toilets:
Accessible toilets are located on the ground floor. They are accessible from the first-floor event space by lift.
Baby changing facilities are on the ground floor
Quiet space:
There is a quiet space on the first floor, next to the event room. Please speak to ScreenSkills staff wearing a bright pink lanyard for more information.
Assistance for guide dogs:
Somerset House will provide water bowls and the nearest green space is embankment Gardens which is a five minute walk.
Audio:
The venue doesn’t have a hearing aid induction loop in-house, however ScreenSkills will be providing this on the day of the event.
Flashing lights/strobe lighting:
The event space does not contain flashing lights and/or strobe lighting.
Further information:
Virtual tour of event spaces: The portico and navy board rooms
This information was provided by 07 Feb, 2023