Access

Booking and collecting your tickets
Taking a tour
Wheelchair users
Deaf or hearing impaired
Blind or visually impaired

Booking and collecting your tickets

Groups are required to book in advance to guarantee entry. Please contact us to discuss the specific needs of your group
Tel: 020 7902 1500
Fax: 020 7902 1515

Taking a tour

Entrance to Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition is on Bankside. There is a ramp down from the riverside walkway and then you must cross a cobbled area before reaching the glass double doors of the entrance.
A member of staff is positioned here to welcome all visitors.

Inside, on the right-hand side, there are five steps leading from the entrance and a further two steps to the admissions desk. On the left, there is a curved ramp leading to the admissions desk. The desk is 750mm high.

The exhibition is situated on two levels. The route starts clockwise on the mezzanine level, along a wide, level corridor and descends to the lower level via a large shell-shaped staircase or by wheelchair-accessible lift. At the base of the staircase is a life-size sculpture of an oak tree.

The lower exhibition is based in corridors surrounding the UnderGlobe, a large open plan area. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet and baby change facilities near the oak tree. If you continue straight on through a further set of doors, you will arrive at the assembly point for the guided tour of the Globe Theatre, where you will be met by your guide. Access to the theatre as part of the guided tour is provided by a second lift at the tour assembly point.

Staff are positioned throughout the exhibition to provide assistance.

Wheelchair users

Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition is fully wheelchair accessible. All display cases and interactive screens are placed at a low level. If you would like to bring a large group of wheelchair users to the exhibition, please note that a maximum of three wheelchair users can be accommodated within the Exhibition at any given time.

Deaf or hearing impaired

Full commentaries are displayed on panels and interactive touch screens throughout the exhibition. Hearing dogs are welcome.

Blind or visually impaired people

There are recorded commentaries in different areas of the exhibition. Braille panels are placed on walls at intervals summarising each section. Special arrangements may be made on request at the time of booking. Guide dogs are welcome.

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