BFI Southbank

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BFI Southbank is a leading independent cinema and cultural film centre situated in Waterloo, London. Visitors can enjoy curated film seasons, classic cinema screenings, director retrospectives, and Q and A sessions with industry professionals. The venue also features the BFI Reuben Library, a Mediatheque for exploring film archives, a film shop, and multiple bar and restaurant spaces overlooking the River Thames.

Step free access is available to all screens via lifts or level ground floor entrances. Wheelchair accessible toilets are located across multiple levels, including near the main foyer, screen foyers, and balcony bar areas. The venue offers designated wheelchair spaces in its screening rooms with adjacent seats for companions, as well as safe storage for wheelchairs and mobility scooters near the box office.

This venue has a Detailed Access Guide from AccessAble, created following an in person assessment. Please see the link in the Venue Access section.

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(4 reviews)

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Access (avg.)

4.25

Parking (avg.)

Toilets (avg.)

4.62

Staff (avg.)

tinahodgkinson

Aug 2024

Fabulous, new accessible toilet as part of the recent refurbishment

I've written reviews for the BFI before, so this is a quick one, just to let you know that they have replaced the accessible toilet next to NFT1 screen.

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tinahodgkinson

Dec 2023

UPDATE - Lift is working - January 2024

UPDATE ON 15 January 2024. I went to BFI yesterday and the platform lift is working again. The BFI website has not been updated, so I asked staff if they can arrange for that to happen. Had a great visit yesterday as always. I wrote earlier: I am writing this review on 17 December 2023, to let disabled people that the lift from street to the main foyer is out of order. I have emailed BFI about this and got a very prompt reply back by the first working day, see additional information below. I visited 2 weeks ago and it was then when I arrived I realised that the main entrance platform lift is not working. Despite the lifts not working the entire building is still step free accessible. I have written a review for the BFI previously, see that for an overview. It is a place I visit regularly as I am a member and enjoy going there as it is very accessible and the staff are lovely.

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gentle_human

Oct 2023

Cosy destimulating getaway in Central London

As an autistic wheelchair user who has chronic pain and fatigue, this is my favourite place in central London to relax, rest and destimulate. In the day time the bar/cafe at the back of the venue is very empty, with dim lighting, comfy velvet sofas and string curtains that separate areas. It's also quiet and you can have your own space. You can curl up and sit there undisturbed for hours, slowly sipping on a hot chocolate. And then, if you fancy it, you can pick and watch an arthouse film. When I was a student I would also come here to study, and took advantage of the £3 film tickets for under 25s. The bar gets busier later in the early evening, but ideal during the day.

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Disabled Access Information Provided by BFI Southbank

Toilets features at BFI Southbank

Accessible toilet

A designated accessible toilet designed for wheelchair users and others with visible and non-visible accessibility requirements is available within the main public areas.