Southampton Pride

I visited Southampton Pride during a visit 'down South'. It was my first Pride, so I wasn't too sure what to expect. What I found was brilliant: it was a fully accessible venue, laid out over an open street plan with grassy areas to sit and accessible toilets. All grassy areas had edgings around them, but they also had ramps situated at strategic points to ensure wheelchair users could access the grassy areas for some sun worshiping (it was a cracking day!). The main stage (the only stage I visited, so I can't comment for others) had a BSL interpreter for all acts and interim crowd entertainers, it seemed to be the same BSL interpreter all day though so I'm sure she must've been exhausted by the end of it! The ramps, coupled with the provision of accessible toilets and Mobiloo being on-site made for an extremely enjoyable experience. The only reason I've not given it 5-stars is because some of the steps didn't have highlights on them so, as a visually impaired person, I sometimes found it a bit challenging navigating those. Overall it was a fantastically enjoyable experience where everyone, no matter who you were or what your story was, was made to feel welcome.