Tate Britain

There are four entrances to the gallery

Manton entrance on Atterbury Street

• There is a ramp and steps down to the entrance, both with central handrails
• The Manton entrance has automatic sliding doors.
• It takes you to the lower floor of the gallery where there is level access to the Linbury Galleries, the Hyman Kreitman Reading Rooms, Rex Whistler Restaurant, Café, telephone, toilets and baby care room.
• There is lift and stair access to the main gallery areas on the upper floor.

Milbank Entrance

• There are 20 steps up to this entrance. The first 18 steps are unmarked, and the last two are wider marked steps. There are handrails at either side of the main flight of steps.
• There is a revolving door and two side doors at the entrance.
• This entrance takes you to the upper floor and the main gallery areas.
• There is lift and stair access to the lower floor.

North entrance on John Islip Street

• There is parking for disabled visitors via the North Gate on John Islip Street. Spaces must be booked in advance (see parking information).
• Parking is accessed via the back of the gallery; the spaces are near the staff entrance.

Clore Gallery Entrance on Millbank

• There is level access to the Auditorium, toilets and baby care room on the lower floor.
There is lift access to the main gallery areas on the upper floor.

Five wheelchairs and two mobility scooters are available at the gallery.

You can either book them in advance, giving at least 24 hours’ notice, or ask a member of staff on arrival. You must have driven a mobility scooter before to use one at Tate Britain. To book:<BR />

Email ticketing@tate.org.uk (please note your name, contact details, date and time of visit are required to make the booking)

Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (daily 09.45–18.00)

We welcome guide dogs and hearing dogs in the gallery. Drinking bowls are available – just ask a member of staff.

Information desks

Information desks at Tate Britain are located near the Manton and Millbank entrances. Staff are happy to help with any questions you have.

Toilets

Accessible and standard toilets are located on the lower floor and in the foyer of the Clore Gallery.

Baby changing facilities

Lifts

There are three lifts at Tate Britain:

• A large lift at the Manton entrance gives access to the main the main gallery areas on the upper floor
• A lift at the Clore Gallery entrance gives access to the upper floors
• A large lift near the lower rotunda gives access to the main gallery areas on the upper floor and the Members Room
• Floor levels are announced in all lifts.

Cloakroom

There is a free cloakroom on the lower floor which can be reached via a ramp or steps.

You may be requested to leave briefcases, bags or umbrellas in the cloakroom

Large bags and rucksacks must be placed in the cloakroom

Buggies can also be stored there, subject to space availability

Seating

There are seats and benches in the foyer area of the Clore Gallery.
There are also a number of seats in the galleries
Folding seats are available – just ask a member of staff

Telephones

Card and cash pay phones are near the cloakroom on the lower floor.
They are equipped with volume control and inductive couplers, and are accessible to wheelchair users
Staff at the Information desks will call the Dial-a-Ride service for visitors

Water fountains

There are water fountains at the Manton entrance and the Clore Gallery entrance.

Concessionary admission and carers’ entry for special exhibitions

Admission to Tate Britain is free. There is a charge for special exhibitions, but visitors with a disability pay a concessionary rate and carers’ entrance is free. Details are available on each special exhibition page.

Braille and large print gallery plans

Large print gallery plans and a raised image gallery plan with Braille text are available from the Information desks.
Large print captions and exhibition guides
Large print captions are available in all exhibitions and displays
Large print copies of special exhibition guides are available at the Information desks

Touch tours

Touch tours typically include a sculpture that can be explored through direct handling and a number of other two and three dimensional works that are explored using a combination of raised images, handling objects, description and discussion. Advance booking is required: call +44 (0)20 7887 8888.

Visual description

Find out whether an event at Tate Britain has visual description in the What’s on pages.

Hearing loops

The following areas of Tate Britain are fitted with a hearing loop:

• Auditorium
• Manton Studio

Signing Art training programme

Signing Art was a training programme for Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users interested in developing the skills needed to become gallery guides. The programme included sessions on; research skills for art, professionalism, and how to best present to a Deaf audience in a gallery setting. These three sessions have been replicated as videos here in BSL or with BSL translation throughout as a reference for those interested in learning more.

Signing Art is supported by the Skills Funding Agency
Signing Art video 1: Serena Cant on research skills
Signing Art video 2: Signing Art: John Wilson on how to present to a Deaf audience
Signing Art video 3: Marcus Dickey Horley on professionalism in museums and galleries

Signing Art Project In a Box: A guide on how to implement your own training programme

British Sign Language & Lipspeaking tours [PDF document, 1MB]
Signing Art Project in a Box [PDF document, 140KB]
Signing Art Project: Lesson plans [PDF document, 112KB]

BSL talks

Find out whether an event at Tate Britain offers BSL translation in the What’s on pages.

Tate Britain offers a range of free talks and workshops which are available to relevant groups through Tate Britain’s community programme.
These include gallery talks introducing current exhibitions and artist-led workshops involving a high degree of participation through discussion and hands-on activities.
These sessions can be tailored to the needs of a wide range of groups.
Attendees currently include mental health service users, homeless people, adults with learning difficulties and ESOL refugee groups.
We can accommodate individual group members who have a visual or hearing impairment.

Our programme for community groups offers a range of activities that can be tailor-made to suit the requirements of particular groups

Email ticketing@tate.org.uk

Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (09.45 – 18.00, daily)

For out of hours emergencies call +44 (0) 20 7887 8999