Royal Albert Hall, London

The Royal Albert Hall is very large venue (approx. 5272 seats). There is a selection of Wheelchair Spaces. 8 on the back row of the Stalls, There are some in the Grand Tier and the Second Tier, in the boxes but some boxes have steps and limited width, so you would need to check this before booking and know the size of your wheelchair. There is level access to the six wheelchair spaces in the Rausing Circle, but this has a steep gradient. There is also a wheelchair platform.

We have only sat on the wheelchair platform and also on the back row of the stalls and neither of those worked out to well for us and I will detail why below.

We were moved to the wheelchair platform, when we had a problem with our seats, when we need Access Seat but didn't need a wheelchair space. However, this was the show, Magic of The Musicals, and the platform was behind the singers, so as they sang we only saw the back of them, with the exception of Layton Williams, who did play to all side of the stage. These seats might be perfect for an orchestral concert but they are not suitable for something were you are watching the performers.

We have also had seats at the back of the stalls, which were great and had an amazing view, until everyone stood up for the whole concert. Then we had very little view, so I guess it depends what you are going to see.

There are six Accessible Toilet and they are all near to Accessible Seating.

You need someone to get drinks for you, although you could try going to the bar in a wheelchair. It wasn't that busy on the occasions we were there.

I am not sure about purchasing merchandise, but when we were there they did offer to come out to the wheelchair and show us the merchandise we were interested in but I guess this would depend on the show, the staff and how busy they were.

I would rate the Royal Albert Hall as 5/10 - I have always left here disappointed at best. It just doesn't seem suitable for disabled patrons.