There is information below about access to some of the venues regularly used by the Festival, if you require further information please call Hub Tickets on 0131 473 2089.

Please note: if you require the use of the loop or Sennheiser systems please check with the box office when booking. There are some areas in the theatres where the signal is not available. Box office staff will ensure that you are seated in the correct area to receive the best signal.

Assistance animals are welcome in all of our venues.

The Queen's Hall
85 - 89 Clerk Street

• Single yellow line parking on side streets.
• Ramped access to double door with automatic door opener.
• Wheelchair spaces on the ground floor at the centre and sides of the Hall. The gallery is accessible by stairs only.
• Induction loop in stalls and Sennheiser infra-red system is available throughout the auditorium.
• Receivers for use both with and without a hearing aid are available from the cloakroom.
• There is a unisex accessible toilet on the ground floor with level access and handrails.
• Cafe/bar on ground floor.
   

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
13 - 29 Nicolson Street

• Single yellow lines and Pay and Display spaces on side streets.
• There is a pavement ramp, or six steps with one handrail, at the front of theatre. 
• Level access is available at a side entrance. 
• There is lift access to all levels of the theatre which has a voice announcement.
• Wheelchair spaces in stalls on floor 1.
• Sennheiser infra-red system is available in all areas of the auditorium. Receivers for use either with or without a hearing aid are available, headsets can be collected from the cloakroom. 
• Accessible toilets on levels 1, 2 and 3 of the theatre. 
• Cafe/bar on ground floor with lift access to other bars. 
• There is Braille and tactile signage throughout the building.
    

King's Theatre
2 Leven Street

• Single yellow line parking on Tarvit Street approximately 30 metres away and in the side streets opposite the theatre. 
• Ramped access adjacent to the Box Office or three steps to the main entrance. 
• Level access is at the side of the Theatre. Please ring the door bell to gain access.
• Wheelchair spaces in the stalls. Please enter through the side of theatre, ring the bell to gain access.
• Sennheiser infra-red system, receivers for use with or without a hearing aid can be collected from staff in the main foyer. 
• Accessible toilet on stalls level. 
• Bars only accessible by stairs, please ask staff for refreshments before the performance to have them brought to you.  

The Edinburgh Playhouse
18 - 22 Greenside Place

• Pay and Display on Picardy Place and Union Place, 24hr NCP car park beneath the Omni Centre.  
• Level access at the front doors to circle level which is on the ground floor.
• Wheelchair spaces on circle level.
• Steep stairs only to balcony and stalls levels.
• Sennheiser infra-red system, receivers for use with or without a hearing aid available from staff. 
• Accessible toilet on circle level, second disabled toilet down stairs at mezzanine level.
• Bar and refreshment kiosk on ground level. 
    

Royal Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street

• Limited number of disabled badge spaces on Grindlay Street and Cambridge Street. NCP car park on Castle Terrace.
• Level access from Grindlay Street.
• Lift to all levels of the theatre and to all bars and the restaurant. 
• Wheelchair spaces are available in the rear stalls which have been levelled and raised. Seats at some row ends incorporate removable arm rests for easy transferral. A selection of specially designed supports and foot rests are available.
• Induction loop system and hearing enhancement system available from information and shop area. Receivers available for use with and without a hearing aid.
• Accessible toilet on the ground floor. 
   

The Usher Hall
Lothian Road

• Limited number of disabled badge spaces on Grindlay Street and Cambridge Street. NCP car park on Castle Terrace. 
• Level access from Grindlay Street.
• Lift access to all levels. 
• Wheelchair spaces in the stalls and the grand circle.
• Accessible toilets at stalls and grand circle levels. 
• Stalls cafe/bar fully accessible, upper circle bar accessible by lift.
   

National Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street

• Limited number of disabled badge parking spaces on Chambers Street.
• Level access from Chambers Street at the 'Arrivals Hall' entrance.
• Lift to all levels with voice announcement.
• Accessible toilets at street level 'Arrivals Hall' entrance
• Restaurant accessible by lift. 
   

The Hub, Edinburgh's Festival Centre
Castlehill, Royal Mile

• Please contact The Hub on 0131 473 2089 for advice about parking during the Tattoo (5-27 August)
• Level, ramped or lift access to all public areas.
• Wheelchair spaces in the main hall.
• Induction loop in Hub Tickets and the Main Hall.
• Accessible toilet on ground floor and another via stair lift.
• Bar and cafe on ground floor.
• Lift with voice announcement and Braille buttons.

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Belford Road

• There is a car park located at the rear of the gallery with disabled badge spaces.
• Level access at rear entrance from car park.
• Lift access to all areas of the Gallery.
• Accessible toilet at rear entrance.
• Cafe and shop on level one, can be accessed by lift.
• Induction loop in Gallery shop.

Dovecot Studios
10 Infirmary Street  

• Level access from street level at the front of the building.
• Four disabled badge spaces at the George IV Bridge end of Chamber Street.
• Lift access to all galleries.
• Accessible toilets on all levels.
   

Dance Base
14-16 Grassmarket

• There is an NCP car park on Kings Stables Road, 10 minutes from Dance Base.
• Level access.
• Lift to all levels.
• Accessible toilet on floor 1 next to reception.
• Induction loop available. 
   

Filmhouse
88 Lothian Road

• There is an NCP car park on Castle Terrace, 10 minutes from the Filmhouse.
• Ramped access from Lothian Road.
• Cafe/bar on ground floor via a ramp.
• Access to cinema 2 via a stair lift.
• 1 wheelchair space only in cinema 2, please request when booking.
• Accessible toilet on ground floor and another next to cinema.

Ross Theatre and Princes Street Gardens

• Level access to the Gardens and Ross Theatre approximately 200 metres from the King's Stables Road entrance. Please arrive before 8.00pm.
• Wheelchair spaces available in the Ross Theatre and Princes Street Gardens, please tell the box office if you would like to use either of these areas when you book your tickets.
• Accessible toilets located in the gardens and behind the Ross Theatre.
• Please note that the gardens become very crowded and combined with the noisy fireworks may make this event unsuitable for assistance animals.
• Please visit eif.co.uk/virginfireworks for most up-to-date information on transport and parking advice for the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert.