We look forward to welcoming you to Exeter for the British Science Festival 2023!
Below, you will find general accessibility information about the Festival, as well as directions to our venues and accessibility details for each location. We will be updating this page in the weeks leading up to the Festival so please return here for the most up-to-date information.
For additional information, please visit our Plan your visit page.
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Festival Accessibility
We endeavour to be a Festival that everyone can enjoy and aim to provide as many details as possible to help you plan your visit.
Together with neurodivergent families, we have created a sensory map of Exeter for this year’s British Science Festival. The map explores quieter and more stimulating routes across our city, linking sites of sensory interest with the British Science Festival venues: Exeter Phoenix, Exeter Cathedral, and the University of Exeter. Find out more here.
Event accessibility
As of the latest update of this page, the majority of our events are wheelchair accessible, except for a small number of activities. This is clearly outlined in the event description. If you are interested in attending one of these events, please email us to discuss the details of the activity.
Please refer to each venue description below for an overview of its accessibility features.
Accessible travel
Blue Badge holders can park for free in all City Council car parks, except for the Premium.
There is a limited number of disabled parking bays for Blue Badge holders on the University of Exeter Campus. Please email us at [email protected] for more details and to book a space.
Shopmobility in Princesshay, Exeter City Centre, hires out wheelchairs and motorised scooters to residents and visitors in Exeter. Free parking for Shopmobility users is available on level three of the Princesshay Car Park. Please visit ExeAccess for more details.
To find information about National Rail facilities and services for disabled passengers, please telephone 08457 484950 (0845 6050600 text phone only). For additional advice on disabled travel, visit the National Rail Passenger Assistance pages.
Toilets
All of the University of Exeter Streatham Campus buildings have accessible toilets.
Assessible toilets are available at Guildhall Shopping Centre and Exeter Phoenix. Please see the respective listings below for more details.
There are also a number of public toilets that have accessible facilities, which are open from 7am-7pm in the city centre.
Help at the Festival
Please feel free to speak to one of our Festival Assistants while at the festival. They will be happy to answer your questions, provide directions, and give you more information about each venue’s facilities.
If you wish to, you are welcome to pick up a Sunflower Lanyard from one of our Info Desks during their opening hours. It will discreetly indicate to the Festival Assistants across our events that you may need additional support or a little more time.
If you need some time to yourself at any point during the Festival, you can head to our Multi-faith Prayer & Quiet Rooms, located at the below locations while events are taking place:
- The Forum, University of Exeter Campus on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 September, 10.00 – 19.00
- Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter City Centre on Friday 9 September, 19.00 – 22.30
- Exeter Phoenix, Exeter City Centre on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September, 10.30 – 17.00
City guides
AccessAble and Euan’s Guide are useful planning tools, with access guides to hundreds of venues in Exeter including hotels, restaurants, shopping centres and museums showing the facilities you will find, including car parks, toilets, and entrances from a pan disability perspective.
If you have additional accessibility questions, please email us at [email protected].
University of Exeter Streatham Campus venues
Forum Alumni Auditorium, University of Exeter Streatham Campus
The Forum Alumni Auditorium is located on the ground floor of The Forum building of the University of Exeter Streatham Campus.
How to get there
Address: Stocker Road, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QJ
What3words: ///reduce.silk.basic
Walking: The Forum is within a 25-minute walk of Exeter city centre and Exeter Central train station. The closest train station is Exeter St David’s. Please note that the University of Exeter Streatham Campus is located up a hill, so please take this into consideration when planning your visit. The main entrance (north entrance) of The Forum is located on Stocker Road.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town, and the University is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. Cycle parking is available outside the south entrance of The Forum.
Bus: The University of Exeter Streatham Campus is served by the UNI bus route. The UNI bus route includes stops at Exeter Central station, Exeter City Centre and UoE Streatham Campus. For more information please visit here. This service runs every 40 minutes outside of term time and during the Thursday and Friday of the British Science Festival, will be free of charge. In addition, a free shuttle bus service between Exeter St David’s train station and the University of Exeter Streatham campus will be available on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 September. This service is hosted by the University of Exeter and is a separate service to the public buses. Visitors wanting to access The Forum can alight at Stocker Road.
Parking: The M4/M5 links Exeter directly to London, the Midlands, South Wales and the North including Scotland. The average journey time from either London or the Midlands is 3 hours. There is a Pay & Display visitor car park, marked as Car Park C, which has 34 pay and display spaces, plus 10 accessible spaces.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
The entrance to the Alumni Auditorium is located on the ground floor (Level 0) of The Forum building.
The ground floor of The Forum is wheelchair accessible from the south entrance of the building.
The Forum is wheelchair accessible, and has lifts inside. There’s dedicated wheelchair spaces available in the Alumni Auditorium.
Hearing loop facilities are available in the Alumni Auditorium.
Accessible toilets are available on the ground floor.
Car Park C, which is directly opposite The Forum, has 10 accessible parking spaces.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at the Forum while events in the building are taking place.
For more information, please visit The Forum’s AccessAble page here.
Forum Exploration Lab 1, University of Exeter Streatham Campus
The Forum Exploration Lab 1 is located on the mezzanine of The Forum building of the University of Exeter Streatham Campus, next to the Forum Exploration Lab 2.
How to get there
Address: Stocker Road, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QJ
What3words: ///reduce.silk.basic
Walking: The Forum is within a 25-minute walk of Exeter city centre and Exeter Central train station. The closest train station is Exeter St David’s. Please note that the University of Exeter Streatham Campus is located up a hill, so please take this into consideration when planning your visit. The main entrance (north entrance) of The Forum is located on Stocker Road.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town, and the University is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. Cycle parking is available outside the south entrance of The Forum.
Bus: The University of Exeter Streatham Campus is served by the UNI bus route. The UNI bus route includes stops at Exeter Central station, Exeter City Centre and UoE Streatham Campus. For more information please visit here. This service runs every 40 minutes outside of term time and during the Thursday and Friday of the British Science Festival, will be free of charge. In addition, a free shuttle bus service between Exeter St David’s train station and the University of Exeter Streatham campus will be available on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 September. This service is hosted by the University of Exeter and is a separate service to the public buses. Visitors wanting to access The Forum can alight at Stocker Road.
Parking: The M4/M5 links Exeter directly to London, the Midlands, South Wales and the North including Scotland. The average journey time from either London or the Midlands is 3 hours. There is a Pay & Display visitor car park, marked as Car Park C, which has 34 pay and display spaces, plus 10 accessible spaces.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
The entrance to the Alumni Auditorium is located on the ground floor (Level 0) of The Forum building.
The ground floor of The Forum is wheelchair accessible from the south entrance of the building.
The Forum is wheelchair accessible, and has lifts inside. There’s dedicated wheelchair spaces available in the Alumni Auditorium.
Hearing loop facilities are available in the Alumni Auditorium.
Accessible toilets are available on the ground floor.
Car Park C, which is directly opposite The Forum, has 10 accessible parking spaces.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at the Forum while events in the building are taking place.
For more information, please visit The Forum’s AccessAble page here.
Forum Exploration Lab 2, University of Exeter Streatham Campus
The Forum Exploration Lab 2 is located on the mezzanine of The Forum building of the University of Exeter Streatham Campus, next to the Forum Exploration Lab 1.
How to get there
Address: Stocker Road, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QJ
What3words: ///reduce.silk.basic
Walking: The Forum is within a 25-minute walk of Exeter city centre and Exeter Central train station. The closest train station is Exeter St David’s. Please note that the University of Exeter Streatham Campus is located up a hill, so please take this into consideration when planning your visit. The main entrance (north entrance) of The Forum is located on Stocker Road.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town, and the University is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. Cycle parking is available outside the south entrance of The Forum.
Bus: The University of Exeter Streatham Campus is served by the UNI bus route. The UNI bus route includes stops at Exeter Central station, Exeter City Centre and UoE Streatham Campus. For more information please visit here. This service runs every 40 minutes outside of term time and during the Thursday and Friday of the British Science Festival, will be free of charge. In addition, a free shuttle bus service between Exeter St David’s train station and the University of Exeter Streatham campus will be available on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 September. This service is hosted by the University of Exeter and is a separate service to the public buses. Visitors wanting to access The Forum can alight at Stocker Road.
Parking: The M4/M5 links Exeter directly to London, the Midlands, South Wales and the North including Scotland. The average journey time from either London or the Midlands is 3 hours. There is a Pay & Display visitor car park, marked as Car Park C, which has 34 pay and display spaces, plus 10 accessible spaces.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
The entrance to the Alumni Auditorium is located on the ground floor (Level 0) of The Forum building.
The ground floor of The Forum is wheelchair accessible from the south entrance of the building.
The Forum is wheelchair accessible, and has lifts inside. There’s dedicated wheelchair spaces available in the Alumni Auditorium.
Hearing loop facilities are available in the Alumni Auditorium.
Accessible toilets are available on the ground floor.
Car Park C, which is directly opposite The Forum, has 10 accessible parking spaces.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at the Forum while events in the building are taking place.
For more information, please visit The Forum’s AccessAble page here.
Forum Street, University of Exeter Streatham Campus
The Forum Street is located on the ground floor of The Forum building of the University of Exeter Streatham Campus.
How to get there
Address: Stocker Road, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QJ
What3words: ///reduce.silk.basic
Walking: The Forum is within a 25-minute walk of Exeter city centre and Exeter Central train station. The closest train station is Exeter St David’s. Please note that the University of Exeter Streatham Campus is located up a hill, so please take this into consideration when planning your visit. The main entrance (north entrance) of The Forum is located on Stocker Road.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town, and the University is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. Cycle parking is available outside the south entrance of The Forum.
Bus: The University of Exeter Streatham Campus is served by the UNI bus route. The UNI bus route includes stops at Exeter Central station, Exeter City Centre and UoE Streatham Campus. For more information please visit here. This service runs every 40 minutes outside of term time and during the Thursday and Friday of the British Science Festival, will be free of charge. In addition, a free shuttle bus service between Exeter St David’s train station and the University of Exeter Streatham campus will be available on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 September. This service is hosted by the University of Exeter and is a separate service to the public buses. Visitors wanting to access The Forum can alight at Stocker Road.
Parking: The M4/M5 links Exeter directly to London, the Midlands, South Wales and the North including Scotland. The average journey time from either London or the Midlands is 3 hours. There is a Pay & Display visitor car park, marked as Car Park C, which has 34 pay and display spaces, plus 10 accessible spaces.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
The entrance to the Alumni Auditorium is located on the ground floor (Level 0) of The Forum building.
The ground floor of The Forum is wheelchair accessible from the south entrance of the building.
The Forum is wheelchair accessible, and has lifts inside. There’s dedicated wheelchair spaces available in the Alumni Auditorium.
Hearing loop facilities are available in the Alumni Auditorium.
Accessible toilets are available on the ground floor.
Car Park C, which is directly opposite The Forum, has 10 accessible parking spaces.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at the Forum while events in the building are taking place.
For more information, please visit The Forum’s AccessAble page here.
Roborough Building, University of Exeter Streatham Campus
The Roborough Building is located at the University of Exeter Streatham Campus.
How to get there
Address: Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, EX4 4SB
What3words: ///grit.school.winter
Walking: The Forum is within a 25-minute walk of Exeter city centre and Exeter Central train station. The closest train station is Exeter St David’s. Please note that the University of Exeter Streatham Campus is located up a hill, so please take this into consideration when planning your visit. The main entrance (north entrance) of The Forum is located on Stocker Road.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town, and the University is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. Cycle parking is available outside the south entrance of The Forum.
Bus: The University of Exeter Streatham Campus is served by the UNI bus route. The UNI bus route includes stops at Exeter Central station, Exeter City Centre and UoE Streatham Campus. For more information please visit here. This service runs every 40 minutes outside of term time and during the Thursday and Friday of the British Science Festival, will be free of charge. In addition, a free shuttle bus service between Exeter St David’s train station and the University of Exeter Streatham campus will be available on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 September. This service is hosted by the University of Exeter and is a separate service to the public buses. Visitors wanting to access Roborough can alight at Stocker Road.
Parking: The M4/M5 links Exeter directly to London, the Midlands, South Wales and the North including Scotland. The average journey time from either London or the Midlands is 3 hours. There is a Pay & Display visitor car park, marked as Car Park C, which has 34 pay and display spaces, plus 10 accessible spaces.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
Events in Roborough Building will take place on the ground floor.
There is ramp access to the entrance of the building. The venue is wheelchair accessible..
Accessible toilets are available on the ground floor.
There is limited parking for Blue Badge holders outside the building.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at the Forum while events in the building are taking place.
For more information, please visit Roborough Building’s AccessAble page here.
Exeter City Centre venues
Cathedral Green, Exeter City Centre
The Cathedral Green is an open space outside Exeter Cathedral.
How to get there
Address: 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, EX1 1HS
What3words: ///speaks.ahead.bands
Walking: The Cathedral Green is located in Exeter City Centre, at a 26-minute walk from the University of Exeter Streatham Campus. It is 2 minutes away from the Guildhall Shopping Centre and 4 minutes away from Exeter Phoenix. The closest station is Exeter Central, at a 5-minute walk.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town and is well served with traffic-free cycle routes.
Bus: There are coach drop off/pick up points in South Street (EX1 1DZ), opposite the cut/walkthrough to Exeter Cathedral. These can be used at any time. Parking for coaches is available at Haven Banks Car Park (EX2 8DP). Exeter has many bus routes running through the city, as well as local coach services, which will keep you well-connected to event venues.
Parking: There is limited parking at the Cathedral, but it is always possible to drop visitors off by the main entrance before using other car parks in the city centre. There are also pay and display parking spaces behind Exeter Cathedral, which can be accessed via Palace Gate (EX1 1JA).
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
There will be ramp access available to all events happening on the Cathedral Green. Please note that the ground may be uneven at places.
The nearest fully accessible toilets are located at Guildhall Shopping Centre, which is a block away from the Cathedral Green.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at Exeter Phoenix while events in the Cathedral Green are taking place.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter City Centre
Exeter Cathedral is right by Exeter City Centre, near Guildhall Shopping Centre and Exeter Phoenix.
How to get there
Address: 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, EX1 1HS
What3words: ///speaks.ahead.bands
Walking: Exeter Cathedral is located in Exeter City Centre, at a 26-minute walk from the University of Exeter Streatham Campus. It is 2 minutes away from the Guildhall Shopping Centre and 4 minutes away from Exeter Phoenix. The closest station is Exeter Central, at a 5-minute walk.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town and is well served with traffic-free cycle routes.
Bus: There are coach drop off/pick up points in South Street (EX1 1DZ), opposite the cut/walkthrough to Exeter Cathedral. These can be used at any time. Parking for coaches is available at Haven Banks Car Park (EX2 8DP). Exeter has many bus routes running through the city, as well as local coach services, which will keep you well-connected to event venues.
Parking: There is limited parking at the Cathedral, but it is always possible to drop visitors off by the main entrance before using other car parks in the city centre. There are also pay and display parking spaces behind Exeter Cathedral, which can be accessed via Palace Gate (EX1 1JA).
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
The Cathedral has step-free access at ground level. The main floor (Nave, transepts, aisles and Lady Chapel) is generally accessible for disabled visitors and wheelchair users, although due to the age of the building there are places where the floor is uneven.
The nearest fully accessible toilets are located at Guildhall Shopping Centre, which is a block away from the Cathedral Green.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at Exeter Phoenix while events in Exeter Cathedral are taking place.
Exeter Phoenix – Studio 1, Exeter City Centre
Exeter Phoenix – Studio 1 is located on the first floor of Exeter Phoenix.
How to get there
Address: Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS
What3words: ///until.bets.lobby
Walking: Exeter Phoenix is located in Exeter City Centre, at a 23-minute walk from the University of Exeter Streatham Campus. It is 2 minutes away from the Guildhall Shopping Centre and 4 minutes away from Exeter Cathedral. The closest station is Exeter Central, at a 5-minute walk.
From the High Street: Walk to the end of Gandy Street. You will find Exeter Phoenix up the slope at on the right.
From the Clock Tower: Walk down Queen Street with Exeter Central train station on your left. Turn left onto Gandy Street after the museum. You will find Exeter Phoenix up the slope in front of you.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town and is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. There is ample bicycle parking at the front of the building.
Bus: Sidwell Street bus station, Exeter’s main bus terminus, is a 10-minute walk from Exeter Phoenix.
Exeter has many bus routes running through the city, as well as local coach services, which will keep you well-connected to event venues.
Parking: Parking is not available at Exeter Phoenix, with the exception of one bay which can be reserved for Blue Badge holders.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
There is a steep slope from the street leading to the main entrance and a flight of stairs up to the building’s front door. More level access is possible by approaching from Exeter Central Library on Castle Street. Step-free access to the building is available via a ramped entrance on the side of the building.
The side entrance is equipped with automatic doors. All ground floor spaces are fully accessible with a mix of level flooring and gentle ramps. Spaces on our first floor are accessible via lift or the main staircases with level floor access throughout.
Studio 1 is located on the first floor.
There is one accessible parking space for Blue Badge Holders. To reserve this for your visit, please call our box office team on 01392 667080 who will provide you with a parking permit upon arrival.
Level access to accessible toilets is available on all floors. The accessible toilet next to Studio 74 does not require a radar key. A radar key is required for the accessible toilet on the ground floor next to the Workshop and the first-floor accessible toilet; the key is available from the box office.
Gender neutral toilets are available in Studio 74 and on the first floor.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at Exeter Phoenix while events are taking place.
Exeter Phoenix – Studio 74, Exeter City Centre
Exeter Phoenix – Studio 74 is located on the ground floor of Exeter Phoenix.
How to get there
Address: Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS
What3words: ///until.bets.lobby
Walking: Exeter Phoenix is located in Exeter City Centre, at a 23-minute walk from the University of Exeter Streatham Campus. It is 2 minutes away from the Guildhall Shopping Centre and 4 minutes away from Exeter Cathedral. The closest station is Exeter Central, at a 5-minute walk.
From the High Street: Walk to the end of Gandy Street. You will find Exeter Phoenix up the slope at on the right.
From the Clock Tower: Walk down Queen Street with Exeter Central train station on your left. Turn left onto Gandy Street after the museum. You will find Exeter Phoenix up the slope in front of you.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town and is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. There is ample bicycle parking at the front of the building.
Bus: Sidwell Street bus station, Exeter’s main bus terminus, is a 10-minute walk from Exeter Phoenix.
Exeter has many bus routes running through the city, as well as local coach services, which will keep you well-connected to event venues.
Parking: Parking is not available at Exeter Phoenix, with the exception of one bay which can be reserved for Blue Badge holders.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
There is a steep slope from the street leading to the main entrance and a flight of stairs up to the building’s front door. More level access is possible by approaching from Exeter Central Library on Castle Street. Step-free access to the building is available via a ramped entrance on the side of the building.
The side entrance is equipped with automatic doors. All ground floor spaces are fully accessible with a mix of level flooring and gentle ramps. Spaces on our first floor are accessible via lift or the main staircases with level floor access throughout.
Studio 74 is located on the ground floor. It has raked seating which has steps on either side. The seats have arms.
Induction loops are in place in Studio 74.
There is one accessible parking space for Blue Badge Holders. To reserve this for your visit, please call our box office team on 01392 667080 who will provide you with a parking permit upon arrival.
Level access to accessible toilets is available on all floors. The accessible toilet next to Studio 74 does not require a radar key. A radar key is required for the accessible toilet on the ground floor next to the Workshop and the first-floor accessible toilet; the key is available from the box office.
Gender neutral toilets are available in Studio 74 and on the first floor.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at Exeter Phoenix while events are taking place.
Exeter Phoenix – The Workshop, Exeter City Centre
Exeter Phoenix – The Workshop is located on the ground floor of Exeter Phoenix.
How to get there
Address: Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS
What3words: ///until.bets.lobby
Walking: Exeter Phoenix is located in Exeter City Centre, at a 23-minute walk from the University of Exeter Streatham Campus. It is 2 minutes away from the Guildhall Shopping Centre and 4 minutes away from Exeter Cathedral. The closest station is Exeter Central, at a 5-minute walk.
From the High Street: Walk to the end of Gandy Street. You will find Exeter Phoenix up the slope at on the right.
From the Clock Tower: Walk down Queen Street with Exeter Central train station on your left. Turn left onto Gandy Street after the museum. You will find Exeter Phoenix up the slope in front of you.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town and is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. There is ample bicycle parking at the front of the building.
Bus: Sidwell Street bus station, Exeter’s main bus terminus, is a 10-minute walk from Exeter Phoenix.
Exeter has many bus routes running through the city, as well as local coach services, which will keep you well-connected to event venues.
Parking: Parking is not available at Exeter Phoenix, with the exception of one bay which can be reserved for Blue Badge holders.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
There is a steep slope from the street leading to the main entrance and a flight of stairs up to the building’s front door. More level access is possible by approaching from Exeter Central Library on Castle Street. Step-free access to the building is available via a ramped entrance on the side of the building.
The side entrance is equipped with automatic doors. All ground floor spaces are fully accessible with a mix of level flooring and gentle ramps. Spaces on our first floor are accessible via lift or the main staircases with level floor access throughout.
The Workshop is located on the ground floor.
There is one accessible parking space for Blue Badge Holders. To reserve this for your visit, please call our box office team on 01392 667080 who will provide you with a parking permit upon arrival.
Level access to accessible toilets is available on all floors. The accessible toilet next to Studio 74 does not require a radar key. A radar key is required for the accessible toilet on the ground floor next to the Workshop and the first-floor accessible toilet; the key is available from the box office.
Gender neutral toilets are available in Studio 74 and on the first floor.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at Exeter Phoenix while events are taking place.
Exeter Phoenix – Phoenix Auditorium
Exeter Phoenix – Auditorium is located on the ground floor of Exeter Phoenix.
How to get there
Address: Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS
What3words: ///until.bets.lobby
Walking: Exeter Phoenix is located in Exeter City Centre, at a 23-minute walk from the University of Exeter Streatham Campus. It is 2 minutes away from the Guildhall Shopping Centre and 4 minutes away from Exeter Cathedral. The closest station is Exeter Central, at a 5-minute walk.
From the High Street: Walk to the end of Gandy Street. You will find Exeter Phoenix up the slope at on the right.
From the Clock Tower: Walk down Queen Street with Exeter Central train station on your left. Turn left onto Gandy Street after the museum. You will find Exeter Phoenix up the slope in front of you.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town and is well served with traffic-free cycle routes. There is ample bicycle parking at the front of the building.
Bus: Sidwell Street bus station, Exeter’s main bus terminus, is a 10-minute walk from Exeter Phoenix.
Exeter has many bus routes running through the city, as well as local coach services, which will keep you well-connected to event venues.
Parking: Parking is not available at Exeter Phoenix, with the exception of one bay which can be reserved for Blue Badge holders.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
There is a steep slope from the street leading to the main entrance and a flight of stairs up to the building’s front door. More level access is possible by approaching from Exeter Central Library on Castle Street. Step-free access to the building is available via a ramped entrance on the side of the building.
The side entrance is equipped with automatic doors. All ground floor spaces are fully accessible with a mix of level flooring and gentle ramps. Spaces on our first floor are accessible via lift or the main staircases with level floor access throughout.
The Workshop is located on the ground floor.
There is one accessible parking space for Blue Badge Holders. To reserve this for your visit, please call our box office team on 01392 667080 who will provide you with a parking permit upon arrival.
Level access to accessible toilets is available on all floors. The accessible toilet next to Studio 74 does not require a radar key. A radar key is required for the accessible toilet on the ground floor next to the Workshop and the first-floor accessible toilet; the key is available from the box office.
Gender neutral toilets are available in Studio 74 and on the first floor.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at Exeter Phoenix while events are taking place.
Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter City Centre
Guildhall Shopping Centre is located in Exeter City Centre, between Exeter Cathedral and Exeter Phoenix.
How to get there
Address: 40 High St, Exeter EX4 3HP
What3words: ///stages.once.reach
Walking: Guildhall Shopping Centre is located in Exeter City Centre, at a 23-minute walk from the University of Exeter Streatham Campus. It is 2 minutes away from Exeter Phoenix and 2 minutes away from Exeter Cathedral. The closest station is Exeter Central, at a 5-minute walk.
Bike: Exeter is a Cycling Demonstration Town and is well served with traffic-free cycle routes.
Bus: Sidwell Street bus station, Exeter’s main bus terminus, is a 10-minute walk from Guildhall Shopping Centre.
Exeter has many bus routes running through the city, as well as local coach services, which will keep you well-connected to event venues.
Parking: Parking is available through the adjoining Guildhall pay on exit, multi-storey car park. There are 2 charging point bays for electric vehicles.
The car park is open between 08.00 and 23.59. It can be reached from Paul Street. For Sat Nav, enter the postcode EX4 3TT.
Go to our Plan your visit page for more information on getting around Exeter.
Accessibility
The Main entrance from the High Street is level access with a slight gradient on smooth granite paving towards the Main Mall. There is a change in surface over the matting to a terrazzo style floor which continues throughout the covered area of the Centre.
The entrance from Queen Street has a purpose-built ramp of smooth granite to the Dining end of the Centre, meeting up with the terrazzo in the Main Mall. All the areas in the Centre public realm have been considered in terms of gradients and access.
Multiple Lifts are located at both ends of the Centre, with a 1st floor walkway and ramp linking the two areas.
There is a disabled and baby change washroom facility at ground floor on Waterbeer Street and ladies’ and gents’ WCs, with an accessible cubicle in both, on the first floor of the main mall.
On the first floor of Queen St. Dining there is a disabled and baby change facility, along with ladies’ and gents’ WCs with an accessible cubicle and baby change facility in each.
Guide dogs are welcome.
A multi-faith prayer/quiet room will be available at the Guildhall Shopping Centre while events are taking place there.
For more information please see the Euan’s Guide page here.