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London Accessibility Guide by John Sage
Which London tourist sites are accessible? Which should you avoid?
How should your travel between the tourist sites? By Tube, by bus, or by taxi?
Where can you find accessible restaurants and accessible shopping?
Accessible itineraries, travel tips, maps, and more. More than 130 pages of essential accessible travel advice written by John Sage.
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The Table of Contents listed below is for a London accessibility guide we put together for a for a previous client visiting London. The London Accessibility Guide is included with our London accessible trip planning services.
London Accessibility Guide Table of Contents
Reservations 5
London Tourist Map 6
Arriving in London 7
Getting Around London with a Disability 7
Bus Accessibility 9
Accessible Bus Routes 11
Bus Neighborhood Maps 11
Bus “Spider” Maps 17
Subway/Metro Accessibility (also known as The Tube or The Underground) 39
Tube Stops without elevators in tourist neighborhoods 39
Tube Stops with elevators in tourist neighborhoods 40
Tube Accessibility Map 40
Tube Accessible Toilet Map 41
Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Train Accessibility 42
Tram Accessibility 42
Train Station Accessibility 43
King’s Cross Train Station 43
Paddington Train Station 44
St. Pancras Train Station 46
Victoria Train Station 47
Waterloo Train Station 48
Accessible Taxis in London 50
Recommended Accessible Itineraries 52
Itinerary A – Walking Tour or Driving Tour, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, London Eye 55
Itinerary B – Westminster Abbey, Changing of the Guard at 11:15, Churchill Museums & Cabinet War Rooms, Boat Cruise, Tower Bridge, Tower of London 56
Itinerary C – St. Paul’s Cathedral, Millennium Bridge, Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe, Vinopolis or Anchor Bankside Pub 58
Itinerary D – British Museum, British Library, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum 59
Itinerary E – Parliament, Imperial War Museum, Shopping on Oxford Street 62
Itinerary F – Harrod’s, Harvey Nichols, Hyde Park, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Covent Garden 65
Itinerary G – Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum 67
Itinerary H – St. James’ Park, Regents Park, and/or Green Park 69
Accessible Guided Tours & Day Trips 70
Driving Tours 70
Highlights of London Accessible Driving Tour 70
Walking Tours 70
Classic London Wheelchair Accessible Tour (including Changing of the Guard) 70
Royal London Accessible Guided Tour 70
Accessible Boat Tours 71
London Accessible Boat Cruise on the Thames River 71
Accessible London Day Trips 71
Stonehenge & Hampton Court Accessible Driving Tour 71
Stonehenge & Windsor Castle Accessible Guided Tour 71
Stonehenge Accessible Tour by Train 71
Cambridge Accessible Tour from London 72
Oxford Accessible Tour from London 72
Highlights of Greenwich Accessible Tour 72
Accessible London Tourist Attractions 73
British Library 73
British Museum Accessibility 75
Buckingham Palace 78
Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum Accessibility 82
Imperial War Museum 84
Kensington Palace 87
Leicester Square 89
London Eye Accessibility 89
National Gallery 92
Old Operating Theatre Museum 96
Parliament & Big Ben 96
Piccadilly Circus 98
St. Paul’s Cathedral 98
Tate Modern Museum 101
Tower Bridge 103
Tower of London 105
Trafalgar Square 109
Vinopolis 109
Westminster Abbey 109
Accessible Theatres 113
Accessible Shopping 115
Accessible Restaurants 118
Accessible Pubs 122
Accessible Photo Opportunities 125
Pharmacies 126
Hospitals 129
Client Feedback 132
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