The Bridgewater Hall
Overview
Service options: Has restaurant The Bridgewater Hall is a concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build in the 1990s, and hosts over 250 performances a year.
Contact details
Lower Mosley Street Manchester Greater Manchester North West M2 3WS GB
https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/your-visit/access/
supervisors@bridgewater-hall.co.uk
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Access guidance
- The Bridgewater Hall is equipped with the Sennheiser Mobile Connect assistive listening system which allows users to listen to a live feed of stage performances via headphones, a neck loop or compatible hearing aids from anywhere within the auditorium.
- There is one gender neutral accessible toilet available on each of the four floors of the building, with level access from the Auditorium. The facilities on Choir Circle level (level 2) feature a sliding door, with all other levels comprising accessible swing doors. On the Stalls level, the toilet can be found on the left of the building, easily accessible from the main entrance and Stalls Auditorium. The upper floors facilities are next to the lift. Staff will always be available to direct you to the nearest facility.
- ADUK registered assistance dogs are welcome throughout the building.
- The Bridgewater Hall offers one free personal assistant/support worker ticket for all eligible customers. These are available at the discretion of the Box Office to patrons who require support from another person to attend the Hall (due to an impairment or long term medical condition). Personal assistant tickets are only available via the venue and not from ticket agents such as Ticketmaster. Personal Assistants must be able to assist the patron with their access requirements including during in an emergency situation. They are not expected to leave the customer alone for long periods of time.
- If you have any specific requests for a performance, such as the use of British Sign Language Interpretation and Captioning, please contact us. To allow us to make any reasonable adjustments and provide additional resources, please give 6 weeks’ prior notice to the event date.
- The Bridgewater Hall is equipped with the Sennheiser Mobile Connect assistive listening system which allows users to listen to a live feed of stage performances via headphones, a neck loop or compatible hearing aids from anywhere within the auditorium. The Box Office and Cloakroom counters are all fitted with loop systems.The Box Office and Cloakroom counters are all fitted with loop systems.
- The Bridgewater Hall offers a range of relaxed/accessible events. All of the events programmed by our Learning and Participation department (including concerts, workshops, community choirs and more) are relaxed. Some of these are targeted to specific audiences; please contact us for more details. On all performances, foam earplugs are available for those who might require them. We also have ear defenders for loan. Just ask a member of staff. We will always endeavour to provide a calm space and/ or early access to a performance space if requested. If you know ahead of a visit that you would find either or both of those of benefit, please get in touch. We can also facilitate pre-visits to the venue ahead of an event if this would benefit you.