26 Places To Visit For A Fun + Accessible Day Out In London

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If you are a parent or carer to a young person with special needs, finding activities and events suitable for an accessible day out in London can be a challenge.

Whether it’s somewhere with ramps, accessible toilets and parking spaces or venues that will suit those with hidden conditions such as autism or mental health needs, a day trip in the city often requires strategic planning.

To support people with diverse needs in enjoying the best of Britain’s attractions – whatever their disability, the 2024 edition of The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain equips visitors with all the information they need to set out with confidence, so they can simply concentrate on making the most of their day.

The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain provides clear and helpful advice to highlight the best inclusive and accessible days out for people of all abilities, from museums and art galleries to wildlife parks and gardens.

You can download the TFL travel support card to help you navigate getting around London’s transport system.

If you’re looking for an accessible day out in the city, see below for London’s most accessible venues:

  • The Roundhouse
  • Wembley Stadium
  • Discover Children’s Story Centre
  • V&A Museum of Childhood
  • ZSL London Zoo and Regent’s Park
  • Lord’s Cricket Ground
  • The Wellcome Collection
  • Spitalfields Market
  • St Paul’s Cathedral
  • London Transport Museum
  • Royal Academy of Arts
  • Tate Modern
  • Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
  • Kensington Palace
  • The View from The Shard
  • The Science Museum
  • Westminster Abbey
  • Greenwich to Westminster River Trip
  • Cutty Sark
  • Old Royal Naval College
  • National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory
  • Greenwich Park
  • WWT London Wetland Centre
  • Kew Gardens
  • Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Eltham Palace

Each venue has been thoroughly checked out by Rough Guides’ team of reviewers, who either have a disability themselves or visited with a disabled friend or relative.

Neurodivergent kids and their families may enjoy relaxed theatre performances at Unicorn Theatre, Little Angel Theatre, Half Moon and Polka Theatre.

We also suggest you visit Go Theatre Live website- a charity using theatre to create inspiring experiences and unlock possibilities for young people via subsidised tickets.

If you’re in a theatre-loving family, many shows have relaxed performances; try Lion King, Matilda and Frozen.

Football fans can enjoy sensory rooms at Chelsea, Arsenal and West Ham football grounds.

We also have enjoyed London Zoo’s accessibility experiences.

The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain book doesn’t just cover London, it lists accessible places across the whole of the UK.

You can download your free copy here.

We also like Wheelmap – a crowdsourced online map from German nonprofit organisation, Sozialhelden.

Wheelmap is an online map of wheelchair-accessible places.

Use the website or their app to easily find places, and/or add and rate them using a simple traffic light system.

There are over 2 million cafés, libraries, swimming pools and many other publicly accessible places recorded in 32 languages.