SEND & accessibility information · East, North & selected South London
Museums with SEND sessions, relaxed events and detailed accessibility information across East and North London, plus selected South London boroughs. We keep event-specific sessions separate from whole-venue access, and show clearly whether support applies to a particular event or the whole venue.
13 venues · now live in East and North London, plus selected South London boroughs, more areas coming soon. Filter by SEND & access options, quiet spaces or step-free access ↓
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Museums & Attractions · Haringey
A landmark Haringey venue and park with a registered Changing Places toilet, step-free access and relaxed theatre performances in its programme — platinum-rated on the live-events access charter.
Museums & Attractions · Newham
Venue claimed
Storytelling and imaginative play for under-11s, with a monthly sensory-adapted programme.
Museums & Attractions · Islington
An Islington art museum with monthly Mini Marvels sensory-play sessions for under-fives — a separate quieter area with dimmed lighting and reduced capacity, in a ground-floor accessible activity space. Advance booking required.
Museums & Attractions · Bromley
Charles Darwin’s family home near Downe, with strong communication access — braille and large-print guides, page magnifiers, audio tours, tour transcripts, film subtitles and induction loops — plus a lift beside the tearoom, wheelchair loan and two Blue Badge bays. It’s a historic house (stairs to the first floor; an uneven Sandwalk) with an accessible toilet and an adult changing table (not confirmed as a Changing Places). No sensory or SEND session is offered.
Museums & Attractions · Lewisham
A free Forest Hill museum and gardens with step-free access, a lift to every gallery, two sets of ear defenders to borrow and a free daily Animal Walk. It runs occasional relaxed openings (next confirmed Sat 3 Oct 2026) and states it provides no hoists or adult changing.
Museums & Attractions · Tower Hamlets
A free museum of London's river, port and docklands, with weekly term-time quiet sessions.
Museums & Attractions · Hackney
A free museum of home life with a sensory den, borrowable child ear defenders and sensory bags, and quieter areas — strong sensory facilities, but no dedicated SEND sessions.
Museums & Attractions · Greenwich
A free Greenwich maritime museum with borrowable sensory backpacks and ear defenders, a sensory map flagging calmer and busier areas, autism-aware staff (National Autistic Society accredited), a registered Changing Places toilet and five pre-bookable Blue Badge bays. It publishes social-story films — but runs no dated relaxed session.
Museums & Attractions · Barnet
A free aviation museum in Colindale with strong standing access — step-free galleries, a registered Changing Places toilet, ear defenders and a chill-out area. (Its ‘Relaxed Mondays’ are for SEND schools, not public family sessions.)
Museums & Attractions · Southwark
A free Bankside art gallery with a Changing Places toilet (Level 0, ceiling hoist + height-adjustable bench), two quiet rooms, ear defenders to borrow and a published visual story. Relaxed Hours run on the third Tuesday of the month, 10–11am, during temporary exhibitions.
Museums & Attractions · Camden
A free museum on Euston Road with relaxed exhibition openings on selected dates — plus a registered Changing Places, step-free access throughout and borrowable sensory-support equipment.
Museums & Attractions · Waltham Forest
Venue claimed
Temporarily closed for renovations
A free gallery in Lloyd Park, with SEND family satchels, a visual story and relaxed workshops.
Museums & Attractions · Tower Hamlets
A free children's museum of art, design and play, with monthly SEND Play and quiet mornings.
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