ExCeL London events venue, London E16 1XL
Details
Accessibility
https://www.excel.london/visitor/venue-guide/accessibility
"There are two stations adjacent to the venue - Custom House and Prince Regent, both of them are step-free. Click here to see TfL step-free station map to plan your journey.
Please visit our What’s on page or email accessibility@excel.london for advice on the closest recommended entrance and DLR station for the event that you are attending.
Excel is a large venue and our central boulevard is 600m long. All public entrances allow for access by wheelchair via low gradient ramps and an automatic door. Once inside the venue, all floors are level, offering unobstructed access.
Changing Places:
Excel have worked with Changing Places to create an accessible changing facility at the east of the venue on level 1. This room contains a toilet, sink and a hoist. Please note the room has a RADAR key operated lock.
Click here for more information and photos.
Mobility scooter hire at Excel London:
Mobility scooters are free of charge to hire. They are subject to availability, so please use this link to select the dates and aid you need.
Wheelchair hire at Excel London:
Wheelchairs are free of charge to hire. They are subject to availability, so please use this link to select the dates and aid you need.
Blue Badge ParkingThere are* 80 bays suitable for accessible drivers on-site across the car park. These are wide bays with minimum dimensions of 5.9m by 3.6m. Access to the building from these bays is along walkways with a gradient of no more than 1:15 and via flat entrance lifts with automatic doors. Blue badge holders can park for £25.00 per day. There is an £80 fine for any vehicle parked in the designated space not displaying a valid blue badge.
Please note: the car park only permit vehicles up to a maximum of 1.9 metres height. Please email parkingonline@excel.london if you require a disabled space for a taller vehicle. Please note: the car park only permit vehicles up to a maximum of 1.9 metres height. Please email parkingonline@excel.london if you require a disabled space for a taller vehicle.
Accessible toiletsThere are 40 accessible toilets located throughout the building for visitors with disabilities. You’ll find them near the Business Services Centre on Level 0, between Hall Entrances N4 and S4, at the ICC Conference Suites on Level 3, and near the restaurants and cafes on Levels 1 and 2.
Click here to see the map of accessible toilets with left-hand and right-hand transfer options across the venue. Please note: Opening hours may vary depending on the events taking place at the time of your visit."
Brief description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExCeL_London
"ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London)[3] is an international exhibition and convention centre in the Custom House area of Newham, East London.[4] The facility is situated on a 100-acre (0.40 km2) site on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, located between Canary Wharf and London City Airport. The Centre was designed by Moxley Architects and built by Sir Robert McAlpine. It opened in November 2000.[5][6] In May 2008 it was acquired by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. Phase II of development, which included building London's first International Convention Centre (ICC) and creating an "eastern arrival experience", was completed on 1 May 2010.[7] Phase 3 is expected to be completed in October 2024.[8]
In 2015, CentrEd at ExCeL was opened,[9] which expanded the centre's facilities to incorporate training and meeting space near the western entrance of the venue overlooking Royal Victoria Dock.
The Royal Victoria was closed to commercial traffic in 1981, but it is still accessible to shipping. The Centre's waterfront location allows visiting vessels to moor alongside the Centre. An example of this is HMS Sutherland visiting the 2005 London Boat Show.[10]
The design of the exhibition building consists of two column-free, rectangular, sub-divisible halls of approximately 479,493 sq. ft. (44,546 sq. m.), on either side of a central boulevard containing catering facilities and information points.[11][12] There are also three sets of function rooms, one overlooking the water, another above the western end of the central boulevard, and the third on the north side of the building which are used for smaller meetings, seminars, presentations and corporate hospitality. The property is surrounded by six hotels,[13] bars and restaurants, and 1,800 parking spaces situated underneath the property with 85 accessible spaces.[14]
ExCeL London has hosted numerous consumer and trade, private and public events, including exhibitions, conferences, concerts, weddings and religious events. Among these have been WorldSkills London 2011, the London Boat Show, the British International Motor Show, Grand Designs Live, the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show, MCM London Comic Con, the London International Music Show, Star Wars Celebration Europe, London Marathon registration, the World Travel Market, The Clothes Show London, Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi), The Dive Show, the Global Peace and Unity Event, the 2009 G-20 London Summit, IP Expo Europe and Summer in the City."
Address
ExCeL London events venue, London E16 1XL
Phone
+44 (0)20 7069 5000 "Please note our offices are open 9.00-17.30 Monday to Friday and we will respond with 2 working days. If your query is urgent please consult the FAQs page. If your question is regarding an event, please contact the event organisers directly."
Website
Directions
https://www.excel.london/visitor/getting-here
Opening Times
Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change
Transport
https://www.excel.london/visitor/getting-here
Amenities
"Other venue facilities and features:
Provision has been made for non-visual indication of stair locations for those with impaired vision. Strong tactile differences in paving are provided to indicate hazardous areas, e.g. dock edge indicated by cobble stone surface.
- Door vision panels giving a zone of visibility between 900mm and 500mm above floor level are provided on all public access doors.
- Self service equipment such as cash point machines are located at levels suitable to wheelchair users. Bars and self-service counters and the seating areas are accessible to wheelchair users.
- Pictographic signs and symbols have been used to guide people around the building.
- Access to the main entrance of the building from the onsite carpark is via designated walkways with a gradient of no more than 1:15 and via flat entrance lifts with automatic doors.
- Lift control panels are located at a wheelchair friendly height. All lifts are large enough for wheelchair users and another person and all lifts have braille and tactile buttons. They also have a visual indication of the floor reaches and an intercom facility activated by an alarm button.
Excel London is fully committed to assisting those who have specific access requirements. For further advice please email accessibility@excel.london "
Travel Information
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NB London ULTRA-LOW EMISSION ZONE
This started on 8 April 2019 in the Central London Congestion Charge Zone, and will extend to the whole of the London area within the
M25 Motorway from 25 October 2021.
For more details please see:
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle-35896
Vehicles registered with a 'disabled' or 'disabled passenger vehicles' tax class will benefit from a grace period after the ULEZ starts until 26 October 2025 as long as their vehicle doesn't change tax class, and this also applies to a 'disabled' vehicle registered outside the UK.
Location
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325 metres*
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807 metres*
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*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.