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Overview - Tour

Please contact the Tours Office on +44 (0) 207 616 8595 or email [email protected] for bookings and inquiries.
A step-free tour route can be provided on request, please ask for more information on booking.
There are toilets with adaptations located at various locations along the tour route.
There are Changing Places facilities located next to the pavilion building and next to the Compton Stand.

This entrance is located to the side of the museum building, opposite Coronation Garden.
The entrance area is clearly signed.
There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is step-free access via a slope at the entrance.
The slope has a slight gradient.
There are double automatic doors.
The doors open towards you.
The width of the opening is 150cm.
The doors have a high colour contrast.
There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 95cm.

Location View
- The reception is located just inside the entrance.
- The distance from the entrance is 2m.
Route View
- The most accessible route to the reception has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
Access View
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 100cm.
- There is a lowered section at the desk.
- The height of the lowered section is 70cm.
- The reception has patterned/distracting backgrounds which may affect the ability of someone to lip read.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- Some flooring is patterned.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.

On arrival enter the grounds via the No.6 Gate, whilst the Grace Gate is closed during construction work.
Upon entering the grounds, head to the MCC Museum and go to the reception.
Prior to the tour starting, visitors have an opportunity to explore the museum.
The tour begins with an introductory talk in the museum.
After the talk, the tour exits the museum and moves onto the pavilion building.

The tour enters the pavilion via the North Entrance.
There is step-free access throughout the pavilion.
Upon entering the pavilion, the tour moves into the Long Room where there is a talk and opportunity for photos.
After the Long Room, the tour moves up to the second floor.
The main tour route is via stairs but these can be bypassed by using the lift.
On the first floor the tour covers the home and away dressing rooms, where there is a talk and opportunity for photos.
There is bench seating available in the dressing rooms.
After the dressing rooms, the tour returns to the ground floor and exit’s the building before going along the walkway to one of the stands.

After the tour leaves the pavilion, the tour moves along the concourse walkway.
There is step-free access along the walkway.
The main tour route goes into the spectator seating area in the Grand Stand.
There is stepped only access to the spectator seating area.
There is a talk and opportunity to take photos.
There are flip-down seats available in the seating area.
For tours which require step-free access, the tour route will go to either the front of the Edrich Stand where there is step-free access and designated wheelchair spaces.
From the stands, the tour route moves to the Barclays Media Centre stopping at the Father Time Wall and at the nursery end of the ground.

After the nursey ground, the tour moves to the Barclays Media Centre.
There are two lifts to the media centre.
In the media centre there is a tiered seating area overlooking the pitch.
There is level access to the rear of the seating area.
There is a talk and a photo opportunity.
After the talk is completed, the tour moves back down the lift and the tour is completed.
There is an opportunity for visitors to go to the shop before leaving the grounds.