Building Accessibility
Attitude is Everything
At Leeds University Union, we’re fully compliant with The Equality Act (2010), and pride ourselves on having a positive and informed attitude to accessibility.
We are working towards the Attitude is Everything Venue & Festival Charter, with designated disabled viewing areas created and a FOC ticket system for Personal Assistants.
Contact us
If you’re planning on attending an event at Leeds University Union and want to discuss access, reserve space in the viewing area or obtain a carer ticket please feel free to pop-in or get in touch.
Our venue
The Union building – although challenging, is fully accessible with lift access across all floors of the venue and accessible gender-neutral WC’s available in each venue.
The Union building is set-out on six levels but there is either ramped or lift access to every level with the distance from the main entrance to the furthest part of the venues approximately 200 metres.
Other facilities available include three Blue Badge parking spaces 15 metres from the front of the building and low-level bar service counters in all venues.
Carer tickets
We are more than happy to provide one carer ticket FOC, with an additional ticket available by request.
Booking space in the viewing area
If you are heading to one of our gigs and need to book a space in the accessible area or book a companion ticket please visit: leedsunionevents.com/accessibility
Our travel guide
Walking
The University campus is approximately one mile from Leeds city station. Just follow the directions below and you’ll be with us in no time at all:
Come out of the station into City square.
With the Queens Hotel behind you, walk straight up Park Row.
Continue up Park Row until the first major junction.
Cross straight over The Headrow and continue up Cookridge Street.
At the next set of lights go straight on passing Millennium Square on your left and Leeds City Museum on your right.
Turn left onto Woodhouse Lane, a busy main road.
You’ll pass Leeds Beckett University on your left and our University campus begins in another 50 metres or so, on your left.
To reach the Leeds University Union building, carry on up Woodhouse Lane until you can see the clock tower building – called The Parkinson Building.
Please note – You’ll also be able to look at a map of campus near the clock tower to help you on the next part.
About 20 metres before the stone steps (Parkinson steps) go through the stone archways into the campus.
In around 100metres turn left and the Union building is in front of you to the right-hand side.
Download the University walking and cycling map of the surrounding area.
By train, bike or bus
Leeds station connects us with all major UK cities and has a fast and efficient London service. For train information and timetables visit the National Rail Enquiries website.
If you’re thinking about cycling to the University, we have secure bike racks and showers. Download the University walking and cycling map of the surrounding area. Alternatively, visit the Leeds City Council cycling pages.
There are a number of excellent bus services in Leeds. Visit the West Yorkshire Metro website and First Leeds for timetables and general information. There is also a city bus which stops at the bus and train stations and the southern end of campus (near the back of Leeds General Infirmary A&E) every 10 minutes from 06:30 – 19:30 Monday to Saturday.
Visit the National Express website for details.
By car
If you are using satellite navigation our address details for the closest access to the Union building are:
Leeds University Union
University Square
Lifton Place
Leeds
LS2 9JZ
Leeds is linked to the M1 and M62. Parking on campus is limited, and we are also committed to reducing our carbon emissions, so we encourage staff and visitors to walk or cycle where possible.
Parking
Parking is very limited close to the Union building and is on-street only, however provision is available close to the Union entrance – between 10 and 40 metres, for up to six blue-badge holders. These spaces are not always pre-bookable as they are controlled by the University, however please do ask and we can ask them on your behalf.
Please note – additional Blue Badge parking is available on Campus – around 500 metres away, within the Leeds University Multi-storey car park should the spaces by the Union be unavailable. Additional spaces are also provided off-Campus at the Woodhouse Lane Multi-storey.
We advise you to arrive early, and if on-street parking is unavailable to instead park at either the on-site Leeds University Multi-storey car park, or at Woodhouse Lane Multi-storey Pay & Display Car Park which is 24hrs and can be found here:
160A Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 3AX
Please note that both multi-storey carparks will charge a hefty fine if you fail to follow their procedures for payment. You can find more information on parking facilities provided by the University here.
Our arrival guide
The venue is generally open from 8 am until 1 am daily, although times can vary and especially during periods that are out of the academic term dates.
Please refer to the event-specific information on this website for specific timing information for each event
On arrival at the venue please speak to the security staff and ask to speak to the Security Manager regarding your access requirements.
If you have requested early entrance then please follow the directions as given at time of confirmation. The staff will have been briefed to expect you.
Due to the nature of the venue and the various rooms / venue configurations within, the staff will direct you to the correct Box Office / Ticket check location for each event.
Please note: Unless advised in advance, all venues are accessed via the Leeds University Union main entrance on University Square
Customers with medical requirements
We welcome guests who have specific medical or dietary needs and are more than happy to accommodate your requirements.
Please contact us in advance to advise us of your attendance and if you have any questions please do ask these at this time.
In case of emergency, we always have trained First Aid assistance on-site, with larger events also including externally-trained medical staff.
Accessible toilets
Each of our venues has accessible toilets within close proximity to the viewing areas. Both left and right hand transfer facilities are available within the building, although each venue may not always have both options available.
Performance enhancements
We are not currently able to offer any auditory or visual enhancements to assist with your enjoyment.
We are working on improving this in the area and would welcome your feedback and input on this area via the contact information above.
Assistance dogs
We are proactive on the use of assistance dogs and can provide water and other facilities should you require them.
Please advise us of your visit and state what your requirements are, and we will do our utmost to facilitate them.
Strobe lighting
The venues do include strobe lighting and other ‘flash-based’ effects as standard.
In addition, as many of our events include aspects of ‘toured production’ – which are outside of the venue’s control, we urge you to contact us for more information on an event-specific basis at the earliest opportunity.
Feedback
If you have any feedback or questions about the information on this page, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Events team using the contact button below.
