The team behind Imperial Lates are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive space for all. Design your own evening exploring science and art with accessible activities, facilities and resources.
Getting here
Imperial Lates evenings are largely step free and are located at Imperial College London in South Kensington. Visitors are encouraged to travel by public transport where possible, and we recommend that you visit the TFL website to find the best accessible route.
Public Transport
Rail and Underground
South Kensington station is the nearest underground station to Exhibition Road. This station is approximately 550m or roughly a 10-minute walk to the entrance to Imperial Lates on Exhibition Road. South Kensington station is served by the Piccadilly, Circle and District lines and is not step free.
Gloucester Road station is approximately 700m from Exhibition Road. This is served by the Piccadilly, Circle and District lines and has a lift, but is not step free from the platform to lift. It takes approximately 15 minutes to walk from Gloucester Road station to the Imperial Lates venue.
West Brompton station, approximately 2.3km away, has partial step-free access and is served by the District Line, London Overground and West London Line. It takes approximately 35 minutes to walk from West Brompton station to the Imperial Lates venue.
Bus
The 360 bus route will stop directly outside Imperial Lates on Exhibition Road (at stands K and L). Other bus routes that can be used are 430, 14 and 345.
Step free access
The nearest underground station offering step-free access from street to train is Green Park Station – from here, you can take the number 9 bus to the Imperial Lates site.
Parking
There are blue badge parking spaces located near the Imperial Lates site. There are 12 blue badge parking spaces located on Exhibition Road. These spaces are managed by the councils, for more information please see the council websites for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster.
Accessible Toilets
Accessible toilets can be found across the Imperial Lates site, in the City and Guilds Building Foyer and on the Ground Floor of the Business School.
All accessible toilets are gender neutral.
Seating
The Lates are largely standing only, although seating is available across the site, particularly in the Main Entrance. Please speak to a member of staff if you require accessible seating for talks or have trouble standing in queues for any length of time.
Assistance Dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome at Imperial Lates. Dogs must be suitably trained, supervised, and remain on a lead, tabard, or harness throughout your visit.
Hearing Assistance
Live captioned shows
Please see the programme to find out which talks are live captioned at each Lates.
Ear Plugs
We understand that some parts of the Lates can be loud, especially for visitors with sensory sensitivities. You can pick up free ear plugs from the information desk.
Hearing Loops
Talks held in LT200 have a hearing loop and a Sennheiser system which connects via WiFi. The Business School lecture theatres do not have hearing loops, but they do have the Sennheiser system. Each lecture theatre has a QR code available to scan to connect to the device.
Calm space – Lower Ground Business School
The calm space can be used by visitors and staff who need a private area away from the public, whether to escape the hustle and bustle of the event or to avoid any sounds, triggers or experiences that are making them feel anxious or overwhelmed.