The Royal Opera House is a large building with long corridors and many stairs. You are required to walk distances and stand for the duration of the tour. Where possible, we can facilitate stops in the tour where you can sit. This cannot be guaranteed.

There is lift access throughout the building that can be used throughout your tour. If you let your guide know on arrival, they will be able to facilitate this. There is a lift on the left-hand side of the Main Stage auditorium provides access to the Paul Hamlyn Hall, Crush Room, Linbury Foyer and Balconies Restaurant. 

The lift on the right-hand side of the Main Stage auditorium provides access to the Level 5 Bar, Piazza and the Crush Room. 

All lifts provide access to the main foyer Café.

Find out further information about access facilities in our building

Our Thurrock Tour is located in the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop at our site in Thurrock, Essex. The Production Workshop and Costume Centre are large buildings and stairs may need to be used on the tour route. Please note that there is no possibility of seating during the tour.

There is a step-free route and lift access available at the Production Workshop and Costume Centre, please email tours@roh.org.uk to request ahead of your visit.

Our Stages and Cells of Covent Garden outdoor walking tour takes place throughout the historic streets of Covent Garden. This tour does not enter the Royal Opera House or the Bow Street Police Museum. Attendees are expected to walk and stand for the duration of the tour for 60 minutes. This tour is wheelchair accessible.

Please enter via the Bow Street Main Entrance, the tours meeting point is on the ground floor, in front of the complimentary cloakroom.

The nearest underground station is Covent Garden. The nearest stations with step-free access are Leicester Square, Holborn and Tottenham Court Road.

The nearest mainline train stations are Charing Cross, London Waterloo and London Euston. Charing Cross has good wheelchair access and is 0.5 miles away from the Royal Opera House.

Our closest bus stops are Aldwych, Drury Lane and Leicester Square Station.

We do not have on site parking facilities. The nearest NCP car parks are Drury Lane and Shelton Street. There are a limited number of disabled access parking bays in Bow Street and Floral Street.

The meeting place for tours of the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop and Costume Centre is the Coachman's Café.

If arriving by car, please enter enter the site via the address below:

Main High House Production Park Entrance: Vellacott Close (off London Road), Purfleet, Essex, RM19 1RG

If arriving by coach, please enter the site via the address below:

Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop Entrance: Purfleet By-Pass, Purfleet, RM19 1TT

If arriving by public transport, your closest mainline train station is Purfleet on the C2C route. These trains operate from London Fenchurch Street and head across the Essex county. When disembarking the train, exit the station and turn left. You will follow the road (A1090) for 1.9 miles. Follow the road all the way to the entrance of High House Production Park which will be on your left hand side. This part of the journey will take 20-25 minutes so please factor this in to your overall journey time.

You can locate the nearest carpark to the meeting place of the Coachman's Café by using the what3words ///backed.land.erase.

Download a map of the High House Production Park [.doc 315KB]

The meeting place for outdoor walking tours of Covent Garden is outside the Bow Street entrance of the Royal Opera House.

The tour will loop around the perimeter of the Royal Opera House through the outskirts of Covent Garden, taking you back at the end of the tour to the entrance of the Royal Opera House.