Visitor information
Exhibition opening times
Open to public
Saturday 26 January–Friday 18 April 2008
10am–6pm daily (last admission 5.30pm)
Late night openings
Fridays and Saturdays until 10pm (last admission 9.30pm)
Our address
Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1J 0BD
Registered Charity No. 1125383
General enquiries 020 7300 8000
Recorded information line 020 7300 5760/1
Royal Academy Restaurant opening times
10am-5.30pm Saturday to Thursday
12pm-4.30pm Friday; table service dinner 6.15pm-10pm (last orders 8.30pm)
Access
Disabled parking and wheelchair booking 020 7300 8028
General access enquiries (limited service) 020 7300 5732
access@royalacademy.org.uk
Visit the DisabledGo website
for a detailed and independent review of the RA's facilities for disabled users.
Access Programme:
Audio guides with loops, transcripts and large-print gallery guides are available. Pre-book disabled parking and wheelchairs on 020 7300 8028. Contact the Access Officer on tel/text 020 7300 5732; fax 020 7300 8071 or email access@royalacademy.org.uk
BSL & Lipspeaking Gallery Tours:
Fridays 8 February & 14 March
A guided tour of the exhibition with BSL interpretation and lipspeaking
Main galleries; 6–7pm, please arrive by 5.45pm; £3, please pre-book tickets through the Access Officer
Cycling to the Royal Academy
There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard.
Cloakroom
We regret that we cannot accept suitcases, hold-alls or backpacks in the cloakroom or in the galleries. Items may be subject to search. Bags must be no larger than 280mm width by 380mm height and 400mm depth.
Getting to the Royal Academy by Tube
The closest tube stations are Piccadilly (on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines) and Green Park (on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines). Oxford Circus and Bond Street are the nearest tube stations on the Central Line. Both are approximately 5 minutes walk away.
Getting to the Royal Academy by bus
There are five bus routes, listed below, which stop on Piccadilly.
The number 9 bus service
Route: Hammersmith, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Aldwych.
The number 14 bus service
Route: Putney Heath (Green Man), Putney, Fulham Broadway, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road Station. On schooldays two afternoon journeys start from Putney (Elliott School).
The number 19 bus service
Route: Finsbury Park, Highbury, Islington, Bloomsbury, Tottenham Court Road Station, Piccadilly Circus, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square, Chelsea, Battersea Bridge (Southside).
The number 22 bus service
Route: Putney Common, Putney Bridge, Parsons Green, Chelsea, Sloane Square, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus.
The number 38 bus service
Route: Victoria, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road Station, Bloomsbury, Islington, Dalston, Hackney, Clapton Pond.
Useful telephone numbers
Transport for London
020 7222 1234 (24 hours)
Transport for London textphone
020 7918 3015
National Rail Enquiries
08457 484950
Transport for London email enquiries
Email travinfo@tfl.gov.uk
