Published Date: 13/02/2024
We prioritise accessibility. We want to make sure that as many people from Deptford, Lewisham and beyond can access as much of the festival as possible.
Access at the Festival
We want to let you know that:
- Three of our in-person events have BSL Interpretation in-place for audiences that require it: South London in Fiction; Mother Tongue: Poetry, Family + Inheritance; and Navigating Culture: Black Male Writers on Britain Today.
- The online CRIPtic x London Writers Centre Salon event is captioned and BSL interpreted.
- BSL interpretation is available on request for all other events. If you require this, please book a ticket before Friday 6 March, and request BSL interpretation as you book. We will then arrange for this to be put in place.
- All in-person events are in wheelchair accessible venues with accessible toilet facilities.
- Deptford Lounge has Changing Place facilities, an induction loop and assistance dogs are welcome. For more information, visit: deptfordlounge.org.uk/access
- A quiet space is available during the day at Deptford Lounge, in the Music Room, on the first floor
Keeping you safe is our priority. We continue to encourage anyone displaying Covid-like symptoms not to attend the festival.
If you require additional access provision in order to attend or take part in the festival, for example larger print handouts at workshops, or a Scribe, please get in touch before the festival at: [email protected]
If you require assistance whilst attending the festival, please speak to a member of staff. Or, on Saturday 28 March, you can also come to the Festival Hub in the foyer of Deptford Lounge where we will be happy to help you.
Getting to the Festival
The majority of the festival events on Saturday 28 March take place at Deptford Lounge. Festival day events at Triangle LGBTQ+ Cultural Centre are a 3 min walk from Deptford Lounge. Travel options are given below.
Travel – Getting to Deptford
Train: Deptford (2 min walk to Deptford Lounge)
Access: lift to both platforms, step-free access
DLR: Deptford Bridge (9 min walk to Deptford Lounge)
Access: lift to both platforms, step free access
Train/ overground: New Cross (8 min walk to Deptford Lounge/)
Access: lift to platforms, ramp for train access, step free access, staff help available
Buses: 47 / 53 / 177 / 188 / 199 / 225 / 253
Bike parking: spaces outside Deptford Lounge. For more spaces in Deptford check: activethings.app/home
Disabled car parking: Franklin Street car park is the closest to Deptford Lounge with seven disabled bays. The pay-and-display parking bays are 77 steps away from the Lounge.
Taxi drop off point: If you are travelling via taxi, the drop off point is on Giffin Street directly next to Deptford Lounge.
Travel – Getting to our pre-festival events
- The Lewisham Libraries celebrate Local Writers event on Saturday 21 March takes place at Deptford Lounge – see above for travel to Deptford.
- The Poetry in the Library event on Thursday 26 March takes place at Catford Library – nearest station Catford (8 min walk) and buses including: 202, 136, 54, 47, 171.
- The Goldsmiths Prize event on Wednesday 25 March takes place at Goldsmiths, University of London – nearest stations (train and overground) New Cross and New Cross Gate (7 min walks) and buses including: 21, 53, 136, 171, 172, 177, 321, 436, 453.
Published: 13 February 2024
Updated: 14 January 2026
