Accessibility
Hay Festival is committed to removing barriers for all, regardless of your disability.
The Festival is located in a field but our site is comprised of hard under-cover boardwalks, allowing easy access to all of our venues.
If you need any additional help which is not listed below, please contact accessibility@hayfestival.com and we will do everything we can to make your visit as easy and stress free as possible.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
All venues, food outlets, cafés, bar, bookshop and gift shop have wheelchair access and most performance venues are fitted with an induction loop. Sometimes this system can be skewed by the aluminium structures of our tents. Please ask the stewards for the best place to sit.
To find out if the venue you will be attending has an indication loop or wheelchair space, or to reserve a parking space (blue badge holders only), please inform the Box Office staff when booking your tickets. Disabled access toilets are available on site.
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
Most performance venues are fitted with an induction loop. Sometimes this system can be skewed by the aluminium structures of our tents. Please ask the stewards for the best place to sit.
A BSL interpreter will be available for events marked on the programme with the BSL interpreter symbol.
Streamed events will be live captioned. Captions are also available on the Hay Player for events from 2022 onwards.
BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
We can send you the programme in Microsoft word format, which can be enlarged, and is more easily read by text to speech software. We are also happy to make bookings on your behalf, simply email accessibility@hayfestival.com if you require further help.
NEURODIVERGENT VISITORS
Please let us know if you'd like to avoid queuing, we can reserve a seat to suit you in the venue. Or if there is anything else we can do to make your visit great, email accessibility@hayfestival.com
CARERS
If you need a carer to make it possible for you to attend one of our events, please call the box office to secure free tickets for them. 01497 822 629
PARKING
Disabled parking will be available on the main Festival site. Blue badge holders are requested to book in advance through the box office.
TOILETS
Disabled access toilets are available at each venue.
