london decom
Venue Accessibility.
Where we are
London Decompression is a membership organisation and we do not publicly advertise the event or its location. You can become a member of London Decompression here >>
Car Parking & Drop-Off
Vehicles (including taxis) can drop off directly outside the venue.
There are no nearby designated disabled parking bays, nor general car parking.
The venue is inside ULEZ but outside the Congestion Charge zone. More information about ULEZ and payment >>
Please note, new charges for Blackwall Tunnel and Silvertown Tunnel apply >>
The nearest roadside parking is on the same road as the venue — beware of strict parking restrictions (always check signs before parking).
Closest off-street parking is North Woolwich Road. Restricted (maximum stay 4 hours, no return within 1 hour), Monday–Saturday 0800–1830.
Costs vary by time and day; pay via phone 02070 050055 or website/app.
Alternative Pay By Phone parking on Hanameel Street, Knights Road, and Bradfield Road.
Public Transport
The closest train, underground, and bus stations are around 600 metres away (7-minute walk):
West Silvertown underground [DLR Line]
https://tfl.gov.uk/dlr/stop/940GZZDLWSV/west-silvertown-dlr-station
Lifts from platform to the street. Nearest bus stop is located here.
6-minute walk.
Royal Victoria underground [DLR Line]
https://tfl.gov.uk/dlr/stop/940GZZDLRVC/royal-victoria-dlr-station/
Lifts from platform to the street. Nearest bus stop is Munday Road / Royal Victoria.
10-minute walk.
Canning Town underground [Jubilee Line]
https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/stop/940GZZLUCGT/canning-town-underground-station?lineId=jubilee
Step-free access from tube to street using lifts or escalators. Has a night tube.
27-minute walk.
Custom House Elizabeth Line
https://tfl.gov.uk/elizabeth-line/stop/910GCSTMHSXR/custom-house/
Has step-free access from train to street via lifts and carriage 5.
19-minute walk.
Nearest Night Bus service
N551 from Royal Victoria.
You can plan your journey using Transport for London’s accessibility guides here >>
Some planned engineering works — the most significant is:
DLR – Saturday 15 November to Sunday 16 November: Canning Town to Stratford International.
Elizabeth line – Saturday 15 November to Sunday 16 November: Paddington to Abbey Wood and Stratford.
CLOSURE: Canning Town DLR station closed. Jubilee Line station is open but no trains to Stratford International.
VENUE USABILITY/ENVIRONMENT
Theme camp takeovers will vary by area — more details and likely activities/content of each room will be shared soon.
General Info and map – as of Nov 2025.
The Cause is a multi-space venue with outside space and 6 indoor rooms. Surface material, condition, and lighting are highly variable throughout the venue.
Measurements: approximate minimum tread length, maximum step height, required steps to reach the next level, and minimum doorway/corridor width (not whole passage width).
Reach out to us at inclusion@londondecom.org with any other questions!
Entrances & Exits
The entrance is the sloped concrete vehicle entrance under the arches, with dropped curbs and an uneven surface.
If you have accessibility requirements, please identify yourself to a Decom greeter, gate volunteer, or venue staff, and we can provide temporary seating if you’re in the queue.
Each of the 3 entrances to the indoor rooms has a manual door.
Sensory Info & Welfare
We have asked performers not to use strobe lighting, but there may be bright lights, lasers, and smoke machines used throughout the night. Rooms will definitely be strobe-free. More on the likely activities in each room soon.
There will be loud spaces — please bring earplugs if they help you. There will be chilled-out spaces if you need a break from festivities. There’s also ‘Haven’, a Welfare/Chillout space with step-free access, seating, calming decor, and volunteers to provide tea.
Fully trained medics are available at all times. Just flag down a Ranger or member of the venue security team if you need one.
All doorways between rooms are wide enough for wheelchairs, and the flooring is nearly all concrete.
Rooms
Hot House
Toilets: Outside near Warehouse.
Access to the outdoor area on one side via step-free door with a slight incline. This room has a large dancefloor, no steps.
Warehouse and Mezzanine
Toilets: Corridor adjacent to outdoors, with quick access to the outdoor toilets through a door on one side. This room has a large dance floor and 2 bars on either side.
Mezzanine handrail staircases on each side of the room, 22 stairs of 18cm high, 26cm tread.
Two entrances from the outdoor terrace:
- Double entrance – one with 13cm steps of 150cm width, 150cm tread; the other a door 70cm width
- One on the right of the DJ booth, step-free with an incline
There is one flat entrance/exit connecting to Brut, 120cm wide.
Brut
Accessibility toilet: 86cm wide and accessed either via ramp outside (easiest) or behind the bar and through 2 doors, where security is posted and can help. This door, marked ‘No Access’, cannot be wedged open. Toilet accessed with RADAR key. Speak with venue, event staff, or security for access.
Entrance from outside to indoors has a 4cm step and ramp.
Medium-sized room with a large bar and step-free access via 120cm width doors to the adjacent rooms.
Gallery
Toilets: Just outside near the stairs.
This is a smaller first-floor room with a step-free DJ booth and a bar, and a 2cm step lining the entrance to Boiler Room.
There is access via the stairs: 27 steps at 104cm wide, 19cm high, 29cm tread.
Boiler Room
Toilets: Same as Gallery, near the stairs.
This is a smaller second-floor room with raised platforms and an uneven floor. It has step access (9 steps each 19cm high) from Gallery on the first floor.
The staircase also descends to the ground floor near the accessibility toilet, via a stairway the venue opened this week. We don’t have exact measurements and estimate an additional 27 steps of 19cm height.
Secret Loft
Small secret room via stairs accessed either from Warehouse mezzanine or outside Hot House stairs.
Two sets of stairs (to Secret Loft):
- 14 concrete steps, 19cm high, 25cm tread
- 7 metal steps via a small landing, 19cm high, 28cm tread
Entrance to Secret Loft itself is 1 step of 19cm.
Walkway between Secret Loft and Warehouse.
There are 2 steps of 23cm height and 25cm tread, with no handrails.
Outside Area
Toilets: There are two accessibility portaloo toilets outside. They don’t have running water, so please use sanitiser.
The outside area is mainly concrete, and step-free round the back and through the containers.
Container E: Metal ramp entry and exit: 18cm height, 210cm length. Doors at top.
Container F: Ramp entry and exit, 18cm height. Inside wooden ramp: 180cm length. Outside wooden ramp with rubber matting: 120cm length. Doors at top.
Container B: Inside: 2 steps. Platform height 39cm. Step height: left 12cm, right 17cm; length: 60cm. Outside: 2 steps, 20cm height, 120cm step length, large door at top.
There are 2 bars inside the containers with a high frontage, cloakroom, and Welfare area.
Entrance to the rest of the venue includes 2 sets of ramps, 38cm high and 144cm length. Walking around the container terrace up to the production terrace is allowed and step-free.
The outdoor area will use fire effects during performances.
There is also a staffed medical centre and food stall on site. It has not been confirmed if the additional venue takeaway will be open. Food stalls will have allergens listed on them.