Venue Accessibility Information
All the details on the what and where of Decom 2024
Where we are
London Decompression is a membership organisation and we do not publicly advertise the event or its location.
Car Parking & Drop-Off
There are no nearby designated disabled parking bays nor general car parking.
The venue is inside ULEZ but outside of the Congestion Charge zone.
The nearest roadside parking is the same road as the venue, and beware some 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 + 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 minutes walk.
Royal Victoria underground [DLR Line]
https://tfl.gov.uk/dlr/stop/940GZZDLWSV/Royal-Victoria-dlr-station
Lifts from platform to the street. Nearest bus stop is Munday Road / Royal Victoria.
10 minutes 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 minutes 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 minutes walk.
Nearest Night Bus service
N551 from Royal Victoria.
You can plan your journey using Transport for London’s accessibility guides here: https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/12387.aspx
Some planned engineering works, the most significant is:
DLR (North-South) Stratford-Canning Town. Closed all weekend, replacement buses
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 2024
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 on 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 e alto a Decom greeter, gate volunteer, or venue staff and we can provide temporary seating if 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 should you need, just flag down a Ranger or member of the venue security team.
All doorways between rooms are wide enough for wheelchairs, and the flooring is nearly all concrete.
Rooms
Celtic Chaos
Toilets: Outside near Warehouse/House of Masquerade.
Access to the outdoor area on one side via step-free door with a slight incline. This room has a large dancefloor, no steps.
House Of Masquerade
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 13 cm 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 Solarpunks, 120 cm wide.
Solarpunks (Brut)
Accessibility toilet: 86 cm 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 with “No Access” can not be wedged open.
Entrance from outside to indoors has a 4cm step and ramp.
Medium-sized room with a large bar and step-free access via 120 cm width doors to the adjacent rooms.
TrashFence Sparklephonies (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 Lust in Space. There is access via the stairs: 27 steps at 104cm wide, 19cm high, 29cm tread.
Lust in Space (Boiler Room)
Toilets: Same as TrashFrence, near the stairs.
This is a smaller second-floor room with raised platforms and an uneven floor. It has step access (9 steps each 19 cm high) from Trashfence on the 1st 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 19 cm height.
Mooncows (Secret Loft)
Small secret room via stairs accessed either from Warehouse mezzanine, or outside Celtic Chaos 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/Mooncows itself is 1 step of 19cm.
Walkway between Secret Loft (Mooncows) and Warehouse (House of Masquerade)
There are 2 steps of 23cm height and 25cm tread, with no handrails.
Outside Area (Inc Cwtch)
Toilets: There are three accessibility toilets outside:
In the production terrace, by container K
Behind container terrace, container D
Behind the Warehouse, in the middle of the main building.
The portaloo accessible toilets don’t have running water, please use sanitizer.
The outside area is mainly concrete, and step-free round the back of the containers. The containers themselves have 18 steps (18cm high, 94cm wide, 26cm tread) which lead to the balcony.
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 from Cwtch and Production is allowed and step free.
Outdoor area will use fire effects during performances.
Cwtch can be found near the entrances to House Of Masquerade and Celtic Chaos.
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.