Accessibility | Sounds From The Other City – Sounds From The Other City
Salford's festival of new music & art • 4 May 2025
A group of people outside a church at night. There are tables and chairs and lights from the building.

Venue Accessibility

Sounds from the Other City is a multi venue festival, taking over spaces across Salford. We have tried to make as many venues as possible wheelchair accessible however due to the nature of the event not all spaces are.

Under 18s can access all venues until 10pm if accompanied by an adult.

This page give access details for each venue we are using. Any further questions or to request assistant tickets please email [email protected].

We are committed to making our festival as accessible as possible and are always looking for ways to improve. We welcome suggestions of how we can improve our festival for people with access requirements.

Audience take a breather on the kerbside outside St Philips Church at Sounds from the Other City 2015

Venue Access Information

Bexley Square / This is an outdoor stage. It is fully wheelchair accessible if accessed from Chapel Street. There will be an accessible portable toilet on Bexley Square and there is an indoor accessible toilet in The New Oxford which is on the corner of Bexley Square.

Working Class Movement Library / The library  has wheelchair access via a ramp at the rear of the building and an accessible toilet on the ground floor.

Peel Hall / The venue has two entrances with an accessible toilet and toilets with cubicles on the same floor. There is also wheelchair access but you will need to be granted access to use the accessible entrance by a member of staff. The venue seating is tiered. There are 17 steps down to the stage from the entrance. Accessible seating is located at the back of the venue and there is a step free accessible toilet on this level.

The Green / Outside stage with portable  toilets that are wheelchair accessible.

Salford Museum & Art Gallery This is a first floor venue with 2 x double door access. There is a lift that can be accessed at the main doors. There is a ramp between levels inside the main hall. Venue has steps and wheelchair access with accessible toilets. There are also 3 parking spaces for blue badge holders.

Maxwell Hall / Step free access throughout majority of building via lift apart from main hall balcony which is only accessible through stairs. There is also wheelchair access and accessible toilets

The New Oxford / There are two entrances to The New Oxford. The entrance on the corner of Bexley Square has one step up into the bar. The side entrance is wheelchair accessible via a ramp. The venue has an indoor accessible toilet.

Porta / Venue is not wheelchair accessible. It does have an accessible toilet. There are 2 steps going into the main entrance of the restaurant. The accessible toilet is in the restaurant on the ground floor. The venue is above the restaurant up 27 steps. Porta will be serving food from Bexley square which is completely accessible. 

St Philips Church  / ​​Fully wheelchair accessible with an indoor accessible toilet.

The Old Pint Pot (Upstairs) / The upstairs venue is wheelchair accessible and has an indoor accessible toilet. The hill coming down to the venue is quite steep. 

The Old Pint Pot (Downstairs) / There are 18 steps down to the outdoor patio which leads to the downstairs venue. There is 1 step up into the venue from the patio. There isn’t an accessible toilet in the downstairs venue.

Islington Mill Courtyard / The Courtyard is located on the ground floor with toilets and is wheelchair accessible. The floor may be slightly uneven.

Islington Mill Event Space / The event space is a fully wheelchair accessible venue via a permanent ramp and has an accessible indoor toilet.

The Gallery @ Islington Mill / The Gallery is a fully wheelchair accessible venue via a permanent ramp and has an accessible indoor toilet.

The Old Fire Station Cafe  /This is a ground-floor venue with step-free access. There is an accessible toilet in the building.

Audience arriving at the wristband exchange at Sounds from the Other City 2015

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