We discovered the Imperial War Museum (IWM) in October half term.
The Dude has decided he likes the big guns since my brother has joined the Army.
When ever I get an idea of a place to go with the Dude, the first thing I always do is check to see if they have a website. Then I find the accessibility information. I found this information here for the Imperial War Museum.
I then check to see if I can get to the place easily. It was pretty easy for us to get to IWM. We took the Tube to Westminster, crossed Westminster Bridge and then followed the signs. There are buses that go to IWM also. Travel information for IWM.
The front of IWM has lots of steps but there is a ramped side entrance through the park. This brings you to the bottom of the 1940's house. There are toilets to your left as you come in at this entrance and a cloakroom where you can leave your stuff in numbered skips.
The 1940's house is only accessible on the ground floor. The children's exhibition can get very crowded and is quite narrow so its best to go at quiet times. There are 2 lifts going to all floors but they are small and you can be waiting quite a while at times.
There were areas we did not go to as the Dude is still only small. The Trench and Blitz experience and some of the exhibits were not suitable so I'm unable to tell you if these were OK for wheelchairs. The main area's are fine though.
There are benches by the lifts on some of the floors but these are the only places to rest other than in the cafe. The toilets are spacious and have drop down bars. There are no hoist or full size changing benches here.
The IWM has now become one of Dudes favourite places to visit in London. It is free to visit. It can take a long time to get round so give your self a few hours.
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