We regret that the RHS Lindley Library is not fully accessible.
Only the library reception area has step-free access, via a ramped entrance into the building. The area is always staffed.
The ground floor Lending Library is accessed by three steps with a handrail for support.
The basement-level facilities – including the Research Room (where research appointments are usually held), Viewing Room (where some events happen), and some toilets (see below) are accessed via a 16-step staircase with two landing areas and a handrail for support.
We do not have any accessible toilets at the Lindley Library. During normal opening hours, library visitors may use toilets located on the fourth floor, which are served by a lift. Attendees of research appointments and library events may use toilets located on the basement level.
If you want to view something held in the Lindley Library collection, but cannot access our spaces, please get in touch and we will do our best to help. It may be possible for us to arrange a research appointment at our Wisley Library (which is fully accessible), or in our Lending Library at the Lindley Library (which can only be accessed up three steps) depending on your access needs and what material you are hoping to view.
