Venues / Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

Located on the south side of Kensington Gardens in London and with a capacity of almost 6000, the world-famous Royal Albert Hall is where all the main orchestral Prom concerts take place.

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Seating Plan

How to get there

By Underground

South Kensington (District and Piccadilly lines)
High Street Kensington (Circle and District lines)

By Bus

The following buses serve the Royal Albert Hall (via Kensington Gore, Queen's Gate, Palace Gate and/or Prince Consort Road):

9/ N9, 10/ N10, 49, 52/ N52, 70, 360 & 452

For 24-hour London travel information, call 020 7222 1234 or visit www.tfl.gov.uk

Please note that all Proms venues lie inside the Congestion Charging Zone which operates 7.00am-6.00pm Monday - Friday.

Cyclists

There are bicycle racks near Door 1 and 11 of the Royal Albert Hall. (Neither the Hall nor the BBC can accept responsibility for items lost or stolen from these racks.) The Royal Albert Hall is unable to accept folding bicycles in the cloakrooms.

Information

Restaurants
Café Consort is fully licensed and offers a menu of contemporary dishes. Post-concert drinks and light meals are also available on selected dates. Further details are available from www.royalalberthall.com

Coda is a stylish restaurant offering an elegant dining experience with a modern British menu.

The Elgar Room offers a varied menu catering for all tastes with views over Hyde Park.

The East Arena Foyer serves a selection of light dishes.

The restaurants open two hours before the performance, except the Café Consort which opens two-and-a-half hours before. Tables should be booked in advance, except for the East Arena Foyer. Call the Box Office on 0845 401 5040* to make your reservation.

Bars
Bars are located on all but the Gallery level, offering a full range of drinks, sandwiches, confectionery and ice cream. The East Arena Foyer, North Circle Bar and Champagne Bar open two hours prior to each concert. All other bars open 45 minutes before the start of the performance.

Interval orders
Interval orders can be arranged from any bar. Please ask any member of bar staff.

Box hospitality
If you have seats in one of the Hall’s boxes, you can pre-order catering. Please call 020 7589 5666 for details. Orders should then be placed in writing at least two working days before the concert that you are attending.

Please note: Leith’s do not permit the consumption of your own food and drink in the Hall. In the interests of health and safety, only cold soft drinks in closed plastic containers are allowed into the auditorium. Glasses and bottles are permitted in boxes, as part of box hospitality ordered through Leith’s.

Car Parking
A limited number of parking spaces, priced £8.00 each, is available from 6.00pm (or one hour before weekend matinee concerts) in the Imperial College car park, which has entrances on Prince Consort Road (open Monday to Saturday until 7.00pm; closed on Sundays) and Exhibition Road. These can be booked online, by phone or in person at the Royal Albert Hall. Please note that, if attending both early-evening and late-night concerts, only one parking fee is payable.

Doors open
45 minutes before the start of each concert (earlier for restaurant and bar access) and 30 minutes before each late-night concert. This year, tickets will be scanned upon entry. Please have them ready, one per person.

Latecomers
will not be admitted into the auditorium unless or until there is a suitable break in the music. There is a video screen in the Door 6 foyer with a digital audio relay. Bags and coats may be left in the cloakrooms at Door 9 (ground level) and at basement level beneath Door 6. For reasons of safety and comfort, only small bags are permitted in the Arena.

Security
In the interests of safety, bags may be searched upon entry.

Children under 5
Out of consideration for both audience and artists, children under the age of 5 are not allowed in the auditorium.

Dress Code
Come as you are: there is no dress code at the Proms. Mobile phones and other electronic devices are distracting to other audience members. Please ensure they are switched off. The use of cameras, video cameras and recording equipment is strictly forbidden.

Tours of the Royal Albert Hall
run every day and last approximately one hour. To book and to check availability, please call 020 7838 3105. Tickets cost £8.00 per person, with a number of concessions available.

The Royal Albert Hall shop,
offering a selection of Proms and Royal Albert Hall gifts and souvenirs, is located inside the South Porch at Door 12. The shop is open daily from 10.00am until the start of the first performance each evening. Proms merchandise can also be purchased at the Door 6 foyer during performance times.