Welcome to the historic Blackfriars Restaurant, the time-honoured traditional British restaurant in the heart of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the oldest dining room in the UK.

Access

ACCESS

The law states that everyone should have equal access to product and services in the UK

Blackfriars aims to provide access to people of all abilities as far as is practicable

Blackfriars is a Grade I Listed Building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument which prevents structural work being carried out

PARKING

Ten place car park next to restaurant plus metered roadside parking on Friars Street and Bath Lane

Flat cobbled Road

LOWER DINING AREA

Access from street level through a set of manual double doors 128cm wide

Four 20cm high internal steps up to toilet

Plenty of room for wheelchairs to manoeuvre; no fixed tables or chairs

UPPER DINING AREA

Two 18cm high internal steps in from street level

Manual internal entrance door is 78cm wide

TOILETS

Manual internal toilet doors are 60cm wide

Toilets are not fitted out for disabled access

1st FLOOR MEETING ROOMS

80cm manual external door

Small winding staircase to Meeting Rooms

Toilets have 60cm internal doors and are not suitable for disabled access

VISIBILITY

The Dining Room areas are candle lit

Meeting Rooms are brighter

Large font menus and printed material supplied upon request

Blind dogs welcome - water supplied upon request