This page has access guidance and information for planning your visit:
- Planning your journey, including the opening times, the address and campus map, parking, and travel.
- Accessing the building, including step-free access, moving around the exhibition, and toilet facilities.
- Sensory information, including quieter hours, and lighting.
- What to expect when you arrive.
- Other information, including children, assistance dogs, emergency evacuation, covid-19, and virtual access.
- Easy read guide for what to expect at the exhibition.
- Contact details, including our social media and email address.
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Planning your journey
Opening times:
- Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5:00pm
- Saturday, 10:00am to 4:00pm
You are free to drop in any time we are open.
On Saturdays, you will need to have a ticket. Tickets are free to book and can be booked by clicking here! If you plan to come on a ticketed day, you will need to check in with one of our students at the door before entering the building.
Campus map:
Address: Peter de Wint Building, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DQ (building 13 on the map below).
Find the full campus map as well as other useful maps here: https://estates.lincoln.ac.uk/campus-info/maps/
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Blue badge parking:
There is some blue badge parking available on campus. You need to contact the University of Lincoln Estates team to book a visitor pass via Parking – Estates (lincoln.ac.uk). Please note that they need advance notice.
Alternative travel options:
As visitor parking is limited, if you are able, we would like to encourage you to use sustainable travel options such as walking, cycling, or using the local bus and train services.
The train station is an approximately 10 minute walk away from the labs. For information about bus routes, visit https://lincolnbus.co.uk/.
There are plenty of spaces to park a bicycle outside the the Peter de Wint building, although please bring your own bike lock and understand that we are not responsible for your bicycle while it is on campus.
Off-site parking:
If you are driving here, there are a number of car parks around the city which you can find here https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/parking-3/car-parks-parking-lincoln/1.
Some nearby car parks are:
- The NCP Car Park Lincoln High Street (LN5 7BJ) – 5 minute walk.
- The St Marks Car Park (LN5 7EX) – 7 minute walk.
- The Lucy Tower Street Car Park (LN1 1XL) – 10 minute walk.
Overnight stays:
If you plan to stay overnight, there are a number of hotels around Lincoln.
Accessing the building
Step-free access:
The campus has step-free access throughout, including lifts to go over the Arts Bridge. Campus has level paving throughout and pathways from the visitor car park.
Please note that if you are accessing the university campus from the library and students’ union end, that the small bridge is a little steep and may be challenging for some people, including manual wheelchair users.
There is step free access into the Peter de Wint building and a large lift that goes to the labs on the first floor.
The staircase from the ground floor to the labs has 20 stairs.
The main door into the Peter de Wint building is automatic. We will have students monitoring the exhibition at all times during opening hours who can help open the lab doors for you if needed.
Moving around the exhibition:
We have created a route for you to follow through the exhibition. Following this route will give you the best experience and means we can keep everyone safe.
We appreciate that sometimes following the set route may not be practical for you, so if you need to change your route please do, but be considerate of any other visitors.
Some aisles in the labs are quite narrow with limited turning space.
- Most aisles are approximately 1.5 metres wide.
- The two narrowest aisles are approximately 1 metre wide.
The labs are entered through double doors, with single doors in the internal corridor between the labs.
- The double doors to enter the labs are approximately 1.6 metres wide.
- The doors in the corridor between the labs are approximately 0.8 metres wide, but can be opened to 1.2 metres.
For anyone unable to access a certain area, we hope to have a printed guidebook with photographs and information for you to view instead.
There is seating just outside the labs and we will also have some seating available in the labs.
Toilets:
At the stairs, instead of turning left to reach the labs, turn right and go to the end of the corridor. There are separate male and female toilets as well as an accessible/gender neutral toilet.
The accessible toilet does not require a radar key. The door folds open to create an opening slightly larger than a standard single door. It has grab rails by the sink and toilet, including one fold-down rail. There is a small mirror on the same wall as the toilet. Not pictured is the hand dryer which is to the left of the sink.
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If you require a hoist, there is one available in the ground floor accessible toilet in the Minerva Building. The Minerva Building is a 5 minute walk from the Peter de Wint building and has step-free access via the lifts over the Arts Bridge.
Sensory information
Quieter hours:
We do not currently have any dedicated quiet hours, but based on previous years, we expect that the weekdays will be less busy than weekends.
There are some seats outside the labs if you need a break from the exhibition. There is also one seat opposite the toilets which may be slightly quieter than the ones outside the labs. Unfortunately we are not able to offer a full quiet space for our visitors due to space limitations in the labs.
We encourage you to bring and use any mobility or accessibility aids that you may need.
Lighting:
The main lights in the labs will be dimmed to protect the objects. The exhibition booths will be individually lit to allow you to view the objects. There will also be coloured lights at checkpoints.
If you need to see information closer, we will have a printed guidebook for you to use.
The Peter de Wint building is well lit throughout, and the corridors are lit with soft white overhead lighting.
What to expect
Arriving:
If you come on a Saturday, please check in at the entrance with one of our students so we know you are going in.
Otherwise, upon arrival, you will be free to view the exhibition in the labs. There will be directions inside the building to show you where to go. We hope to have a video posted soon to show you where to go – check back later!
In the labs:
In the labs, the objects will be set up with information about the background and treatments. Check the objects tab to see more information about what is on display.
Come back soon for a map of the exhibition and approximate timings for viewing the exhibition.
We will also have some extra exhibits that are exclusive to the exhibition. These will become accessible to our virtual visitors during virtual tours and will be shared once the in-person exhibition closes.
We will have students in the exhibition who will be happy to talk you through the exhibition and provide support as needed. If you would rather look through it by yourself then you are welcome to do so.
Other information
Children:
Children are welcome to attend, but please be aware that they must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
If you are bringing children on a Saturday, please include them in your ticket booking, regardless of their age, so we can have an accurate understanding of how many people will be attending. This will help keep everyone safe.
Assistance dogs:
Assistance dogs are welcome. Please be aware that we will not have a water bowl available for them to use due to the nature of the labs.
Emergency evacuation:
The fire alarms get tested first thing on a Wednesday morning. We do not expect this to coincide with our opening times.
In the event of an emergency evacuation from the building, there are two fire exits labelled with fire exit signs.
- The stairs you will use to enter the building
- The end of the labs corridor
The assembly point is outside the LAC. If you are unsure of where to go, please follow our students.
If you are unable to use the stairs, there is a refuge point at the fire exit at the end of the corridor that has an emergency intercom with instructions for how to use it. On the fourth floor is a SwallowEMP evacuation chair.
Covid-19:
ONS research shows that Covid remains a significant risk for some older and disabled people. If this applies to you, you may wish to note that there are no Covid precautions in place for this exhibition.
Please feel free to wear a protective face mask (respirator/FFP2 or FFP3) if you wish.
If you have Covid, please help us keep our students and visitors safe by visiting the exhibition virtually instead.
Virtual access:
For anyone unable to attend in person, we are hoping to host a virtual tour. Please follow us on Facebook or Instagram for more details.
You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see some behind-the-scenes of the exhibition.
Easy-read guide
This guide has been created to summarise the main things to expect at the exhibition, with a focus on the sensory environment and moving around the building.
Last updated: 11th June
Contact us
If you need any other support, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to help.
You can message us on Instagram or Facebook or email us at uollongtimenosee@gmail.com.
For support during your visit, talk to one of our students.