Wheelchair access
Griegsalen: Tickets for wheelchair spaces should be bought in advance by contacting the Grieghallen ticket office (55 21 61 50). There are a restricted number of permanent wheelchair spaces at events with numbered tickets.
Peer Gynt and Klokkeklang: Most events have unnumbered tickets, so special tickets are not required for wheelchair users.
Wheelchair lifts
Griegsalen: wheelchair lift from ground floor foyer to upper floor
Peer Gynt: passenger lift from ground floor to upper floor
Klokkeklang: passenger lift from ground floor to lower floor
Handicap toilets
Griegsalen: near entrance A, ground floor
Peer Gynt: near lift in upper floor foyer
Klokkeklang: near entrance A on upper floor
Facilities for reduced hearing
Griegsalen: infra-red sound distribution; receivers available in reception, or ask security.
Peer Gynt and Klokkeklang: no facilities available.
Transport and parking
Cars may be driven on to the Grieghallen forecourt to drop off and fetch mobility impaired passengers. Parking in Grieg Garage under Grieghallen; occasionally long queues after performances. Also in the multi-storey car park above Bergen Storsenter. Some street parking in the vicinity.
Wheelchair access
Tickets for wheelchair spaces (available for Store Scene and Småscenen but not Lille Scene) should be booked in advance (tel: +47 55 60 70 80)
Handicap toilets
Available
Lifts
No lift to upper floor
Facilities for reduced hearing
Induction loops in all auditoriums: please request when booking tickets to ensure seats with optimal hearing conditions
Transport and parking
Cars may be driven to the door to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers. Parking in Klostergarasjen or in Citypark in Markeveien. Some street parking in the vicinity.
Wheelchair access
Access for wheelchair users is extremely awkward. Considerable assistance is necessary to negotiate the courtyard, and wheelchairs must be carried into the building and up stairs to the hall.
Handicap toilet
No facilities
Lift
No lift
Facilities for reduced hearing
No facilities
Transport and parking
Closest indoor parking is in Rosenkrantzgaten. Some street parking in the vicinity.
Wheelchair access
Most events have unnumbered tickets, so special tickets are not required for wheelchair users
Wheelchair lift
Wheelchair lift gives access from entrance to 1st floor auditorium. The only access to the 2nd floor bar is by being carried by Security.
Handicap toilet
1st floor only
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Cars may be driven to the door to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers. Parking in Klostergarasjen or in Citypark in Markeveien. Some street parking in the vicinity.
Studio Bergen
Wheelchair access
Step-free from entrance to auditorium. Two wheelchair places are available as a matter of course, but up to ten are available with prior notice.
Handicap toilet
Available
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Cars may be driven to the door to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers. Parking in Klostergarasjen. Some street parking in the vicinity.
Domkirken
Wheelchair access
Ramp entrance at rear of church
Handicap toilet
None
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Cars may be driven to the handicap entrance to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers. Parking in Rosenkrantzgaten or above Bergen Storsenter. Minimal street parking in the vicinity.
Korskirken
Wheelchair access
Step-free, but a rather high threshold has to be negotiated
Handicap toilet
None. Access to toilet is via steps and a narrow doorway
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Cars may be driven to the door to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers. Parking in Rosenkrantzgaten. Some street parking in the vicinity.
Johanneskirken
Wheelchair access
Access is difficult for the mobility impaired.
Handicap toilet
None
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Cars may be driven to the door to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers. Some street parking in the vicinity. No indoor parking nearby
Bergen prison (by City Hall)
Wheelchair access
No facilities for wheelchair users. Security can carry wheelchairs up the steps to the main entrance
Handicap toilet
None
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Cars may be driven to the door to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers. Parking at Bergen Storsenter. Some street parking in the vicinity.
Wheelchair access
Spaces at rear of hall for wheelchair users, available without prior notice. No special tickets required
Handicap toilet
In the foyer
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Bus from central Bergen is included in ticket price, but buses do not take motorised wheelchairs. Limited free handicap parking outside the museum, a short distance from Troldsalen.
Wheelchair access
Wheelchair ramp
Handicap toilet
Available in Troldsalen foyer
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Bus from central Bergen is included in ticket price, but buses do not take motorised wheelchairs. Limited free handicap parking outside the museum, a short distance from Grieg’s villa.
Wheelchair access
The steep hill climb from the boat makes assistance necessary. Access to music hall is reasonably easy, but some assistance is required for access to the rooms on the lower floor. No wheelchair ramp to the café
Handicap toilet
None
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Boat transport from central Bergen included in ticket price, but the boat does not take motorised wheelchairs.
The museum has its own boat from Buena Quay, with limited free car parking. This boat does not take motorised wheelchairs. See the Lysøen website for more information.
Wheelchair access
Difficult access with several steep climbs. Access to upper floor concert hall is possible though awkward for small wheelchairs; motorised wheelchairs have access to the ground floor only.
Handicap toilet
On the ground floor
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Bus from central Bergen is included in ticket price, but buses do not take motorised wheelchairs, and stop approx 1km from the house. Cars may be driven to the door to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers by prior arrangement with Siljustøl (tel +47 55 13 60 00), but must be parked in the car park.
Wheelchair access
Steep steps make entrance awkward, and once inside accessibility is poor too
Handicap toilet
None
Facilities for reduced hearing
None
Transport and parking
Bus from central Bergen is included in the ticket price, but buses do not take motorised wheelchairs. Cars may be driven to the door to drop off or fetch mobility impaired passengers. On-road parking in the vicinity.