Visit us Planning your visit Visiting the National Paralympic Heritage Centre We are delighted to welcome visitors to our small museum and to ensure an enjoyable visit for all. If you need any assistance in addition to the facilities detailed below, please contact us at [email protected]. The Paralympic Heritage Centre is within Stoke Mandeville Stadium, which is owned by WheelPower - British WheelPower Sport. Opening hours Monday to Friday 9:00AM - 7:00PMSaturday and Sunday 9:00AM - 4:00PM Please check dates and times on the Stoke Mandeville Stadium website Getting here For information about travelling to the Heritage Centre by car, bus or train download our How to find us guide here. If you would like this guide in a different format please do get in touch. Our address is:Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Guttmann Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 9PP Accessibility and facilities Stoke Mandeville Stadium Access Stoke Mandeville Stadium offers plenty of Blue Badge car parking bays and it is fully accessible to wheelchair users. Please do check prior to visiting that there isn't a major sporting event being held that day. The reception area has an induction loop. There are fully accessible toilets. Seating is provided in the adjoining cafe area. Assistance dogs are welcome and the cafe can provide water bowls. If you would like the music in the stadium to be switched off during your visit please ask at reception or telephone ahead of your visit. The Heritage Centre Displays The exhibition is small - you should allow between 20 and 40 minutes to enjoy it fully. The introduction panel explains exhibition access. There is level access throughout and all of the displays are accessible to wheelchair users. There are hand-held large print guides and Braille captions for the main text and object labels. There are a small number of touch objects. Look out for the hand motif. Audio guides are provided to some of the displays and include Audio Description. Films with speech have British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and subtitles. The Dr Guttmann exhibit has an induction loop. Watch a virtual tour of the Heritage Centre here with a Widgit tour to use alongside. Pre-visit material Relaxation exercises Visual story Sensory maps Our pre-visit material enables visitors to plan their trip to the Heritage Centre. It includes a social story and a sensory map to describe the journey into our sensitively lit accessible museum space. Additional extras such as the use of sensory equipment can be booked on request which we hope will make your visit as comfortable and rewarding as possible. If you would like any of the materials below in a different format please get in touch with us at: [email protected] Sensory equipment can be booked on request. Relaxation exercise videos for a calm day ahead These videos are intended to help us find a calm place from which to start planning our visit. Following the principles championed by Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who recognised the impact of movement not just on physical health but also on mental wellbeing, Paulina talks us through exercises in breathing and gentle movement to help us work through any anxieties we have for the day ahead. A short introduction and breathing exercises Breathing and movement exercises Visual story You can pause and restart this film to give more time for reading or download a pdf of the visual story presentation here A widgit version of the visual story can be downloaded here Sensory maps Main Entrance to the Paralympic Heritage Centre Download a pdf of the main entrance map here At the National Paralympic Heritage Centre Download a pdf of the Paralympic Heritage Centre map here Further information For more information about the Heritage Centre and additional resources visit here. To make a booking or for any other questions about your visit, please contact us at [email protected] Manage Cookie Preferences