Visit Us

 

Get in touch

For all queries about short courses, please email shortcourses@artacademy.ac.uk or call 0207 407 6969.

For all queries about long courses, please email academiccourses@artacademy.ac.uk. Alternatively, you can complete our Enquiry Form here or call 0207 407 6969.

For general queries, please email info@artacademy.ac.uk or call 0207 407 6969.

Sign up to receive our newsletter

Opening Hours:

Opening hours vary during term time due to courses, our work collection times are listed below.

Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm (evenings by appointment only)

Saturday and Sunday: 9:30am – 4:30pm (by appointment only)

(The building is fully accessible)

Google Maps pin

What3words: ///calms.shops.newly

  • Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge (10 minute walk)
  • Nearest bus stop: Southwark Bridge/Bankside Pier BC (3 minute walk away)
  • If cycling, there are bike rails just outside the building for you to leave your bikes.

Mermaid Court Campus

165A Borough High Street
London SE1 1HR
tel: 0207 407 6969

Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Borough
We are a 5 minute walk. Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough High Street”.

Mermaid Court Campus Accessibility

The Art Academy’s Mermaid Court campus is an old building and access to some areas can be problematic for people with a physical disability.

The ground floor and some other areas are accessible for everyone, with wheelchair access at the rear of the building. Please contact us ahead of your visit for assistance.

(The majority of our teaching takes place at our Bankside campus).

0207 407 6969 info@artacademy.ac.uk

 

 

PEEP for visitors

We have a legal duty to make sure that all people who use or visit our buildings can reach a ‘place of total safety’ in the event of a fire safety emergency. The legislation describes a ‘total place of safety’ as being “a place, away from the premises, in which people are at no immediate danger from the effects of a fire”. A Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan, or PEEP, is a bespoke ‘escape plan’ for individuals who may have difficulties evacuating a building to a Total Place of Safety without support or assistance from others.

 

PEEPs may be required for any member of our community (students, visitors, staff) that may have one or more of the following:

  • Mobility conditions
  • Sight conditions
  • Hearing conditions
  • Neurodiverse or mental health conditions
  • Other circumstances that may affect a person’s ability to evacuate (this could include people with underlying health conditions, or who are pregnant or who have a short-term injury, such as a broken leg).
  • The key question that determines whether a PEEP is required is “can you evacuate a building unaided in a reasonably prompt manner during an emergency situation?” If the answer is no, then a PEEP is likely to be required.

Visitors

For short-term visitors, such as attendees at Academy events and open days it is not practical to put in place individual PEEPs. We have developed a standard set of PEEPs for visitors with a range of needs. These can be found here. Please inform the relevant member of staff (your primary contact) of your needs and which of the standard options is applicable to you, ahead of your visit. Should you be unsure about who to contact, please contact reception in the first instance using the contact details above; they’ll be happy to help.

Should you feel that none of the standard options are relevant to your individual needs, please contact us at info@artacademy.ac.uk so we can assess your individual needs with you ahead of your visit, using the PEEP form for visitors which is available here.