Traverse Theatre
Cinemas & Theatre · Edinburgh, Edinburgh & Lothians
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Closed — opens midday
🏠 Indoor0–11–33–58–1212–16☔ Rainy-day friendlyBooking requiredSensory-friendly sessions
What’s there
- Buggy friendly
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
- Relaxed / SEN sessions
- SEN friendly
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Traverse is Edinburgh's leading contemporary theatre, set in the heart of the city on Cambridge Street. It is a family-friendly venue: children under 2 go free on an adult's lap, prams are welcome, and its programme regularly includes shows made for young children, family shows, pantomime and festival family productions. The building houses two theatre spaces (Traverse 1 and Traverse 2), a bar for pre-theatre drinks, and offers relaxed, captioned, audio-described and BSL-interpreted performances. Box Office on 0131 228 1404; Sales & Welcome desk open Mon-Fri 12pm-6pm and from 2 hours before performances at weekends.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Travel games
- Audiobook or story CD
- Plasters
- Hand sanitiser
- Muslin cloths
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
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