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Introduction

TwickFolk is a volunteer-run registered charity holding concerts and communal singing nights at the Cabbage Patch pub in Twickenham. We welcome people with disabilities both as performers and audience.

Contact Details

Contact us via email at , or via social media. We aim to respond to enquiries within 2 days. Due to the nature of our organisation, we cannot provide a phone number to ring, but if you send us a number, we will ring you. You can also contact the Cabbage Patch at , or by phone: 020 8892 3874.

Bookable Access Facilities

Tickets for events are available from www.WeGotTickets.com. Admittance is free to personal assistants but please contact us in advance at , to arrange your visit.

Customers with Medical Requirements

We welcome customers who need to bring medicines, food or drink to manage a medical condition, or medical equipment.

Access to Performance

We do not currently offer any access provision for hearing impaired or visually impaired people.

Assistance Dogs

Assistance dogs are welcome

Strobe Lighting

TwickFolk does not operate strobe lighting

Venue Descriptions

TwickFolk is based at The Cabbage Patch, but also co-hosts events at The Exchange, a venue opposite Twickenham Station

Patchworks at The Cabbage Patch

A dedicated music venue at the pub. We hold the majority of our events here. There is step-free access throughout and an accessible toilet. Artists perform on a raised stage before a seated audience. We can make space for wheelchairs users and other patrons with mobility or sensory impairments if requested.

On Singaround evenings, the performing audience sits in a circle, and non-performing audience in an outer ring of chairs. It is a very informal ad-hoc arrangement but access to toilets is clear from most of seating area.

Travel Guide

There is on-street parking in the area around the Cabbage Patch, but no parking at the pub. The on-street parking is free on any single-yellow lines on a Sunday evening. Twickenham Station is a 2-minute walk (200 metres) away and has step-free access until 8pm on Sundays.
Bus routes 110, 267, 281 & 290 have stops within 200 metres of the pub. Other Twickenham bus routes are 33, 490, H22, R68, R70 & N22.

Arrival Guide

Doors open at 7:45 pm, but early entry is available by arrangement. When facing the Cabbage Patch from the road, Patchworks is on the left-hand side of the building.

Toilets

Patchworks: The accessible toilet is accessed from the bar area, with no steps

The Exchange

This is a purpose-built venue run by St Mary's College on behalf of the council. The stage is a at floor-level (there is no raised stage) and wheelchairs are accommodated in front of the fixed seating. The bar is accessible via lift.

Travel Guide

There is on-street parking in the area around the Cabbage Patch, but no parking at the pub. The on-street parking is free on any single-yellow lines on a Sunday evening. Twickenham Station is a 5-minute walk (200 metres) away and has step-free access until 8pm on Sundays.
Bus routes 110, 267, 281 & 290 have stops within 200 metres of the pub. Other Twickenham bus routes are 33, 490, H22, R68, R70 & N22.

Arrival Guide

Doors open at 7:30 pm (please confirm on the website), but early entry is available by arrangement.

Toilets

The accessible toilet is accessed from the entrance area, with no steps.