Visitor Info & Accessibility

Accessibility

Hart House continues to make every effort to facilitate the inclusion of campus and community members with disabilities into all aspects of our facilities and services.

Patrons may gain access to the theatre (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto) by using the 10 steps via the main entrance, or the ramped, accessible entrances located off Tower Road (located south of Hoskin Avenue), and Queen’s Park Circle (18 Queen’s Park Crescent West).

Four photos, showing steps to main entrance of Hart House building, and the accessible Tower Road and Queen's Park Circle entrances.

If patrons are seeking a barrier-free entrance on Saturday or Sunday, please use the Tower Road Entrance. 

Map below indicating directions to barrier-free Tower Road entrance into Hart House.

Directions by TTC

By TTC

Elevators are available at the St. George subway station but not at Museum station. The St. George Elevator Service Status Line is (416) 539-5438. Press 7 for multilingual services.

From St. George subway, take the Bedford Rd. Exit:

  • Head south on Bedford Rd. toward Bloor St W. 78 metres

  • Turn right at Bloor St. W. 77 metres

  • Turn left at Devonshire Pl. 400 metres

  • Turn left at Hoskin Ave. 100 metres

  • Turn right on Tower Road. Follow the ramp entrance into Hart House on the west side of the building.

From Museum station, take the University Avenue West Exit

  • Head south on University Avenue toward Hoskin Avenue. 150 metres

  • Turn right on Hoskin Avenue. 150 metres

  • Turn left on Tower Road. Follow the ramp entrance into Hart House on the west side of the building. 73 metres

Accessible TTC Route

Before you begin your subway trip call the TTC 24-hour Information Line at (416) 393-4636 and press 5 to confirm whether or not the elevators or escalators you plan to use on your trip are operating or scheduled for maintenance.

Elevators are available at the St. George subway station. The Elevator Service Status Line is (416) 539-5438. Press 7 for multilingual services.

By Bus:

The #13 Avenue Road bus stops directly at Hart House at the pathway on Queen’s Park Crescent West and runs from Queen’s Park to Eglinton subway station daily. Bus schedules can be found on the TTC’s website.

The #94A bus from Castle Frank station stops at Tower Road and Hoskin Avenue. The #94 from Wellesley station and Ossington station also stop at Tower Road and Hoskin Avenue.

Wheeltrans

Patrons using Wheeltrans can be dropped off and picked up on Hart House Circle. If patrons are seeking a barrier-free entrance on Saturday or Sunday, please use the Tower Road Entrance.

Parking & Drop Off

  • The address for Hart House Theatre is 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON.
  • Please be advised that there is no surface parking available on Hart House Circle – although patrons arriving by vehicle (car/Uber/Taxi) may be dropped off and picked up outside of the Theatre entrance located on Hart House Circle.
  • The closest and recommended parking to the theatre is Lot R – Landmark Garage, located at 35 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON near Convocation Hall. This lot is open 24/7. Access is only from the Wellesley Street underpass.
Entrance for Lot R – Landmark Garage

Smoke-free Campus

Smoking has not been permitted on University premises since January 2019. All U of T community members who wish to smoke must do so on city property (e.g., St. George Street, Queen’s Park Crescent.). For more information, read the Smoke-Free Policy