How Baby-Friendly is Llewellyn Hall?
What makes it 30% Baby-Friendly: Babies over 12 months need a paid seat, prams stay outside, no nursing or change room, and loud, lengthy performances may distress infants; check venue for rare baby-friendly shows.
Reviews4.6/ 5
(from 684 reviews)
Positives:
- Comfortable pram service: Door staff store prams at no charge to free up aisle space.
- Acoustic clarity: The hall’s design delivers clear, warm sound even from back rows.
- Campus quiet spaces: ANU libraries nearby offer parenting rooms for feeding or changing.
Challenges:
- No on-site baby-change rooms: The hall lacks dedicated change tables; facilities are limited.
- Prams offstage: You cannot bring prams into the auditorium and must rely on storage.
- Ticket required for children: Babies over 12 months need their own paid seat at all shows.
What is Llewellyn Hall?
- A 1,335-seat concert hall within the Australian National University School of Music, acting as Canberra’s principal orchestral and chamber music venue
- Acclaimed for its meticulously engineered acoustics and modern technical facilities, supporting symphonic, chamber and solo performances
- A late-20th-century Brutalist structure defined by exposed concrete forms, expansive foyers and integrated practice studios
What is so special about Llewellyn Hall for with baby?
- Short, daytime family concerts keep babies engaged.
- Complimentary pram storage frees up aisle seating.
- Nearby ANU parenting rooms offer quiet feeding spaces.
- Pre-book CSO family tickets at discounted child rates.
- Brutalist foyer design and clear acoustics enhance the visit.