West Studios

Went to see WASPI play, very good .

This is my favourite place. Just being here feels great

Great gallery and really friendly staff, great to see lots of local artists exhibiting.

Excellent place for displaying the artwork of local people, this month it's Sue Dickens

Great place full of small creative businesses, meeting room and shop with refreshments. Now offering some great short courses on a range of subjects.

Great place to go. I saw an amazing exhibition

Wonderful place full of creativity and friendly faces, only let down by the difficulty with the accessible entrance.I love this place, I came here as a student when it was part of Chesterfield College and it was great to see it done up and improved for the use of local creative persons and businesses.I still come here often to take part in courses, classes and exhibitions held by the local artists and it has a wonderful atmosphere that seems to encourage creativity.It is almost entirely on one level and has wheelchair accessible toilets and an accessible entrance to the right of the main entrance. The car park also has a disabled parking bay.My only issue with West Studio's is that the wheelchair accessible entrance is often locked and even if the outer door is open the inner door requires a keycard. So if you are a wheelchair user and come alone then you can not get into the building without hoping someone is around to let you in or you catch someone heading in or out of the main entrance.It would be a great help if they added at the very least a doorbell to alert the staff you were there or an intercom system much as they have on the gate to the car park so someone could let you in remotely.Thankfully there is usually a member of staff looking out for me if I'm booked onto a class but when I have turned up to view galleries I have had to mill around outside waiting for a random stranger to come in or out that I can ask to alert the staff I need assistance.

Great art space full of inspiration. Staff and students are friendly and helpful. Shop supports local artists both from within the building and from the community and stock a wide variety of work that make fantastic one off gifts. Definitely worth a visit.

Nice gallery and shop. Worth a visit

Really nice theatre showcasing art work by students. Watched my daughter perform in a musical/dance there and it was perfect size and excellent lighting