Hwanghakjeong Archery Range

Wheelchair users can enter the exhibition hall here only with staff help, because its main entrance has 4 steps and no ramp. Hwanghakjeong is a Seoul heritage archery range on a hill road by Sajik Park, and the walks from Gyeongbokgung Station and the bus stops are uphill.

Wheelchair: Partly accessibleIt is not known how staff help you up the 4 entrance steps, or whether you can reach the pavilion by wheelchair. Past the steps, you can use the exhibition rooms by wheelchair. The hall has no accessible toilet.
Walking load: Not rated yet
Source: Checked online · Oct 2026

Covered shooting platform with small bow stands looking over a grass field to colored targets in front of a wooded hillside — KTO, KOGL Type 1

Getting there

Dongnimmun StationLine 3Street elevator at Exit 4.
Station
Dongnimmun Station toiletInside the gates, B2, by Exit 3-1. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.
Gyeongbokgung StationLine 3Street elevator at Exit 4.
Station
Gyeongbokgung Station toiletInside the gates, B2, by Exit 3. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

The exhibition hall closes on Mondays, January 1, Lunar New Year's Day (Seollal) and Chuseok Day.

Call before you go if you need help with the entrance steps. The access phone line, +82-2-722-1600, is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, as of October 2026.

Bow-making sessions are paused because of problems getting materials, as of October 2026.

Getting in

Entrance: The main entrance of the exhibition hall (황학정 국궁전시관) has 4 steps and no fixed or portable ramp. If you need help, ask staff at +82-2-722-1600.
Parking: The hall has no parking lot of its own. If you call ahead, the barrier can be opened for a vehicle of a person with a disability; ask whether this covers your vehicle. Sources differ on whether there is a parking lot. Call +82-2-722-1600 to ask.
Route: The walk from Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 1 is uphill. Sources differ on the time, from 7 to 16 minutes, so allow 16 minutes. The route has 1 crosswalk, which has no audible signal.
Buses: Village bus Jongno 05 stops at Hwanghakjeong-ap (황학정앞, also called 활터앞), a 4-minute uphill walk away. City buses 171, 272, 606, 708 and 710 stop at Sajikdan·Sajik Park (사직단·사직근린공원), a 9-minute uphill walk away.

Inside

Exhibition rooms: Past the entrance steps, you can move throughout the exhibition rooms by wheelchair. The hall has one floor, so it needs no elevator, but sources differ on the floors. Call +82-2-722-1600 to ask whether all the rooms are on one floor.
Special exhibition: To enter the special exhibition room, you take off your shoes and change into slippers. Ask staff how this works with a wheelchair.
Pavilion: The Hwanghakjeong pavilion is a little farther uphill from the exhibition rooms. Whether you can reach it by wheelchair is not known.
Toilets: The exhibition hall has no accessible toilet. Use the one at Jongno Culture and Sports Center (종로문화체육센터), a 6-minute walk away.
Wheelchair rental: Bring your own wheelchair, which you can use in the exhibition rooms. Sources differ on whether rental is available. Call +82-2-722-1600 to ask.

Also useful

Hours: The exhibition hall opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, as of October 2026. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Sources differ on whether it closes at 17:00 or 18:00. Call +82-2-722-1600 to ask.
Admission: Admission to the exhibition hall is free, as of October 2026.
Archery: You can try archery outside the exhibition hall on Fridays, 10:00 to 14:00, and the last Saturday of each month, 10:00 to 12:00. It is for ages 8 and up. Ten arrows cost 4,000 won and 10 more cost 2,000 won, as of October 2026. Sign up by phone or on the Jongno Cultural Foundation (종로문화재단) website.
Service dogs: Service dogs, including guide dogs, can enter the exhibition hall. Pets cannot.
Groups: Groups must book a visit to the exhibition hall in advance at +82-2-722-1600.

Not known yet

Whether the way up to the pavilion and the upper archery ground has steps or a slope, and how steep it is
How high the 4 entrance steps are, how staff help you up them, and whether a power wheelchair can get in
The route, distance and slope from the elevator exits at Gyeongbokgung and Dongnimmun stations
The hours of the accessible toilet at Jongno Culture and Sports Center, and how steep the way there is
Whether you can ask questions in English by phone

Sources

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