Access Guide
Route Information
- This route is approximately 800m long.
- There are slopes along the route with varying gradients from slight to steep.
Barnsley Interchange to Kendray Street
- Exit the Interchange onto Schwäbisch Gmünd Way.
- Turn right after exiting the Interchange and proceed along Schwäbisch Gmünd Way for approximately 119m.
- The surface of the footpath is tarmac.
- The footpath is even and level.
- The footpath is over 150cm along the full length.
Cross Schwäbisch Gmünd Way
- After 800m cross Schwäbisch Gmünd Way at the pedestrian controlled crossing.
- There are dropped kerbs with tactile paving at the crossing.
- There is a central island at the crossing.
- The height of the button to control the crossing is 115cm.
- There is no audible signal at the crossing.
- There is no cone on the crossing point.
- The surface of the road at the crossing point is block paving.
Kendray Street to Queens Road
- After crossing Schwäbisch Gmünd Way bear slightly right and continue along the footpath onto Kendray Street.
- The surface of the footpath is tarmac.
- After approximately 9m cross the vehicle exit from Buzz Bingo.
- The footpath becomes paving slabs.
- After approximately 16m there is a dropped kerb and camber towards the road created by the vehicle entrance into Buzz Bingo.
- The path becomes uneven and tarmac.
- Continue along Kendray Street to the slip road onto the A61.
- Cross over the slip road to continue along Kendray Street.
- There is a designated crossing point with tactile paving and dropped kerbs.
- There is a central island at the crossing point.
- Traffic travels from right to left at all points on the crossing point.
- Continue along Kendray Street for approximately 46m, passing under the A61.
- The surface of the footpath becomes paving slabs.
- Cross over the slip road exiting the A61.
- There is a designated crossing point with dropped kerbs and tactile paving.
- Traffic travels from left to right and may be busy.
- After crossing the slip road turn left and proceed along the slip road for approximately 31m.
- There is a slight uphill gradient leading from the crossing point to Queens Road.
Queens Road to Metrodome Leisure Complex
- Turn right onto Queens Road.
- The surface of the footpath is tarmac and uneven in places.
- There is a slight uphill gradient, becoming steep as you proceed along Queens Road.
- The footpath narrows to 130cm.
- After approximately 150m cross over Windermere Road.
- There is no designated crossing point and the kerb creates a step at either side of the road.
- Continue along Queens Road for approximately 20m.
- The gradient becomes slight and the footpath levels out.
- Cross over Queens Road.
- There is no designated crossing point and the kerb creates a step at both sides of the road.
- Continue along Queens Road for approximately 46m to the entrance to the Metrodome Leisure Complex grounds.
Metrodome Leisure Complex Grounds to Entrance
- After entering the Metrodome Leisure Complex grounds cross over an access road.
- There are dropped kerbs without tactile paving.
- The access road is quiet and leads to the rear of houses.
- The surface of the footpath becomes block paved and paving tiles.
- Continue along the footpath, along the side of the car park for approximately 25m.
- Cross over the car park access point.
- The surface of the car park access point is block paved.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving.
- Continue along the footpath for approximately 45m.
- Cross over the next car park access point.
- The surface of the car park access point is block paved.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving.
- After approximately 5m bear left and use the pedestrian crossing to cross over the main car park access road.
- The crossing is marked in black and white.
- The markings are faded.
- The surface of the crossing is block paving.
- There are dropped kerbs without tactile paving at the crossing.
- Turn left and proceed along the footpath beside the building for approximately 28m.
- The entrance to the building is on the right.