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Elsecar Park

Armroyd Lane, Elsecar, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S74 8ES

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Overview

  • About View
    • Facilities available in the venue include: a bandstand, bike parking area, bird hide, café, children's play area (up to 14 years), crazy golf, friends group, multi-use games area, ornamental terraced gardens, picnic area, pitch and putt - nine holes, pond dipping, reservoir and local nature reserve, sand pit and toilets with baby changing area and disabled facilities.
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  • Parking and Public Transport View
  • Getting In and Around View
    • There is step-free access via a very easy slope at the most accessible entrance.
    • There is step-free level access throughout the majority of areas.
    • The following areas have step-free access via ramps or slopes: the playground, sports court, toilet block and café.
    • Access throughout may include uneven surfaces.
    • There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
  • Getting Help and Assistance View
    • There is seating available.
    • There is no hearing assistance system.
    • There is a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
    • There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.

Toilet and Changing Facilities

Parking

  • Car Park View
    • The car park is located in Wentworth Road, opposite the main access point.
    • The car park is open air/surface.
    • The car park surface consists of tarmac.
    • There are 6 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
    • The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
    • The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 230cm (width) x 490cm (depth).
    • There is a marked zone to both sides but not at the rear.
    • The width of the marked zone is 130cm.
    • The nearest designated bay is 18m from the main access point.
    • The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has a very easy slope and a slight ramp or slope.
  • Charges and Restrictions View
    • Parking is free for all users.
    • Clearly presented parking signs are available.
  • Drop-off Point View
    • There is not a designated drop-off point available.

Access Point

  • This access point is located opposite the car park in Wentworth Road.
  • The access point is clearly signed.
  • There is step-free access via a very easy slope.
  • There is an open gap.
  • The width of the opening is 135cm.
  • There is step-free level access as you enter.

Outdoor Spaces

  • The following is available in this area: gardens, a playground with play equipment, woodland, a toilet block, parkland, a grassed play area and a sports court.
  • Outdoor areas consist of rubber tarmac, rubber mulch or rubber bark, rubber matting, sand and artificial grass.
  • There are footpaths throughout.
  • The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is step-free level access throughout the majority of areas.
  • The following areas have step-free access via ramps or slopes: the playground, sports court, toilet block and café.
  • There are seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
  • Playground View
    • There is a playground with an access point over 100cm wide.
    • There is a route around the play equipment which is firm and even, and is at least 150cm wide.
    • The play equipment is within easy reach for seated and standing users and users of different heights.
    • The following play experiences are available: balancing, sensory (visual, audible, or tactile), sliding, climbing, swinging, social play, rotating, rocking and crawling.

Eating and Drinking (Teepot Cafe)

  • Location and Access View
    • The café is located at the top of the park.
    • The most accessible route has steep ramps or slopes.
    • There is step-free level access into this area.
    • There are double manual doors with a high visual contrast.
    • One of the doors was locked at the time of the survey.
    • The locked door can be opened on request .
    • The door is permanently held open.
    • The width of the opening is 75cm.
  • Service View
    • This area has staff who can provide assistance with ordering, designated seating and a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
    • Full table service is available.
    • Menus are handheld, available on a board, displayed on the counter and wall-mounted.
    • The following dietary requirements can be catered for: dairy free, gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, lactose free and nut allergy.
    • The following are available: drinking straws and takeaway cups.
    • There is not a hearing assistance system.
  • Order and Payment View
    • The service counter was surveyed.
    • The counter is located ahead and left from the café entrance.
    • There is step-free level access to the counter.
    • The height of the counter is 89cm.
    • There is not a lowered section at the counter.
    • The counter has windows and patterned/distracting backgrounds.
  • Seating Area View
    • There is step-free level access throughout the seating area.
    • There is some room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
    • There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
    • The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
    • Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests.
    • Furniture available in this area includes: tables.
    • The surface height of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
    • The clear height under the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
    • There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
    • Lighting levels vary due to the use of large glazed walls.
    • Picnic tables are also available externally.

Changing Places (Transfer Both Sides)

  • Location and Access View
    • The Changing Places facility surveyed is located in the toilet block at the top of the park.
    • The Changing Places toilet is not in addition to other toilet facilities.
    • The distance from the car park is 350m.
    • The most accessible route to the Changing Places facility has steep ramps or slopes.
    • There is step-free access via ramp into the facility.
    • The ramp has a steep gradient.
    • The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with no handrails.
    • There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
    • A RADAR key is required for access to this facility.
    • The door opens outwards and has a high visual contrast.
    • The width of the door opening is 91cm.
    • The door has a locking handle (with a RADAR key to access).
    • Internally the door has a high visual contrast.
    • There is not a grab rail on the internal door.
    • The dimensions of the facility are 210cm (width) x 328cm (depth) and there is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (180cm x 180cm).
  • Toilet Details View
    • There is lateral transfer space on both sides of the toilet, however they are obstructed.
    • The transfer space on the right as you face the toilet is 98cm.
    • The transfer space on the left as you face the toilet is 80cm.
    • There is a lever flush on the left transfer side.
    • There is a horizontal grab rail on the left as you face the toilet.
    • The horizontal grab rails have a low visual contrast.
    • There are vertical grab rails on both sides of the toilet.
    • The vertical grab rails have a low visual contrast.
    • There are dropdown rails on both sides of the toilet.
    • The dropdown rails have a low visual contrast.
    • The toilet seat is 44cm from the floor.
    • The toilet seat has a low visual contrast.
    • The toilet has a padded backrest.
    • The toilet roll holder is located on the dropdown rail.
  • Changing Bench and Hoist Details View
    • The changing bench is wall mounted at a fixed height.
    • The length of the changing bench is 167cm.
  • Other Facilities View
    • There is a fixed height wash basin.
    • The wash basin is 78cm from the floor.
    • The wash basin has a lever tap.
    • The vertical grab rails are on both sides of the wash basin.
    • The wash basin grab rails have a low visual contrast.
    • There is a wall mounted soap dispenser.
    • The soap dispenser has a low visual contrast.
    • The soap dispenser is 104cm from the floor.
    • There is a wall mounted towel dispenser.
    • The towel dispenser has a low visual contrast.
    • The towel dispenser is 100cm from the floor.
    • A wide paper roll dispenser is not available.
    • There is a wall mounted hand dryer.
    • The hand dryer has a high visual contrast.
    • The hand dryer is 110cm from the floor.
    • There is a pull cord emergency alarm, however it is not within 10cm from the floor.
    • There is no mirror.
    • There is no shelf.
    • The facility has a waste bin and a nappy/incontinence items bin.
    • There are no coat hooks.
    • A privacy screen is not available.
    • The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
    • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.