Access Guide
Introduction
- Services / facilities within the building include a main sports hall, changing rooms, fitness suite, sauna and a social room.
- Services / facilities within the grounds include football pitches.
Location
- There is a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.
- The nearest National Rail station is Yorkgate.
COVID-19 Information
- Due to the current circumstances this venue is currently closed.
- For more information about the measures in place for Covid-19 please click here (new tab) .
Opening Hours
Parking
- The venue does have its own car park.
- Parking is free for all users.
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Venue Car Park
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- The car park is located in front of the building.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders do not need to be booked in advance.
- There is/are 5 designated parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 450cm x 600cm (14ft 9in x 19ft 8in).
- The nearest designated bay is 48m (52yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- The furthest designated bay is 80m (87yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.
- Assistance may be required because there is / are uneven surfaces.
- The car park surface is tarmac.
- There is a dropped kerb between the car park and the venue.
- The dropped kerb does have tactile paving.
- The patron does not have to cross a road.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
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On Street Parking and Drop-off Details.
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- There is not a designated drop off point.
Outside Access (Main Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- The main door(s) open(s) automatically (towards you).
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Second set of doors
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- The automatic doors are push pad activated.
- The door(s) is / are double.
- The width of the door opening is 126cm (4ft 2in).
Level Change (Main Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp or slope is located in front of the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is easy.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
- There is a level landing at the top of the ramp.
- The ramp does not have handrails.
Reception
- The desk is 3m (3yd 10in) from the main entrance.
- There is level access to reception from the entrance.
- The reception desk is high (110cm+).
- The desk has a low (76cm or lower) section.
- The lighting levels are bright.
- There is a hearing assistance system.
- The type of system is a fixed loop.
- Staff are trained to use the system.
Inside Access
- There is level access to the service.
- This venue does not play background music.
- Motorised scooters are allowed in public parts of the venue.
- The lighting levels are varied.
Other Floors
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Steps
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- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G-1.
- There are 15+ steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The steps are deep (18cm+).
- The steps do have handrails.
- The steps have a handrail on both sides.
- There is a landing.
- The lighting levels are medium.
Lift
- There is a lift for public use.
- The lift is located in the corridor to the right of the reception.
- The lift is a platform lift.
- The floors which are accessible by this lift are G-1.
- The lift is 6m (6yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- Staff do need to be notified for use of the lift.
- The clear door width is 89cm (2ft 11in).
- The dimensions of the lift are 111cm x 152cm (3ft 8in x 4ft 12in).
- There are not separate entry and exit doors in the lift.
- There is not a mirror to aid reversing out of the lift.
- The lift does not have a visual floor indicator.
- The lift does not have an audible announcer.
- The controls for the lift are not within 120cm from the floor.
- The lift does not have Braille markings.
- The lift does not have tactile markings.
- The lighting level in the lift is medium.
Fitness Suite
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Access to Fitness Suite
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- The fitness suite is located on the first floor.
- The fitness suite is 1m (3ft 3in) from the first floor lift.
- There is level access to the fitness suite.
- Level access is by lift.
- There are doors into the fitness suite.
- The doors open away from you (push).
- The doors are single.
- The doors are heavy.
- The opening is 97cm (3ft 2in) wide.
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IFI Accredited Fitness Suite
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- There is not clear manoeuvring space between equipment.
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Fitness Suite (General)
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- There is not clear manoeuvring space between equipment.
- There is level access to all of the equipment.
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Comments
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- There is a fitness room available on the ground floor, to the right of reception.
- There is door which is single, opens away from you, is heavy and 97cm wide.
Accessible Changing Room
- There are accessible changing rooms available.
- The accessible changing room is located in the corridor to the right of reception.
- The facility is 18m (19yd 2ft) from the main enterance.
- The door opens inwards.
- The width of the door is 94cm (3ft 1in).
- The door is locked by a locking handle.
- The dimensions of the accessible changing room are 322cm x 438cm (10ft 7in x 14ft 4in).
- There is a lateral transfer space.
- As you face the toilet pan the transfer space is on the left.
- The lateral transfer space is 322cm (10ft 7in).
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- There is a flush on the transfer side.
- Wall mounted rails are available.
- The toilet seat is 49cm (1ft 7in) above floor level.
- There is a sink.
- The height of the sink is 74cm (2ft 5in).
- The tap type is lever.
- There is a mixer tap.
- There is an emergency alarm in the cubicle.
- The emergency alarm is fully functional.
- There is a locker within the accessible changing room.
- The facility changing bench height is fixed.
- The facilities available in the accessible shower are an adjustable shower head, handrails and a flip down seat.
- The height of the seat is 54cm (1ft 9in).
Standard Changing Room
- There is a/are standard changing room(s) available.
- The standard changing room(s) is/are approximately 20m (21yd 2ft) from the main entrance.
- The standard changing room(s) is/are approximately 18m (19yd 2ft) from the reception desk.
- The standard changing room(s) is/are approximately 5m (5yd 1ft) from the the main hall.
- The standard changing room(s) surveyed is/are located in the corridor either side of reception area.
- There is level access to the standard changing room(s).
- Shower facilities are available within the changing room(s).
- There is level access to the shower facilities.
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Comments
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- The female standard changing room is located in the corridor to the left hand side of the reception.
- The male standard changing room is located in the corridor to the right hand side of the reception.
Standard Toilet(s)
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Availability and Location of Standard Toilets
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- Standard toilet facilities are available.
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Access to Standard Female Toilet(s)
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- The female toilet facilities that were surveyed are located in the corridor to the left of the reception.
- The female toilet(s) is/are approximately 15m (16yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- Inside the venue, there is level access to the female toilet(s).
- Lighting levels are bright.
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Access to Standard Male Toilet(s)
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- The male toilet facilities that were surveyed are located in the corridor left of the reception.
- The male toilet(s) is/are approximately 15m (16yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- Inside the venue, there is level access to the male toilet(s).
- Lighting levels are bright.
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Baby Change Facilities
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- Baby change facilities are located within the venue.
- Baby change facilities are located in the accessible changing room.
- The height of the baby change table once extended is 86cm (2ft 10in).
- Inside the venue, there is level access to the baby change facility.
Additional Info
- Staff do receive disability awareness / equality training.
- Documents are not available in Braille.
- Documents are not available in large print.
- A bowl of water can be provided for an assistance dog.