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Horsefair Shopping Centre

Churchill Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1AR

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Introduction

  • The Horsefair Shopping Centre is an outdoor shopping area consisting of multiple independent retailers.

Opening Times

Location

  • The venue is in a pedestrian area.
  • There is a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.
  • The nearest National Rail station is March.

Parking

  • The venue does have its own car park.
  • Venue Car Park View
    • Parking is not free for all users.
    • Parking is not free for Blue Badge holders.
    • PARKING IS FREE FOR THE FIRST 3 HOURS.
    • The car park is located to the side of the venue.
    • The car park type is multi storey.
    • There is/are 10+ Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the car park.
    • The dimensions of the Blue Badge parking bay(s) are 370cm x 530cm (12ft 2in x 17ft 5in).
    • The nearest Blue Badge bay is 7m (7yd 1ft) from the car park entrance.
    • The furthest Blue Badge bay is 40m (43yd 2ft) from the car park entrance.
    • The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user unaided.
    • The car park surface is concrete.
    • There is not a road to cross between the car park and the entrance.
    • The car park does have a height restriction barrier.
    • The maximum height is 220cm (7ft 3in).
  • Drop-off Point View
    • There is not a designated drop off point.

Outside Access (Car Park Entrance)

  • This information is for the entrance located between the car park and shopping centre.
  • There is not level access into the venue.
  • There are no doors at this entrance.

Level Change (Car Park Entrance)

  • There is a ramp/slope to access this area/service.
  • The ramp or slope is located immediately beyond the entrance.

Other Floors (Car Park to Shopping Centre)

  • Steps View
    • There are 15+ steps between floors.
    • The steps are not 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.
  • Other View
    • The area(s)/service(s) on the floors which are not accessible is/are the car park, shopping centre and the centre managers office.
  • Comments View
    • There is a steep ramp at the first floor stairs leading down to the centre managers office inside the shopping centre.

East Place Entrance

  • This entrance is located at East Place.
  • The walkway here has a block paving surface.
  • There is an easy slope leading towards the shopping centre here.
  • There are bollards here with a minimum distance between them of 155cm.
  • There is no directional or informational signage at this entrance.

Canal Street Entrance

  • This entrance is located at the centre of Canal Street.
  • There is level access at the entrance.
  • The surface of the walkways is block paving.
  • There is bench seating available.
  • There is no directional or informational signage at this entrance.

Hill Street Entrance

  • This entrance is located at the East end of Hill Street by the Baptist Church.
  • There is an easy slope leading towards the shopping centre here.
  • The surface of the walkways is block paving.
  • There are bollards with a minimum distance between them of 180cm.

Market Square Entrance

  • This entrance is located at the north central part of the Market Square.
  • There is a moderate slope leading into the shopping centre.
  • There is a bollard here with a minimum distance either side of 170cm.
  • The surface of the walkways is block paving.
  • There is no informational or directional signage at this entrance.

Shopping Centre

  • There are easy and moderate slopes throughout the shopping centre.
  • The main walkways have a block paving surface.
  • There is bench seating at intervals throughout the shopping centre.
  • Motorised scooters are allowed in to the shopping centre.

Bus Station

  • The station is not staffed.
  • There is not an office to obtain help (other than the ticket office).
  • There is not a ticket office / travel centre.
  • There are 6 stands / bays.
  • The stands accessed by ramp / slope are 1,2,3,4,5,6.
  • The bus companies operating within this station are Stagecoach.
  • There is a taxi rank at the station.
  • The taxi rank is located at the far end of the bus station from the shopping centre.
  • The taxi rank is 85m (92yd 2ft) from the Hill Street entrance.

Toilet with Adaptations

  • Accessible toilet facilities are not available.
  • Comments View
    • There is a public accessible toilet available to the right of the bus station.
    • This facility requires a RADAR key.

Standard Toilet(s)