Access Guide
Summary
- The route between Durham Market Square and Hatfield College is approximately 305m in length.
- Along the route there are slight and steep slopes.
- Along the route signage may obstruct access the pavement.
- There is a lot of pedestrian traffic in the peninsula.
Durham Market Square
- The Market Square is a square with a block paved surface.
- The square has a constant uphill slight gradient.
- There are Statues of Neptune, Charles William Vane Stewart 3rd Marquis of Londonderry as well as a memorial to men of the Durham Light Infantry in the square.
- There is bench seating throughout the square.
- There are three medium steps which are not clearly marked and have no handrails either side of the statue of Charles William Vane Stewart 3rd Marquis of Londonderry.
- The market place bus stop is located off the square.
- There is a map of the Durham Peninsula located here.
- There is a defibrillator with a key code to access in the square. The key code reader is at a height of 158cm.
- Off the square is the Market Hall, Town Hall and St Nicholas Church.
Market Square to Owengate via Saddlers Street
- Head towards Sadlers Street and continue along it until you reach Owengate for a distance of approximately 180m.
- The road is level with the pavement on either side and has a brick block paved surface.
- The surface of the pavement is block paving.
- There is a slight uphill gradient along the pavement.
- There are bollards along the path with widths between 84cm and 120cm. (Photographs 2 and 3)
- Advertisements can obstruct the route along the pavement.
- There are level cobbled service roads and cobbled sections as you proceed (Photographs 4 and 5)
- These are followed by more block paved pavement with a slight uphill gradient. This pavement also has bollards but the overall width of the pavement is not less than 84cm
- After approximately 120m the gradient of the slope becomes steep and continues to become increasingly steep as you progress towards Owengate (as seen in photographs 7 - 12).
- There are bollards along the pavement at this point with width between 95cm – 110cm.
- Parked cars and drain pipes may also restrict the width of the pavement.
Owengate to Hatfield College via North Bailey
- Cross Owengate and head up North Bailey until you reach Hatfield College a distance of approximately 125m.
- There are drop kerbs on either side of the Owengate crossing.
- The road across Owen gate is cobbled. This can be seen in photographs 1, 2 and 3.
- The surface of the pavement along North Bailey is uneven block paving.
- The width of the pavement along North Bailey has a minimum of 115cm.
- There is a slight slope uphill going uphill along much of North Bailey.
- As you head along North Bailey you will pass 50 North Bailey, 48 - 49 North Bailey, 43-46 North Bailey - Classic and Ancient History, The Assembly Rooms - 40 North Bailey and end up near to 38 -39 North Bailey.
- For the 50 North Bailey Access Guide please click here
- For the 48-50 North Bailey Access Guide please click here
- For the 43-46 North Bailey - Classic and Ancient History Access Guide please click here
- For the 38 -39 North Bailey Access Guide please click here
- On reaching The Assembly Rooms - 40 North Bailey you will need to cross the road. On the opposite side of the road is the entrance into Hatfield College.
- There is no drop kerb on the near side of the road as seen in photograph 12.
- The surface of the road is tarmac but there is a cobbled strip on the far side of the road just before the entrance gates into Hatfield College. This can be seen in photograph 13.
- To the right of this is a slope leading to the separate gate which provides step free access to the Hatfield College Reception and Porter's Lodge.
- This gate has a width of 80cm and can be seen in photograph 14.
- There is a cobbled area in front of the entrance gate to Hatfield College.