Access Guide
Summary
- The route from South Road to Van Mildert College is approximately 300m.
- There are steep slopes along the route.
- There are also roads you must cross that do not have drop kerbs.
- The surfaces along the route are either block paved or tarmac.
South Road to Elvet Hill Road
- Cross South Road just before the crossing to Hollingside Lane.
- There are traffic lights with a height of 104cm.
- There are tactile drop kerbs on either side of the of the tarmac road.
- The traffic lights and crossing are shown in photographs 1 - 3.
- Turn left after crossing the road and head towards Elvet Hill Road.
- The surface of the pavement is tarmac.
- After a few metres from the crossing there is a section of tactile paving (photograph 4).
- The distance from the crossing to Elvet Hill Road is approximately 80m along the tarmac pavement visible in photographs 5 - 9.
Elvet Hill Road to Mill Hill Lane
- Turn right and head along Elvet Road for approximately 50m until you reach the service road into a car park (photograph 1-3).
- The surface of the pavement is tarmac.
- At the tactile drop kerb cross the main road to your left and head for the drop kerb on the other side (photographs 4 - 7).
- Turn right and continue along the road for approximately 70m until you reach Mill Hill Lane.
Mill Hill Lane to Van Mildert College
- Turn left and head along Mill Hill Lane until you reach Van Mildert College a distance of approximately 80m.
- Approximately 20m after turning left (photographs 1 and 2), there is a service road.
- The service road has drop kerbs on either side. These are quite high with a height of 4cm on the near side and 6cm on the far side. The service road and its kerbs can be seen in photographs 3, 4 and 5.
- After crossing the service road the gradient of the path becomes steep as you proceed along Mill Hill Lane to Van Mildert College (photographs 6, 7 and 8).
- Van Mildert College will be located to your left.
- For the Van Mildert College - Main Building Access Guide please click here.